Large businesses experienced significant damage from breaches in the first quarter of the year, including data losses and system outages, which in turn spurred investment in centralized security strategies and improved coordination with external partners.
A notable rise in firmware vulnerabilities comes at a time when more run-of-the-mill criminals have access. CISA proposed a multi-step approach to tackle the growing threat.
After the NotPetya attacks, insurance companies started to scrutinize efforts by customers to protect themselves from ransomware gangs. In the wake of Colonial Pipeline and other recent incidents, more demands could emerge from carriers – some of which may conflict with government recommendations.
Fitzgerald, chairman of the executive committee of Cybersecurity Collaborative, says soft skills will have a greater impact on a CISO’s long-term career than technical ones.
Forrester’s zero trust concept has grown in acceptance as we come out of the pandemic. Today’s columnist, Ben Smith of RSA, says companies will need to consider zero trust as employees return to the office.
In conjunction with her session at the RSA Conference, Allie Mellen, industry analyst at Forrester Research, spoke to Security Weekly's Adrian Sanabria about the regional responses to COVID from security teams across the globe.
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