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Legal and professional services firms need to adapt their technology and security to fit new ways of working, according to a senior CISO in the sector. During a Talking Tactics session at Infosecurity Europe 2022, Christian Toon, CISO at legal practice Pinsent Masons, pointed out that law firms are staffed by “intelligent people who get confidentiality.” Yet, that does not automatically translate into an understanding of digital risks. Firms also face a challenge dealing with high volumes…

By Rick Vanover, Senior Director of Product Strategy at Veeam Often, when a citizen interacts with a government agency, a piece of personal information is provided and stored. This means ransomware attacks threaten the exposure of both internal government data as well as citizen information. Being the proprietor of citizen data – from motor vehicle records to photo identification documents – puts government agencies in a more precarious position than private companies. According to a…

On the third and final day of InfoSecurity Europe 2022, Ian Hill, director of cyber security at BGL Insurance, hosted a roundtable discussion on disinformation warfare, exploring the relationship between the subjective truth and objective facts in the context of fake news. The role that psychology, social media and culture play in contextualizing and interpreting information was discussed, as well as the increased need for AI-based cybersecurity techniques and technology to detect and mitigate such…

OT:ICEFALL Research from Forescout Explores Insecure-by-Design State of Operational Technology The latest research from Forescout’s Vedere Labs explores the state of risk management in operational technology through the lens of 56 insecure-by-design vulnerabilities. Background On June 20, Forescout’s Vedere Labs published their latest research findings into operational technology (OT) vulnerabilities titled OT:ICEFALL. This group has been examining vulnerabilities affecting OT security for a few years now and has produced notable findings including: NUCLEUS:13, NAME:WRECK, NUMBER:JACK…

Today’s work from anywhere culture, escalating ransomware, and an explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are among the trends that are driving enterprises to rethink their approach to secure network access. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have long been the go-to method for providing remote users secure access to the corporate network. But time has shown that VPNs have serious limitations and are not the most secure option. IT leaders are rethinking their strategies and…