The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated risks—be they staff shortages, cybersecurity or supply chain disruptions—underscored the need for organisations of all sizes and maturity to build resilience for today and tomorrow. Business leaders took heed and, as such, are now acutely focused on improving organisational resilience. Yet, many still have a fair amount of work […]
Findings from an independent, vendor-agnostic survey of 5,600 IT professionals in mid-sized organizations, including 381 healthcare respondents, across 31 countries. Introduction Sophos’ annual study of the real-world ransomware experiences of IT professionals in healthcare working at the frontline has revealed an ever more challenging attack environment. Together with the growing financial and operational burden ransomware
Observability and security must converge to enable effective vulnerability management Introduction Modern cloud-native delivery has made it increasingly difficult for organizations to reduce and manage enterprise risk throughout the software development lifecycle. The process of developing, testing, securing, and releasing applications and software updates has been complicated by use of multicloud environments, multiple coding languages,
Despite the common perception that Australian companies are mature in terms of their cybersecurity postures a recent Ecosystm study reveals the opposite. As companies move more resources to the cloud, increase IoT usage, and employees increasingly work remotely, a new approach to cybersecurity is required. A recent study based on 204 interviews with Australian cybersecurity
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The Ransomware Index Update Q1 2022 documents our continued investigation of ransomware groups and their weaponry of choice. In this index update, we highlight key index numbers that have changed since we published the Ransomware Spotlight Report 2022 in January 2022. In this report, we provide a look into the current ransomware ecosystem, along with
The Cyber Priority explores the state of cyber security in today’s global energy sector, investigating executives’ understanding of the cyber risks their businesses face and their strategies for managing the evolving threat. The research draws on a survey of 948 energy professionals and a series of in-depth interviews with industry leaders and security experts. It
The Year Cybersecurity Went Prime Time As high-profile attacks disrupted supply chains, made headlines and prompted new cybersecurity legislation, 2021 proved to be another challenging time for CISOs around the world. DarkSide’s ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline shut down fuel supplies for much of the U.S. East Coast. The Conti group brought Ireland’s health service
Organizations of any size go through various vendors to keep operations running and without proper controls in place, leaves organizations vulnerable to third-party breaches that may result in loss of data, downtime as well as financial losses. While third-party risk management is not a new concept, the risk of cyberattacks today is even greater as
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Is the cybersecurity workforce growing fast enough to keep up with new threats? During the last two years, IT teams were forced to rapidly adapt to remote and hybrid work models. While the effort was challenging, the ability to adapt was a safeguard for most organizations. Unfortunately, increases in remote and hybrid work models resulted
Phishing attacks are the most effective way for a Cyber Attacker to gain access to your organisation’s accounts and data. Typically, 1 in 4 people will click through to a phishing link.
Protecting your organisation against phishing attacks is key to creating the foundation for a Cyber Resilient culture.
People are at the heart of creating Cyber resilience and responsiveness. Lack of Cyber Security training for your employees is a key weakness which Cyber Attackers will look to exploit through phishing, ransomware and other Cyber attacks.
Additionally, technology-based protections to block phishing links provide a further defence against Cyber Attacks.
