After the leak of the Panama Papers and a string of ransomware attacks, will these new developments lead to new priorities for lawyers, doctors and enterprises at large? Can financial losses or the damage to the reputation of a health system or law firm lead to a new sense of urgency to update accepted security practices and even codes of conduct with hospital data? Will regulatory bodies mandate more training for these two distinguished professions that have largely opted out of serious cybersecurity training up until now?

While the majority of global organizations say that it is ‘vital’ their organization is insured against information security breaches, less than half (41%) are fully covered for both security breaches and data loss and a third have dedicated cybersecurity insurance.

Consumers were promised a new level of security after the October 1, 2015 EMV (for chip-based card technology) deadline. But now, six months later, how much has really changed?

According to a new study, 81 percent of IT professionals are confident in their ability to protect sensitive customer data. However, this assurance does not extend to their organization’s business partners.

Students can graduate from any one of the top 10 U.S. computer science programs without taking a single course on cybersecurity.
 

The White House has announced members of a commission to strengthen U.S. cyber defenses.

We are now accepting nominations for Security magazine’s 2017 Most Influential People in Security award. 

Business interruption due to a breach is top cyber risk concern, according to Aon’s 2016 Captive Cyber Survey Report.