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Cybersecurity workforce skills gap rises to over 4 million

Issued by: Help Net Security

The estimated current cybersecurity workforce is 2.8 million professionals, while the amount of additional trained staff needed to close the skills gap is 4.07 million professionals, according to (ISC)2. The data indicates a necessary cybersecurity workforce increase of 145% globally. Cybersecurity workforce skills gap around the world In the UK, the current cybersecurity workforce estimate…

Malware & Threats

Phishing attacks at highest level in three years

Issued by: Help Net Security

The number of phishing attacks continued to rise into the autumn of 2019, according to APWG. The total number of phishing sites detected in July through September 2019 was 266,387. This was up 46 percent from the 182,465 seen in the second quarter of 2019, and almost double the 138,328 seen in Q4 2018. “This…

Network Security

Security and risk compliance: Still the most important part of IT strategy

Issued by: Help Net Security

Security practice is the number one priority for IT teams, with a clear majority (59%) reporting deficiencies in the controls, that should ensure data processing and storage systems adhere to security policies; while over a quarter (27%) pointing to a lack of relevant skills as inhibiting quality assurance in the evolving Testing environment, according to…

Network Security

Most organizations plan to increase their cybersecurity budgets in 2020

Issued by: Help Net Security

With the perpetually shifting threat landscape, most organizations (over 90%) believe that the cyber threat landscape will stay the same or worsen in 2020, according to FireEye. FireEye surveyed over 800 CISOs and other senior executives across North America, Europe, and Asia to uncover attitudes towards some of cybersecurity’s most prevalent topics. The majority (51%)…

Network Security

A continuous problem: Tackling the cybersecurity skills shortage

Issued by: Help Net Security

We have read the over abundance of apocalyptic articles covering the growing talent shortage in cybersecurity. But buried under the hyperbolic numbers, there is a larger and more interesting story. But first, let’s level set. This talent shortage is a well recognized issue that grows year after year as qualified candidates become more scarce and…

Network Security

IoT is an ecosystem, as secure as its weakest link

Issued by: Help Net Security

Remember when, three years ago, several Mirai botnets hit DNS provider Dyn and caused part of the Internet to be unreachable for most users in North America and Europe? For a moment there it really seemed that IoT security would become an indisputable necessity. Unfortunately, that did not happen, and security professionals and consumers are…

Network Security

Integrating security into IoT projects is not easy, but it’s increasingly urgent

Issued by: Help Net Security

With an installed base of 44 billion connected devices projected for 2023, the amount of data and information generated and shared will reach zettabytes of data, according to ABI Research. “Much of that data will be sensitive, whether about an individual’s privacy or confidential business information. As such, it presents a lucrative opportunity for threat…

Cloud Security, Vulnerabilities

IaaS cloud vulnerabilities expected to increase 50% over 2018 figures

Issued by: Help Net Security

Although the total number of IaaS cloud vulnerabilities is still small and the technology relatively young, volumes are increasing year-over-year at a steady rate, an expected to hit 50-percent growth by the end of 2019, Skybox reveals. Key findings of the report include: Vulnerabilities affecting cloud IaaS solutions likely to increase 50% over 2018 figures…

Application Security

Blacklisted apps increase 20%, attackers focus on tax-branded key terms

Issued by: Help Net Security

In 2018, global app spending hit $101 billion and is expected to surpass that this year. Mobile is a significant portion of the overall corporate attack surface where security teams often suffer from a lack of visibility. For the second consecutive quarter, blacklisted apps increased with a 20% spike, accounting for over 2% of all…

Network Security

Phishing attacks are a complex problem that requires layered solutions

Issued by: Help Net Security

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…