President Biden has nominated Harry Cocker, Jr. for National Cyber Director. From 2017 to 2019, Coker served as the Executive Director of the NSA.

According to a recent report by SecurityScorecard, 78% of financial institutions experienced a third-party data breach in the past year.

Chad LeMaire has been hired as CSO at Echelon Risk + Cyber. LeMaire is a senior cybersecurity executive and CIO with more than 30 years of experience.

The new 2023 State of Threat Detection Research Report provides insight into the “spiral of more” that prevents security operations center (SOC) teams from effectively securing their organizations from cyberattacks.

With increased digitalization comes greater vulnerability to cyber threats, making cybersecurity a top priority for lodging and aviation companies.

According to a survey by Cohesity, 45% of respondents confirmed their business had been the victim of a ransomware attack in the prior six months.

A new global study finds 70% of cybersecurity executives think all alerts are being handled while front-line roles report only 36% are handled.

A new report reveals nearly 70% of financial services and insurance companies have suffered rollout delays due to API security.

As global data privacy compliance increases in scope and complexity, only about half of executives feel “very prepared” to meet regulatory requirements in the United States, United Kingdom and European Union. 

The Department of Financial Information System for California (FISCal) has hired Jennifer Benson as the new Chief of the Information Security Office.