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“You’re sold on the idea of zero trust. Now you need to implement it,” was the overarching theme of a star-studded panel discussion session titled ‘Best Policy: A Guide to Implementing Zero Trust and Reducing Overall Risk’ on day one of this year’s Cloud and Cyber Security Expo in Excel, London. Tim Holman, chief executive officer of 2|SEC Consulting, introduced the session by instructing the audience, “this session is aimed at any organization at the beginning of its zero…

By: Eve-Marie Lanza, Senior Solutions Marketing Manager, Aruba. Remote “work from anywhere” models are now not only possible but quite desirable. When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the global economy in early 2020, these models became increasingly prevalent. Since then, work from home (WFH) has become a critical part of many organizations. Remote work adoption shows no signs of slowing. A survey conducted by PwC revealed that a large majority, 83% of employers surveyed in…

The US Senate has passed legislation designed to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government. The legislation, which consists of three bills, was unanimously passed by the Senate on Tuesday evening, and would – amongst other things – require organisations working in critical industry sectors to alert the US Government about hacks and ransomware attacks. The passing of the “Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022” comes after repeated warnings to the private sector from US…

A deepdive analysis into the current state of the cybersecurity workforce was provided by ISC(2) during day one of the Cloud & Cyber Security Expo at ExCel, London, UK. Chris Green, head of communications, EMEA, at ISC(2), provided detailed insights into the accreditation body’s 2021 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, going beyond the headline findings. Green began by noting that the latest survey, which included 4753 individuals responsible for cybersecurity at their organization, took place during “arguably one of the most challenging…

In a previous article, I examined Australia’s proposed Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020. This information security overhaul imposes strict reporting requirements for enterprises as well as affords the Australian government unprecedented and far-reaching powers that enables them to intervene in the operation of an organisztion’s network in the event of a threat to critical infrastructure. The intention of the bill is to help Australian businesses fend off cyberattacks. It is also an indictment…