Worldwide spending on cybersecurity is predicted to top $1 trillion for the five-year period from 2017 to 2021, according to the Cybersecurity market report published by cyber security ventures. All of that spending means there are a lot of jobs that will be available in the cybersecurity industry. However, not [...]
Amazon's Key door-unlocking system has been hacked again. A Bay Area security researcher posted a proof of concept video on twitter this past Sunday showing how an unknown device placed near a Key-compatible smart lock can interfere with the lock's locking mechanism, letting anyone into a Key-enabled home. Amazon is [...]
“I am convinced that there are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be. And even they are converging into one category: companies that have been hacked and will be hacked again.” - FBI Director Robert Mueller
The average cost of a data breach rose 6.4% year-over-year to about $3.9 million in 2018, according to research sponsored by IBM Security and conducted by the Ponemon Institute. The average cost for each lost record rose to $148 from $141, an increase of 4.8% from 2017, while the average [...]
GDPR is about to make your breach even more expensive! Security breaches are already costly; not just financially, but in terms of brand damage, customer dissatisfaction and downtime. For companies that do business with residents of the European Union (EU), the financial fallout from a security breach is about to [...]
Those of us even remotely familiar with cybersecurity strategies understand that it’s not about making sure you are never breached but rather knowing how to detect and respond in the best way possible. When a breach or cyber incident occurs – an organization can face serious ramifications for failing to [...]