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There is no let up in cyber attacks and cybersecurity incidents. This year has seen a series of high profile, and damaging attacks. But, as businesses and organisations look to be facing ever greater threats, […] The post Calm under fire: the importance of cyber resilience appeared first on Security Insights.

AI is the biggest worry for cybersecurity professionals, according to ISACA. Only a small number of CISOs believe they ready for the risks that come with artificial intelligence, and related threats, including deepfakes. AI is […] The post Insights Interview: Chris Dimitriadis, ISACA appeared first on Security Insights.

Critical infrastructure is on the front line of the war in Ukraine. And as the conflict approaches its fourth year, there is little sign of that changing. But military, or kinetic, strikes against infrastructure are […] The post Ukraine, cyber war and CNI appeared first on Security Insights.

Bug bounties are big business. The most accomplished hackers can now make a good living hunting down and disclosing security flaws. Some of the largest programmes now offer bounties of $1m or more. A growing […] The post Bug bounties: risks and rewards appeared first on Security Insights.

Distributed denial of service attacks, or DDoS, remain a serious source of disruption across the internet. DDoS attacks continue to grow in their frequency and volume. Researchers at NETSCOUT recorded over 8m DDoS attacks in […] The post DDoS, geopolitics and AI appeared first on Security Insights.

Is cybersecurity’s skills crisis one of its own making? There are between three and four million vacancies for cybersecurity professionals worldwide, depending on the research you read. Over the years, there has been plenty of […] The post Cyber skills: a crisis of our own making? appeared first on Security Insights.

Education is an attractive target for malicious actors in cyberspace. Hackers attack schools, colleges and universities for the information they hold. That includes personal, academic and research data. And they are also vulnerable to extortion […] The post Defending education: countering the cyber threat appeared first on Security Insights.

The way we measure security threats is changing. As security has become a board-level priority, cybersecurity teams need to think in terms of risk. But where does that leave vulnerability scores? Are venerable systems such […] The post Vulnerabilities, CVEs and the attack surface appeared first on Security Insights.

One of the biggest, if not the biggest, risks in cybersecurity is human behaviour. More than three quarters of security breaches result from human action or errors. But the cybersecurity industry focuses more on technical […] The post Human risk factors: cybersecurity’s hidden weak spot appeared first on Security Insights.

AI clearly offers benefits. But when it comes to security, it also brings its own risks. Artificial intelligence is often described as a “black box”. We can see what we put in, and what comes […] The post AI, Testing and Red Teaming, with Peter Garraghan appeared first on Security Insights.