The incidents of the past month have confirmed the lack of cyber resilience in many industrial companies and is another reminder of the benefits of zero trust in mitigating the effects of ransomware. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto On Friday, May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline safely shut down its pipeline operations due to a ransomware incident in its corporate network. Colonial Pipeline transports 45% of the fuel along the East Coast of the United States through 5,500 miles of…

Over the past 14 months, organizations have had to navigate the abrupt discontinuity caused by COVID-19 and the ensuing regulations. Today, sports fans are returning to arenas and students are back in schools, but most office workers are still on work-from-home orders. Returning to the workplace will constitute a new normal, but what will that look like in an unknown post-COVID world? I spoke to several CEOs, CIOs, and CISOs (all in the US) to…

Building a strong cybersecurity culture in your organization is not only possible, it’s a necessity. With cyberattacks spanning critical infrastructure, SMBs, retail organizations, and commercial businesses alike, addressing cybersecurity with internal users is key. Successful internal cyber-defense programs are attainable. But, first, start from within- embody every person in the organization by taking a team approach that centers on a cultural mindset. What does it mean to be “cyber-smart”? Building a cyber-smart culture means continuously…

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 25, 2021 – Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, and Ponemon Institute, a top IT security research organization, today released the results of a new study on “The Cost of Cloud Compromise and Shadow IT.” The average cost of cloud account compromises reached $6.2 million over a 12-month period, according to over 600 IT and IT security professionals in the U.S. In addition, 68 percent of these survey respondents…

While many employers are tapping technologies to monitor workflows, a new report highlights potential drawbacks and even resentment among surveilled employees. Image: GettyImages/Laurence Dutton Employers are increasingly using monitoring software to keep an eye on day-to-day operations. In fact, 75% of work conversations could be recorded and assessed by 2025, according to Gartner. On Thursday, ExpressVPN published the results of a recent survey highlighting workforce sentiments regarding telecommuting, employer monitoring software and more. While many…

An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been accused of stealing classified information and national security documents from her workplace and keeping them at home.  Intelligence analyst Kendra Kingsbury of the FBI’s Kansas City Division was charged in a two-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, May 18. The federal indictment alleges that 48-year-old Kingsbury took sensitive government material home to her residence in Dodge…