Author: Monica Givati

The trope of the burglar comparison in cybersecurity is more than overused. But when we talk about the damage of a break-in, it’s not just picking the lock that’s the problem- we worry about what they’ll steal, what they’ll destroy,  even what they’ll plant (yes, I have an active imagination). What seals the deal on a good heist is always the inside man, the bank clerk, the janitor or even the shareholder with gambling problems. It seems that the ransomware groups are catching up.

With an expanded remote workforce and a rise in cyber-attacks over the past year, validating organizational resilience is top of the enterprise agenda.

Remote working is often cited as one of the top reasons for the rise in cyber-crime in 2020, but it’s far from the only growing challenge for today’s CISOs. Let’s set aside zoom-bombing, phishing scams, and the weak link of at-home devices, and take a look at 5 unique recent security breaches and what we can learn about boosting the efficacy of vulnerability testing as a result. 

Who doesn’t love some good old nostalgia? Ok, it’s true, many of us are glad to see the back of 2020. But as we start 2021 strong, let’s take a moment to remember some of the community’s favorite content, including our top-read blog, our most-watched webinar, and a chance to make your voice heard on one of the year’s biggest controversies… the best Cybertoon of 2020!

An Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework is a collection of roles, processes, and systems that manage risks that could impact business objectives. If you consider the range of technologies that underpin the business processes that deliver those objectives, it is logical to accept that these same technologies introduce risk to meeting the strategic objectives.

I build penetration testing software for a living. That means, businesses give our software a 007 license to hack and our software does a terrific job at it.