Research Finds That Too Little Exposure To Phishing Emails Can Make Users More Susceptible To Them. The Key Is Finding The Right Cadence Of Simulated Phishing Campaigns. Key Points: Humans require occasional exposure to maintain vigilance against social engineering threats. Automated spam filtering reduces exposure to these threats and may inadvertently cause us to be
False Positive Security Alerts Will Keep Draining Cybersecurity Team Resources And Performance Until Automation Is Fully Implemented And Tightly Integrated. Key Points: In the midst of an “alert overload,” cybersecurity professionals face a particularly acute problem of managing the deluge of false positive alerts. New survey data underscores the impact on sustainable security as well
The Value Of Cybersecurity Tools Can Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts — But Only When They Are Used Collectively In An Integrated Manner. Key Points: Comprehensive threat intelligence requires a diverse set of cybersecurity tools to keep up with the ever-changing threat landscape. But using multiple solutions generates troves of fragmented data
The Recent AWS Outage Is A Strong Reminder Of The Risks That Come With Overdependence On A Single Cloud Service. Key Points: Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently experienced a wide outage that impacted thousands of customer sites and services. As organizations move IT workloads to the cloud, they need to consider the level of required
5 Ways Cybercriminals Can Exploit AI The Bad News Is Cybercriminals Are Leveraging AI To Supercharge Their Attacks. Learn How They Do It In Order To Build Better Cybersecurity Defenses. Key Points: AI is emerging as a driver of new, more advanced cybersecurity threats. Bad actors can harness AI to deliver more intelligent, adaptable malware,
The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Created New Legal Risks That Make E-Discovery More Valuable Than Ever. Key Points: COVID-19 has led to many new data sources and heightened legal risks, which are likely to remain in force even after the pandemic has ended. This has made the need for a robust e-discovery process more
Now That Work From Home Is The New Normal, Security Professionals Need To Reassess How They Are Managing Their Organization’s Cybersecurity Risk. Key Points: COVID-19 has made remote work from home the new normal. Security professionals need to recognize this and adjust their cybersecurity practices accordingly. Rapid cloud migration, cloud-based security solutions
Cybercriminals are targeting industries like retail and manufacturing that continued to operate throughout coronavirus shutdowns – and they’re becoming more sophisticated. Key Points: The bulk of cyberattacks during the first half of 2020 targeted industries that continued to operate during the pandemic, like manufacturing, retail, and insurance. Many of these attacks are becoming more sophisticated
Key Points: Online brand impersonation is a widespread problem that can damage a company’s reputation and cause financial losses for its customers and other contacts. Small businesses may think they’re too small for criminals to bother with, but that’s not true—and they may even be more vulnerable than larger companies. Simple yet effective steps can
The Mimecast Threat Center launched the Threat Intelligence Report: RSA Conference Edition, finding a 145% increase in attack campaigns across the globe from October to December. Researchers believe the increase can be attributed to Emotet’s renewed activity after four months of relative dormancy, coupled with cybercriminals’ higher rates of activity due to the holiday shopping season. From October