Is IT the solution to filling cybersecurity workforce gap? Insights from the 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study show that the IT players in your organization may be the key…
Types of attackers: Hacktivism/Hacktivist (hacker activist): Hacking for political or socially motivated purposes. Often aimed at ensuring free speech, human rights, freedom of information movement. Famous attacks: Anonymous – DDOS…
Deloitte hit by cyber-attack revealing clients’ secret emails Exclusive: hackers may have accessed usernames, passwords and personal details of top accountancy firm’s blue-chip clients. The Guardian understands Deloitte discovered the…
What Does 125,000 (ISC)² Members Mean to You? (ISC)² is proud to announce that our membership has surpassed 125,000 certified cybersecurity professionals globally. As demand for skilled security professionals continues…
Types of attackers: Outsiders: Unauthorized individuals - Trying to gain access, they launch the majority of attacks, but are often mitigated if the organization has good Defense in Depth. Interception,…
Australian government pledges AU$50m for cybersecurity research centre | ZDNet The seven-year investment will see the launch of a cybersecurity cooperative research centre to deliver solutions that increase the security…
Are Women the Answer to the Cybersecurity Skills Gap? Information security is one of the most important and fastest growing professions in the world, possessing a near-zero unemployment rate, but…
Ex-Homeland Security Chief: Good cyber security is like an immune system A rash of recent high-profile cyber attacks has security experts scrambling to find solutions. “You cannot have an unrealistic…
Hackers: Now: Anyone trying to get access to or disrupt any leg of the CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability). Original use: Someone using something in a way not intended. White…
Passwords to Over a Half Million Car Tracking Devices Leaked Online We’ve seen a lot of data breaches this year: some big, some small, some that are dangerous, and some…