76% of financial services employees report major technical issues during conference calls Unreliable communication platforms are undermining productivity and collaboration in the financial services sector with an overwhelming majority (76 per cent) of staff claiming their ability to share their screen or content during a call could be significantly improved. This is according to a recent survey from StarLeaf, conducted by Vanson Bourne, which highlights that although improving productivity is one of the key drivers for implementing video conferencing solutions, cited by 63 per cent of respondents, there is clearly a greater need for reliable collaboration tools across the sector. Commenting on the findings William MacDonald, Chief Technology…
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Ponemon Institute study Cybersecurity in Operational Technology: 7 Insights You Need to Know shows the extent cyberattacks experienced by critical infrastructure operators, based on a survey of professionals in industries using industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT). Among key findings, security professionals in six countries revealed that 90% had been hit by at least one successful attack. https://twitter.com/TenableSecurity/status/1114535848115089409 Experts Comments: Byron Rashed, VP of Marketing at Centripetal Networks: As noted, attacks continue to be successful due to the lack of cybersecurity teams to keep up with the attack surface. Organizations and various verticals are under constant attack by threat actors and highly organized cybergangs…
Over a dozen US-based web servers from far-right linked hosting service being used to target businesses with mass phishing campaigns spreading Dridex, Gandcrab and more Bromium®, Inc., the pioneer and leader in application isolation and containment for endpoint protection that stops advanced malware attacks, has uncovered US-based web servers that are being used to host and distribute banking trojans, information stealers and ransomware. Analysis of public data and Bromium threat data between May 2018 and March 2019 showed the malicious threats were originating from web-servers registered under the name PONYNET and hosted on BuyVM data centers in Las Vegas, Nevada. BuyVM is owned by FranTech solutions, a so-called bulletproof hosting provider which…
Lora O’Haver, senior solutions marketing manager at Keysight Technologies explains why a lack of visibility sits at the heart of cloud security concerns – and how that visibility can be achieved. Enterprises continue to migrate to the cloud with many using their cloud environments to support mission critical applications. According to RightScale, enterprises are on average running 38 percent of their workloads in public clouds, and 41 percent in private clouds. But as in weather forecasting, clouds can bring the risk of a storm. As cloud adoption gathers pace, so too do associated operating concerns. Ensuring the integrity of data, applications, and workloads processed…
It was reported this morning that VoterVoice, a “grassroots advocacy system” that allows lobbying firms and groups to alert concerned citizens about hot-topic issues, left a server exposed that contained over 300,000 unique email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers and other personal information that could indicate political persuasions and religious beliefs. The server was discovered by an ethical security researcher; however, the server was exposed for an unknown amount of time meaning that an individual with nefarious intentions could have found it first. Expert Comments: Brian Johnson, CEO and Co-founder at DivvyCloud: “Companies that suffer data leaks due to misconfigured infrastructure…
“Ethical hackers” beat university cyber-defences in just two hours. As part of our experts comments series, Paul talks about the huge amount of sensitive data that universities hold, so the risk of cyber-attack is extremely high, which is why organisations need to be vigilant and ensure that they have a proactive approach when it comes to cyber security. https://twitter.com/oraclengt/status/1113716373623013376 Expert Comments: Paul McEvatt, Senior Manager, Threat & Strategy at Fujitsu EMEIA: “Cyber-attacks remain one of the biggest threats facing businesses today and it’s clear that data remains a valuable currency for cyber-criminals. Due to the vast amount of sensitive data that universities hold, the risk of cyber-attacks is extremely…
The DCMS today announced its 2019 Cyber Breaches Survey. The latest report highlights the threats that UK businesses face from cyber-attacks. One of the points that the report raises is that more senior managers are being updated on cyber security issues (57% of businesses do so at least once a quarter) than ever before. This is a positive step that indicates cyber security is finally becoming a regular boardroom issue, rather than just something that is discussed during times of crisis. https://twitter.com/ViccCyber/status/1113379645012021248 Experts Comments: Piers Wilson, Head of Product Management at Huntsman Security: “Both board executives and cyber security leaders will welcome the finding…
Arizona Beverages was recently hit with a massive ransomware attack – yet the company has taken nearly two weeks to get back online. This was due to outdated IT systems and servers, and means that the company is suspected to have lost millions of dollars each day it’s been offline as a result. https://twitter.com/SCMagazine/status/1113181233989738496/ Expert Comments: Justin Des Lauriers, Technical Project Manager at Exabeam: “Ransomware attacks can have a much larger impact than temporarily denying access to systems in exchange for payment. The demanded ransom amounts often pale in comparison to the collateral damage and downtime costs they cause. …
Millions of Facebook recordswere found to be publicly exposed on an Amazon cloud server, showing that companies haven’t done enough to protect the private data of users. In one instance, a third-party app developer exposed 540 million records on Facebook users such as identification numbers, comments, reactions and account names. Another instance left names, passwords and email addresses for 22,000 people. https://twitter.com/threatpost/status/1113511108973867011 Experts Comments: KevinGosschalk, CEO at Arkose Labs: “Social media companies are one of the most lucrative targets for cybercriminals because of all the personal identifiable information they collect and store. With 22,000 passwords left exposed to the public,…
Study reveals women working in cybersecurity are younger, have achieved higher levels of education and are assuming leadership roles at higher rates than men (ISC)² – the world’s largest nonprofit association of certified cybersecurity professionals – today released its 2019 Women in Cybersecurity report, which reveals that women now represent 24% of the cybersecurity workforce. This estimate is a higher percentage than in past reports in part due to the adoption of a new sample methodology that creates a more accurate and holistic representation of the cybersecurity and IT/ICT professionals responsible for securing their organizations’ critical assets. While the stronger…