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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Every response counted! In our Q1 survey, we asked you, our influential readers, to answer five questions about your company’s stance on cyber insurance and cyber security. The results are in, and the news is big. The infographics below will feed you some fast facts. After scrolling through, be sure to read our The post Special report: survey results bulletin appeared first on CyberTalk.

In a recent survey to understand how cybersecurity is managed within organizations, we asked readers to share who is chiefly responsible for ensuring security. Below are the results, based on 122 respondents. Less than half (40%) have a CSO/CISO in their organizations. Nearly a third (27%) do not have that role in their companies. More The post Only 40% of organizations report having a CSO/CISO appeared first on CyberTalk.

In a recent survey to understand cybersecurity readiness in organizations, we asked readers to tell us how they approach their planning for cybersecurity incident response. Below are the results, based on 770 respondents. Less than half (43%) mentioned their organization have a well-defined written plan for preventing cyber security attacks and nearly a quarter (22%) The post When it comes to cybersecurity readiness, less than half have a plan appeared first on CyberTalk.

When data is stolen through a leak or a data breach, it’s not just a one-and-done situation where the company that’s breached pays a fine and works to keep its name out of the headlines. Cyberattacks that result in data theft or exposure set up an entire cascade of consequences for individuals whose personally identifiable The post Stop the ripple effect of compromised data appeared first on CyberTalk.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Check Point researchers have revealed an extensive and targeted attack that has been taking place since 2016, which they believe to be of Iranian origin. Using mobile applications, cyberattackers deployed spoofed content designed to entice victims to download applications loaded with spyware, to collect sensitive information about them. The targeted victims included Kurdish The post ISIS supporters duped into downloading apps that spy on them appeared first on CyberTalk.

On July 26, Facebook faced the biggest one-day drop in value in the history of the stock market.  The social media firm’s 19 percent drop in stock followed announcements that it saw significant user decline due to data privacy issues, and that it expects revenue to slow down. In our most recent Cyber Talk survey, The post 62% say Cambridge Analytica scandal would change how they manage data appeared first on CyberTalk.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Exactly how behind are we when it comes to understanding and defending against the complexities of cyberattacks? According to Gil Shwed, co-founder and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies, we are now facing the fifth generation of cyberattacks, yet a worldwide study by Check Point shows that most enterprises are only equipped to The post To stop cyberattacks like WannaCry, it takes a new generation appeared first on CyberTalk.

Each year, the Ponemon Institute publishes its Cost of Data Breach Study. The central theme: Time is money. It comes down to how long it takes to identify an incident and how long it takes to resolve it. In Cyber Talk’s recent site survey, we asked participants to report their experience with recent cyberattacks and the The post 59% of those hit by a major cyberattack took more than a day to spot the problem appeared first on CyberTalk.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Cyberattacks have evolved to such a degree that they can now be viewed in the context of generations of attacks. And just as critical, so have the means to prevent cyberattacks in the first place. While attacks today are considered fifth generation, most businesses are a generation or two behind. Recently CNBC Squawk The post 8 takeaways to understand how generations of cyberattacks evolve appeared first on CyberTalk.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: For CISOs, managing an organization’s network security can be a bit like whack-a-mole. You take care of one issue and another pops up. Overlay a mobile workforce on top of that, and the possibilities for getting hacked can multiply. In fact, a recent mobile threat research report reveals that every business has experienced at least one The post For secure mobility, understand the threats appeared first on CyberTalk.