The gender gap in cybersecurity isn’t a new issue. The lack of women in cybersecurity and IT has been making headlines for years — even decades. While progress has been made, there is still significant work to do, especially regarding…
Category: Security Intelligence
Cost of a data breach: Cost savings with law enforcement involvement
For those working in the information security and cybersecurity industries, the technical impacts of a data breach are generally understood. But for those outside of these technical functions, such as executives, operators and business support functions, “explaining” the real impact…
How to embrace Secure by Design principles while adopting AI
The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) technologies has ushered in a transformative era for industries worldwide. Over the past 18 months, enterprises have increasingly integrated gen AI into their operations, leveraging its potential to innovate and streamline…
Cost of data breaches: The business case for security AI and automation
As Yogi Berra said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” If the idea of the global average costs of data breaches rising year over year feels like more of the same, that’s because it is. Data protection solutions get better,…
How Paris Olympic authorities battled cyberattacks, and won gold
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 was by most accounts a highly successful Olympics. Some 10,000 athletes from 204 nations competed in 329 events over 16 days. But before and during the event, authorities battled Olympic-size cybersecurity threats coming from multiple…
Cost of a data breach: The industrial sector
Industrial organizations recently received a report card on their performance regarding data breach costs. And there’s plenty of room for improvement. According to the 2024 IBM Cost of a Data Breach (CODB) report, the average total cost of a data…
CISOs list human error as their top cybersecurity risk
With cybersecurity, the focus often is on technology — specifically, how cyber criminals use it to conduct attacks and the tools that organizations can use to keep their systems and data safe. However, this overlooks the most important element in…
CIRCIA feedback update: Critical infrastructure providers weigh in on NPRM
In 2022, the Cyber Incident for Reporting Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) went into effect. According to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas, “CIRCIA enhances our ability to spot trends, render assistance to victims of cyber incidents and quickly share…
Cost of a data breach 2024: Financial industry
According to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024 report, the average global breach cost has reached $4.88 million — a significant increase over last year’s $4.45 million and the biggest jump since the pandemic. For financial industry enterprises,…
How CIRCIA is changing crisis communication
Read the previous article in this series, PR vs cybersecurity teams: Handling disagreements in a crisis. When the Colonial Pipeline attack happened a few years ago, widespread panic and long lines at the gas pump were the result — partly due…