The information technology (IT) and communications sector was the most targeted by cyberattacks in 2021, according to data from Darktrace. This marks a shift from 2020, when the financial and insurance sector underwent the highest cyberattack volume.
It feels like IT and security pros are tasked with the impossible job of operating business-critical applications in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environments in the dark with no ability to monitor and protect them in runtime.
To manage unprecedented demand on the network, IT teams took to overprovisioning —
adding additional capacity to the network —
as a quick fix to maintain connections between employees, stakeholders and customers.
How do cybersecurity and executive leaders communicate about ransomware? A new (ISC)² study provides insights for cybersecurity professionals into the minds of C-suite executives and how they perceive their organizations’ readiness for ransomware attacks.
2021 will be a record-breaking year for data breaches. Security magazine brings you a list of 2021’s top 10 data breaches and exposures, and a few other noteworthy mentions.
Heading into 2022, business leaders and security professionals have many challenges to deal with. For many, the year ahead will feel like the movie “Groundhog Day,” as most businesses and organizations continue to work to find a proportional response to ransomware.