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.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) rests on the verge of transforming both business and society. Financial firm UBS forecasts that next year, the AI market will be worth $12.5 billion due to huge improvements and broader adoption of the technology. And BCG Henderson Institute found that though most leaders have not yet seen significant impact from their AI initiatives, they firmly expect to within the next five years.

Google has announced that its Project Zero disclosure guidelines are changing for 2020. 

Texas Governor Greg Abbott says that as many as 10,000 attempted attacks per minute from Iran had been detected over the past two days on state agency networks. 

Passwords are a double-edged sword: they are meant to protect information, but they are also frustrating with so many to remember and manage.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors has released its Mayors’ Vision for America: A 2020 Call to Action, which revolves around technology to help improve critical infrastructure and protect citizens.

The London Stock Exchange denies that a cyber attack was responsible for a trading outage in August. U.K. security agencies are reportedly investigating the cause of the incident.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a threat profile of Iran after recent and increased Iran-U.S. tensions.

Canyon Bicycles GmbH recently announced that its online business was targeted by a cyberattack.