Quiet Quitting Can Potentially Lead to Insider Security Risks

The phenomenon known as “quiet quitting,” in which employees become disengaged from their work while formally remaining in their jobs, can lead to serious security risks, according to Tim ...

November 25, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity incidents cost organizations $1,197 per employee, per year

This statistic is alarming and underscores the importance of having a robust cybersecurity program in place. According to the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach is $3.8 ...

November 17, 2022 Javvad Malik

Holiday Package or Scam Message? Clickers Beware

As we enter the holiday season, we start getting bombarded with amazing offers and often take advantage of not only grabbing ourselves a bargain, but also stockpiling gifts for friends ...

November 16, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

FBI director says he's 'extremely concerned' about China's ability to weaponize TikTok

Suzanne Smalley at Cyberscoop reported: "FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress on Tuesday he is “extremely concerned” that Beijing could weaponize data collected through TikTok, the ...

November 10, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Three-Quarters of Employees Feel It’s the Company’s Job to Ensure Security, Despite Three-Quarters Also Personally Experiencing a Cyberattack

Even with employees seeing cyberattacks first-hand and understanding the seriousness of such attacks, organizations have a culture problem where users just don’t care.

October 31, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Australia's Lacking Cybersecurity Workforce Results to a Influx in Attacks

Australia has now become the newest target for attacks in part due to an overworked cybersecurity workforce that is not able to stop these bad actors.

October 18, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

WSJ: "Cybersecurity Tops the CIO Agenda as Threats Continue to Escalate"

Steven Rosenbush at the WSJ reported: "Chief information officers say cybersecurity once again will be their top investment priority in 2023, a sign of how companies are racing to manage ...

October 15, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Cyberattacks are the biggest risk to the UK financial system – Bank of England research

Cyberattacks are the biggest risk to the UK financial system, according to new research from the Bank of England.

October 12, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

79 Million Malicious Domains Flagged in the First Half of 2022

Security researchers at Akamai identify an average of 13 million newly observed domains (NOD) each month this year, representing about 20% of the NODs resolved in the same timeframe.

October 9, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

[Head Scratcher] The cyber insurance market is badly broken. But why exactly?

Greg Noone at the Techmonitor site covered this problem early October 2022, starting with a horror story.

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