Training

Security awareness training ramped up among FSIs large and small, as a means to prevent cyber-intrusion — particularly as many struggle with infrequent customers access and hold very critical financial data. For this final piece in a three-part series examining the threats and challenges facing financial advisers, SC Media looked at such tactics as a means to improve the state of play.

As the COVID-19 pandemic extends into yet another year, having a remote workforce will continue to challenge IT and security teams, cybersecurity experts predict. Recruiting and retaining cyber talent will also continue to be a challenge for the industry, while compliance and data leaks, including leaked chats, will prove a headache for human resources.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is planning to contract with industry next year on a pair of projects: one to further build out the government’s national, multi-stakeholder cybersecurity exercises, and another to develop new analytic capabilities to predict vulnerabilities and threats to the global supply chain.

Mitre Engenuity previewed its new ATT&CK Adversary Emulation Fundamentals Certification program — and SC Media was there to sit through the course’s first module.

The HHS 405(d) program website aims to raise awareness on cybersecurity risks to patient safety in healthcare and support public health and providers with bolstering security defenses.

A new medical device playbook developed by Mitre and MDIC tackles common cybersecurity challenges, while supporting healthcare entities with better understanding the important methodology.

Constella Intelligence's threat intelligence team identified 6,472 breaches or leakages, and more than 3.3 million exposed records where financial employee corporate credentials were involved.