Chief information security officers (CISOs) are missing medical appointments and family vacations because their workload is so heavy, according to new research by security company Tessian.  In September, Tessian used third-party survey company Censuswide to ask 300 CISOs in the United Kingdom and United States about their working habits.  Researchers found that a quarter of CISOs had not taken any time off work in the past 12 months and 40% had missed a family vacation due to work. Two out…

On August 31st, 2021, we announced updates to our product subscription tiers. These changes are helping us to deliver on our mission to ​​simplify application development and remove complexities for developers, while also providing the security and scale businesses rely on. With four different subscription options: Personal, Pro, Team, and Business, it might be difficult to choose which tier is right for you. So to help you pick the best option, we’ve created a Docker…

In the October 2021 Threat Report, McAfee Enterprise ATR provides a global view of the top threats, especially those ransomware attacks that affected most countries and sectors in Q2 2021, especially in the Public Sector (Government). In June 2021 the G7 economies urged countries that may harbor criminal ransomware groups to take accountability for tracking them down and disrupting their operations. Let’s review the high severity campaigns and threat profiles added to MVISION Insights recently….

Managing computers for education is complicated, but Microsoft thinks it has a solution. Image: Shutterstock/sirikorn thamniyom Microsoft has long thought about how to tailor PCs for education, wanting to mix the flexibility of the PC ecosystem with the control that schools require. It’s a complex problem. Do we simply accept the free-for-all that’s Windows general purpose computing model, or do we move to ChromeOS’s browser-based world where keeping everything in the browser makes everything easier…

The researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) are warning of increasingly sophisticated operations carried out by Iranian threat actors. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) shared the results of their analysis on the evolution of Iran-linked threat actors at the CyberWarCon 2021. Over the past 12 months, MSTIC experts observed increasingly sophisticated attacks orchestrated by Iranian APT groups. Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed an evolution of the tools,…

Midsize companies often lack the staff, expertise and expensive tools needed to defend themselves against attack, says security provider Coro. Image: Aurielaki/Getty/istock Images Cybercriminals will attack any type of organization large or small if they think they can profit from it and get away with the crime. But while large enterprises usually have the budgets, people and resources to protect themselves from a cyberattack, the same isn’t necessarily true for smaller businesses. A report released…

Understanding the true nature of cyber-threats is critical in enabling organizations to protect themselves, according to Ciaran Martin, Founding CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre and Professor, University of Oxford.  During a session at IRISSCON 2021, Martin said it is important to be more realistic about the true threat cyber-attacks pose to society. For example, he had recently re-watched the classic movie WarGames, which “set a tone about the catastrophization of cybersecurity in a way that…