Doug Bonderud    The NIST cybersecurity framework CSF helps organizations improve risk management using common language that focuses on business drivers to enhance cybersecurity. NIST CSF . was released in February , and version . in April . In February , NIST released its newest CSF iteration: ...

John Velisaris    The IBM X Force Threat Intelligence Index has been released. The headlines are in and among them are the fact that a global identity crisis is emerging. X Force noted a increase year to year in attacks using valid credentials. In this blog post, I’ll explore three cybersecurity...

Mark Stone    As security moves closer to the top of the operational priority list for private and public organizations, needing to obtain a security clearance for jobs is more commonplace. Security clearance is a prerequisite for a wide range of roles, especially those related to national security and defense....

Jonathan Reed    Ransomware payments hit an all time high of . billion in , following a steep drop in total payouts in . Some factors that may have contributed to the decline in were the Ukraine conflict, fewer victims paying ransoms and cyber group takedowns by legal authorities. In , however,...

Jonathan Reed    While the race to achieve generative AI intensifies, the ethical debate surrounding the technology also continues to heat up. And the stakes keep getting higher. As per Gartner, Organizations are responsible for ensuring that AI projects they develop, deploy or use do not have negative ethical...

Ted Julian    Placing SOAR at the heart of a security platform helps teams extend and maximize value across the ecosystem and to any security process while working in a centralized, coordinated manner. The post Why security orchestration, automation and response SOAR is fundamental to a security platform...

Jonathan Reed    How well are security leaders sleeping at night According to a recent Gigamon report, it appears that many cyber professionals are restless and worried. In the report, of IT and security leaders surveyed lack confidence in knowing where their most sensitive data is stored and how it’s secured....

Ronda Swaney    Threat actors aren’t attacking generative AI GenAI at scale yet, but these AI security threats are coming. That prediction comes from the X Force Threat Intelligence Index. Here’s a review of the threat intelligence types underpinning that report. Cyber criminals are shifting focus Increased...

Jennifer Gregory    In many organizations, the Chief Information Security Officer CISO focuses mainly and sometimes exclusively on cybersecurity. However, with today’s sophisticated threats and evolving threat landscape, businesses are shifting many roles’ responsibilities, and expanding the CISO’s role is at...

Mike Elgan    A major shift in how cyber insurance works started with an attack on the pharmaceutical giant Merck. Or did it start somewhere else In June , the NotPetya incident hit some , Merck computers, destroying data and forcing a months long recovery process. The attack affected thousands of...