Securing critical infrastructure with the carrot and stick

News June 19, 2023

Congressman proposes act to improve K-12 cybersecurity

2 min read - When Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn served on the White House’s National Security Council, he witnessed the dramatic impact of cybersecurity incidents. Nunn became especially concerned about how cybersecurity crimes impact schools and their ability to educate students. He also realized…

News June 14, 2023

Proven methods to prevent human-based security mistakes

4 min read - The most recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report reveals the human element continues to be a key driver of 82% of breaches, including social attacks, errors and misuse. Undoubtedly, human error generates massive security headaches. Meanwhile, the rate and cost…

News June 12, 2023

Global median dwell time drops to record low

4 min read - Now for some good news on the cyber front: It looks like we’re winning the global battle over dwell time. Global median dwell time is calculated as the median number of days an attacker is present in a target’s environment…

News June 7, 2023

Protecting against remote monitoring and management phishing

3 min read - You use remote monitoring and management (RMM) software to closely monitor your cyber environment and keep your organization safe. But now cyber criminals are specifically targeting these tools, causing legitimate software to become a vulnerability. This is the latest type…

News June 5, 2023

$10.3 billion in cyber crime losses shatters previous totals

4 min read - The introduction of the most recent FBI Internet Crime Report says, “At the FBI, we know ‘cyber risk is business risk’ and ‘cybersecurity is national security.’” And the numbers in the report back up this statement. The FBI report details…

News May 31, 2023

HHS releases hospital cyber resiliency landscape analysis

4 min read - On April 17, 2023, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 405(d) Program announced the release of its Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative Landscape Analysis. This landmark analysis reports on domestic hospitals’ current state of cybersecurity preparedness. The scope…

News May 24, 2023

Zombie APIs are a top security concern as API attacks surge 400%

4 min read - Organizations of all sizes rely on application programming interfaces (APIs). The API explosion has been driven by several factors, including cloud computing, demand for mobile/web applications, microservices architecture and the API economy as a business model. APIs enable developers to…

News May 22, 2023

Google’s bug bounty hits $12 million: What about the risks?

4 min read - Bug bounty numbers have never been better. In 2022, Google rewarded the efforts of over 700 researchers from 68 different countries who helped improve the security of the company’s products and services. The total amount of awards grew from $8.7…

News May 17, 2023

Swiss army knife malware slices through systems in so many ways

4 min read - What if one single malware strain could cut through any security that tried to stop it? In a new study of more than 550,000 live malware strains, the Picus Red Report 2023 has unveiled a trove of over 5 million…

News May 15, 2023

Will threat actors face layoffs in 2023?

2 min read - You can’t look at the news these days without reading about layoffs in the technology sector. Roger Lee, founder of Layoffs.fyi told Investors.com that more than 120,000 tech employees lost their jobs in 2023 as of Feb 27, compared to…