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At McAfee, we’re proud to protect. It’s part of our DNA. We’re all dedicated to keeping the world safe from cyber threats. As a team, we’re driven by our mission to protect all that matters. Individually, we’re motivated by our own unique reasons – whether that’s family, friends, or our communities. As part of our commitment to online safety, we asked our McAfee team to share what motivates them every day to make life online…

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of cybersecurity teams are understaffed, and 63% have unfilled vacancies. This is according to ISACA’s State of Cybersecurity 2022 report, which highlighted organizations’ ongoing struggles to hire and retain skilled cybersecurity professionals. This year’s survey included insights from over 2000 cybersecurity professionals worldwide. A fifth of respondents admitted it takes more than six months to find qualified cybersecurity candidates for open positions. The top three factors used to determine whether a candidate is qualified…

Average ransom demand rose 144% to $2.2 million. Average payment rose 78% percent to $541,010. Posts on name-and-shame Dark Web leak sites climbed 85%. SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to Dark Web “leak sites” where they pressured victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, according to research released today from Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW),…

El cambio es prolífico en los entornos de TI de las organizaciones. Los activos de hardware cambian. Los programas de software cambian. Los estados de configuración cambian. Algunas de estas modificaciones están autorizadas en la medida en que se producen durante el ciclo regular de aplicación de parches de una organización, mientras que otras causan preocupación al aparecer de forma inesperada. Las organizaciones suelen responder a este dinamismo invirtiendo en la detección de activos y…

El cambio es prolífico en los entornos de TI de las organizaciones. Los activos de hardware cambian. Los programas de software cambian. Los estados de configuración cambian. Algunas de estas modificaciones están autorizadas en la medida en que se producen durante el ciclo regular de aplicación de parches de una organización, mientras que otras causan preocupación al aparecer de forma inesperada. Las organizaciones suelen responder a este dinamismo invirtiendo en la detección de activos y…

Sonny Sonnenstein is not a mainframe guy. “I’m a banking technologist,” says the CIO for retail, business, and digital banking at M&T Bank. But it is safe to say that Sonnenstein understands something about investment risk and when it’s time to double down on a strong hand. He’s doing just that on the bank’s IBM Z system mainframes, for which the bank has written some 10 million lines of code over the years. Sonnenstein is…

A chief digital officer (CDO) is a leader who combines business acumen with digital expertise to help organizations drive digital transformation via an enterprise-wise digital vision and strategy. At many companies, the chief digital officer is a customer-facing role that signals a commitment to a digital future. At others, the chief digital officer’s main responsibility is to strategically transform the company’s business. McKinsey & Co. have dubbed the CDO the “transformer in chief.” The chief…

Established by the UK Parliament in 2001 to settle complaints about financial-services companies, the Financial Ombudsman’s Service (FOS) has served an increasing number of consumers, recently dealing with more than a million people a year. Heightened demand through the COVID-19 pandemic has put even more pressure on FOS, whose services are free to the public, as a growing case load made waiting times for complaint resolution increase. The onus is now on the agency to…