An Irresistible Business Model Once thought to be on the decline, successful ransomware attacks against all types of companies and organisations have dotted the headlines in the last two years. In 2019, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 2000 ransomware complaints, accounting for US$8.9 million in losses. We expect these numbers […]
Executive Summary – The cloud imperative for mining The mining industry has envisioned a future where business, human and environmental interests are not competing priorities, but complementary strengths: a “Triple Zero” future of zero harm, zero loss and zero waste. In this Triple Zero future, where zero harm is lived out day-to-day, the health and
A survey by ESET Australia has found that while Australian households are generally well aware of the nature of cybersecurity threats, they are less well prepared to protect themselves from evolving threats targeting smartphones, tablets and the growing number of devices that make up the digital environment within the home. The survey also found that a significant
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With our third edition of Cyber Risk Leaders Magazine closing out the year, there may be a degree of crisis fatigue setting in, but it is way too early for a break. The year has had sustained intensity, driven largely by an adaptation to a global pandemic but also with coinciding, heightened geo-political contestation, nation
Data security is a leading concern for organizations of all kinds – and it will become even more critical in the coming years. Technological trends and developments are changing the way data is stored, along with the way it needs to be protected. Database systems, no matter what their form, continue to grow larger and
Letter from the Editor – Loyalty for Sale: Retail and Hospitality Fraud Welcome to Akamai’s State of the Internet / Security report, Volume 6, Issue 3, Loyalty for Sale: Retail and Hospitality Fraud. Were you prepared for 2020? To be honest, that’s a rhetorical question; almost no one was prepared for this year and what
Executive summary – Incident Response “Criminals never let a good crisis go to waste,” observes Greg Foss, senior cybersecurity strategist at VMware Carbon Black. This certainly holds true amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, the FBI and Secret Service reported a wave of COVID-19- related cybercrimes and threats as criminals capitalized on widespread anxiety,
IT teams are showing progress in many battles IT teams are on top of patching. Three quarters of IT teams apply patches to desktops, servers, applications, and internet-facing assets within a week of release. Servers and internet-facing assets are patched most quickly, with 39% of respondents patching them within 24 hours. Prevention is prioritized. On
Executive Summary With the rapid adoption of cloud computing, new security challenges have emerged for all enterprises. We surveyed and interviewed leading security professionals to investigate how they assess and confront these challenges, including rapidly changing technology and business models, ambiguity between cloud providers and purchasers of cloud services about shared responsibilities for security, and
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More than ever, companies are accepting that digital business is the way of the future. Regardless of the industry, offering or customer base, digital tactics are needed to survive in a dynamic and unpredictable environment. With this in mind, cybersecurity moves from a piece of IT operations into an overarching business concern. From formal policies
