Emotional intelligence is the new frontier facing CISOs: Study
The increasing importance of emotional intelligence and other skills required to work with different stakeholders are placing new demands on Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). However, it’s also creating opportunities for CISOs to become leaders of their organizations, according to a F-Secure-Omnisperience report. Traditionally, CISOs’ roles were treated as technical roles first, with... By CIO&Leader
DDoS ransom attacks on the rise: Study
There is a 154% increase in the number of attacks between 2019 and 2020, with growth in ransom-related DDoS (RDDoS) attacks and a rise in use of existing attack vectors, including web applications, according to Neustar’s Cyber Threats & Trends: Pandemic Style report. The report also provides key details around the amount, size, duration, and intensity of DDoS attacks throughout 2020 to keep... By CIO&Leader
Data breaches are increasing people's exposure to cyber crime: Study
Thanks to cyber attacks making regular headlines in the news, it’s no secret that massive data breaches are a significant threat to organizations. However, a recent F-Secure report highlights the rarely-discussed impact these attacks can have on people and families using online services. According to the report, nearly 3 out of every 10 respondents to an F-Secure survey experienced some... By CIO&Leader
Top 10 cybersecurity influencers on Twitter in Q4, 2020
Bob Carver, Principal - Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence and Analytics at Verizon is the top cybersecurity influencer on Twitter during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, according to an analysis of GlobalData’s Cybersecurity Influencer Platform, which tracks more than 200 leading industry experts and their discussions pertaining to the emerging trends, pain areas, new fields of innovation and... By CIO&Leader
Cybersecurity spending on critical infrastructure to surpass USD 105 billion in 2021: Study
Security spending in critical infrastructure has been little impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, save for some reshuffling on where that spend is most needed. The effect has been mostly in increased demand for secure remote connectivity. Most of the cybersecurity spending announced by governments has not changed significantly, however, with most maintaining similar funding planned in previous... By CIO&Leader
1 in 4 govt agencies reported accidental cloud data leakage in 2020: Survey
In 2020, the most common incidents that government agencies experienced in the cloud were phishing (reported by 39% of organizations), accidental data leakage (24%) and targeted attacks on the infrastructure (22%), according to Netwrix’s 2021 Cloud Data Security Report. Data leakage was the hardest of the three to detect; 27% of organizations required days to flag it, while phishing and targeted... By CIO&Leader
Infrastructure software revenue in India to grow 12% in 2021: Gartner
Infrastructure software revenue in India will total USD 4.6 billion in 2021, a 12% increase from 2020, according to Gartner. “In 2021, Indian CIOs will continue to focus on maintaining business resiliency and enabling a seamless and secure remote working ecosystem for their organization,” said Vanitha D’Silva, senior principal research analyst at Gartner. “Technology was a key enabler for... By CIO&Leader
Financial account takeover incidents on the rise: Study
In 2020, every second fraudulent transaction in the finance industry was an account takeover, according to Kaspersky. According to anonymized statistics of events detected by Kaspersky Fraud Prevention from January to December 2020, the share of such incidents increased from 34% in 2019 to 54% in 2020. Two schemes to get access to a bank account – ‘the rescuer’ and ‘the investor’ – remain among... By CIO&Leader
Physical security incidents rise since the start of COVID: Survey
A significant number of companies have updated their security strategies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Pro-Vigil’s survey. These updates coincide with 20% of survey respondents reporting an increase in physical security incidents since the start of the pandemic, and the perception among one-third of respondents that 2021 will bring an increase in these types of incidents.... By CIO&Leader
More number of users face threats disguised as popular online learning platforms: Study
As the pandemic continues and schools experience renewed closures or pursue a hybrid model of learning (in-person and remote), the educational sector continues to attract the attention of cybercriminals on the Internet. According to Kaspersky, from July to December 2020, 270,171 users encountered various threats disguised as popular learning platforms—an increase of 60% when compared to the first... By CIO&Leader
4 challenges of cloud migration for healthcare organizations
Global healthcare organizations (HCOs) have accelerated their spending on cloud migration, but many may be over-estimating their ability to protect these environments, according to Trend Micro’s survey. Trend Micro commissioned Sapio Research to survey more than 2,500 IT decision makers in 28 countries across several industry sectors, including healthcare. The results show that 88% of HCOs have... By CIO&Leader