A study on CIO and CISO prioritization showed these two areas are most important this year. Cloud security is another area high on their lists. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Bob Blakley, operating partner at Team8, a venture capital think tank, about investments CISOs should be considering in 2021. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: Bob, talk about two big areas that really stood out in your recent survey. SEE:…

These two areas are CISOs’ top priorities this year Length: 8:01 | Feb 22, 2021 Team8 surveyed cybersecurity leaders to find out where they will spend their money in 2021. Source link

A leading venture capital firm based in California’s Silicon Valley has fallen victim to a cyber-attack. According to Axios, Sequoia Capital contacted investors on Friday, February 19, to inform them that their financial data and personal information had been accessed by an unauthorized third party. The data breach occurred after the email account belonging to an employee at the firm was compromised in a phishing attack.  Sequoia Capital is run from offices on Sand Hill Road in Menlo…

Known as Silver Sparrow, the malware’s intent is still unknown as it has yet to deliver an actual payload, says security firm Red Canary. Image: kaptnali, Getty Images/iStockphoto A piece of malware that has infected almost 30,000 Mac computers has triggered questions over its intent and ultimate payload. SEE: Security Awareness and Training policy (TechRepublic Premium) Based on data from Malwarebytes, the malware dubbed Silver Sparrow by researchers at Red Canary, has so far landed on 29,139…

Enterprise VPNs are critical for connecting remote workers to company resources via reliable and secure links to foster communication and productivity. Read about six viable choices for businesses. Image: iStock/Melpomenem We are almost a year into the coronavirus pandemic and the value of VPN solutions to help employees conduct business operations from remote locations continues to be proven on a daily basis. Thousands of businesses have stayed afloat, and hundreds of thousands of jobs have…