The Ransomware Menace Ransomware is a concern across all industries. High-profile attacks make headlines and cause substantial disruptions. The reason these attacks are successful is often inadequate monitoring and a broad attack surface. Many organizations fail to implement best practices such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), change management, and proper…
Most banking applications are built on earlier architectures and technologies and pose significant security challenges, especially under the new Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards 4.0 (PCI DSS). These applications face greater risk due to coding practices at development time and the absence of modern security features like Multi-Factor…
In today’s challenging environment, cyber security awareness programs must deliver much more than just the ability to check a compliance box. Here’s a straightforward model to ensure that your training is really changing behavior. Many organizations believe that merely providing a series of videos or mandating an annual “must-watch”…
Cyberattacks against state, local and Tribal government (SLTG) entities has grown more aggressive. Last year the cybersecurity firm BlueVoyant published a report that disclosed State and Local Governments saw a 50% increase in cyberattacks from 2017 to 2020. The report also noted that the 50% increase in attacks is likely a fraction of the true number of incidents because many go unreported. Research by Barracuda Networks indicates that 44% of global ransomware attacks in 2020 targeted municipalities.
$10.5 trillion…with a ‘T’. That’s roughly a 75% increase from the $6 trillion that cyber criminals and hacker organizations are already costing us in 2021. Hence why cybersecurity, unpleasant a topic of conversation as it may be, needs to be discussed and dealt with in every boardroom across the country.