5G Myth Busting: Unpacking the Cybersecurity Risks and Realities
When 5G was formally announced in 2018, it came with promises of changing the face of wireless connectivity – those promises are finally being realized. Around the world, wireless carriers are switching on functionality and, in both the U.S. and the UK, all major vendors have enabled it. But for now, 5G is only available…
Phishing attacks are a complex problem that requires layered solutions
Most cyber attacks start with a social engineering attempt and, most often that not, it takes the form of a phishing email. It’s easy to understand the popularity of this attack vector: phishing campaigns are relatively inexpensive (money- and time-wise), yet successful. Attackers don’t need to create/buy technical exploits that might or might not work…
How to Secure Wi-Fi and Improve Personal and Enterprise Security From Home
Technology enables employees to work from the office, from home, during their daily commute and pretty much everywhere in between. Companies, however, have little control over security between the home and the office. Employees may choose to work from unsecured Wi-Fi networks in public places or when working remotely, for example, when we all know…
Perceptions on the impact of data breaches and identity protection
4iQ recently completed research focusing on Americans’ attitudes about cybersecurity breaches and the efforts that organizations make to mitigate breaches’ effects on identity theft. Where’s the data? The findings indicate that a large proportion of Americans (44%) believe their personally identifiable information (PII) has been stolen as a result of a data breach. A strong…
How cybersecurity accelerates business growth
It’s no secret that the cybersecurity industry has grown exponentially over more than a decade due to the proliferation of high-profile cybercrime. Viewing cybersecurity as simply a necessary step to mitigate cyber risk leaves much opportunity on the table. Organizational leaders need to see cybersecurity as a business enabler that can accelerate growth. Companies that…
Massachusetts Governor Announces New Cybersecurity Program
The Republican governor addressed the third annual Massachusetts Cybersecurity Forum Thursday at the Statehouse. Baker and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative convened the event to bring about 200 cybersecurity experts together. The new program is backed by $300,000 managed by the collaborative’s MassCyberCenter. It will pay for statewide workshops to provide municipalities tools to develop or…
Executives are not actively engaged in ensuring the effectiveness of cybersecurity strategy
There’s a clear lack of accountability, especially on the board and among C-suite executives, and a lack of confidence in determining the efficacy of security technologies. AttackIQ and Ponemon Institute surveyed 577 IT and IT security practitioners in the United States who are knowledgeable about their organizations’ IT security strategy, tactics, and technology investments. “Enterprise…
5 Steps to Protect Against Ransomware Attacks
Because of a few key elements, ransomware is a growing threat for all Internet-connected enterprises. First, the barrier to entry in terms of cost is very low for adversaries because ransomware is inexpensive to purchase on the Dark Web. Second, ransomware is often distributed via email, which is also inexpensive (if not free) and can…
AI development has major security, privacy and ethical blind spots
Security, privacy and ethics are low-priority issues for developers when modeling their machine learning solutions, according to O’Reilly. Major issues Security is the most serious blind spot. Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of respondents indicated they don’t check for security vulnerabilities during model building. More than half (59 per cent) of organizations also don’t consider…
“Smart city” governments should also be smart about security
While the definition of “smart city” is still under debate, one thing is indisputable: the technologies used to make smart cities a reality are currently acquired and deployed after very little (or even no) security testing. Cesar Cerrudo, CTO at IOActive and board member of the Securing Smart Cities initiative, says that city governments –…