Apparently, we are getting in our own way when it comes to advancing cybersecurity. According to a leading 2018 study by the Ponemon Institute LLC (sponsored by IBM), the three primary causes of data breaches were malicious or criminal attack, system glitch and human error. While the study reports that the length of time to identify and contain, and the cost, were lower for data breaches caused by human error as opposed to the other categories, it is an issue that nearly 27 percent of data breaches are caused by human error.
Ryuk ransomware has struck a facility belonging to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), affecting industrial control systems, security cameras and
more, according to the USCG.
2020 heralds a few major shifts that will transform cybersecurity: ransomware attacks, artificial intelligence, facial recognition and mobile cybersecurity.
In this year’s Cyber Security Predictions, the WatchGuard Threat Lab has imagined the top cyber attacks we’ll see in 2020 and has also provided tips for simplifying your approach to stopping them.
Hackers can be relentless with their cyberattacks. While organizations can be vulnerable to many security threats, ransomware is especially ruthless since its attacks are completely automated. It doesn’t matter what industry or business you are in – hackers don’t care if your organization has “nothing of value,” their machines will try to attack anything that is vulnerable.
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to implement stronger cybersecurity protections for K-12 educational institutions across the country.
A focus on privacy, evolving threat actors, pervasive deepfake videos and increased election interference are among the issues Optiv Security sees taking on greater importance in the New Year.
