The increase in ever-more complex data breaches and ransomware attacks is seeing the CISO bring the subject of the cybersecurity to the boardroom. It’s a proactive stance to provide adequate defences, rather a reactive move to counter a detected breach.
However, this all comes at a cost, and with The Economist suggesting that a global recession in 2023 is inevitable, justifying any big investments is going to be even harder.
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On 13th October activereach co-hosted with Cymulate, a leader in Extended Security Posture Management (XSPM) and Gartner Cool Vendor, a virtual wine tasting and industry roundtable.
Hosted online, over 25 Infosec professionals from various industries joined us to sample fantastic wines as well as discover why CIOs and CISOs should not make cybersecurity assumptions and need to constantly re-evaluate which elements of their cybersecurity solution stack they should keep, replace, or eliminate.
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We’ve seen major shifts in the digital landscape that have far reaching implications on organizations around the world. These include the widespread adoption of hybrid work, the accelerated migration from on-premise to cloud resources, and the exponential increase of data in the cloud.
While organizations gain many benefits from leveraging new cloud technologies, there are several challenges that arise with new ways of doing business, including the increasing complexity of an ever-expanding attack surface, the rising number of attacks targeting web and cloud apps, and protecting users, devices, and data regardless of where they reside.
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Supply chain disruptions have had a devastating impact on the global economy. Suppliers and consumers feel the sting from rampant inflation to product shortages and factory closures.
One leading cause of supply chain disruption – a dramatic increase in cyberattacks – is a significant concern for CXOs and IT executives.
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According to research firm Gartner global IT spending is projected to slump by 8%, compared with 2019, as a result of Coronavirus.
Back in January and pre-pandemic, Gartner had forecasted IT spending in 2020 to total $3.9tn. They have now revised that forecast to $3.4tn.
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Gartner’s latest report, Managing Privileged Access in Cloud Infrastructure, estimates that within the next 3 years, three-quarters of security incidents in the cloud will involve mismanagement of identities, access and privilege. This equates to a 50% increase and will make it the number one reason for cloud security failures.
As businesses move more and more data and services to the cloud, protecting cloud infrastructure is vital.
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This month we are sharing a blog from our partner Swimlane discussing how SOAR can improve your cybersecurity.
Security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) goes beyond automating tasks that used to be handled manually by working together to effectively, and even proactively, improve your cybersecurity operations.
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Who are Gen Z?
Last year Gen Z became the largest generation, constituting 32 percent of the global population. But what is Generation Z? Definitions vary but are thought to be those born between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s. Pew Research pins this down to 1997 onwards, with Forbes citing Generation Alpha as 2010-2025.
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