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High-profile cyber incidents, and new regulations, are forcing organisations to pay attention to recovery and resilience in cyber. It is no longer about detecting and blocking attacks. Some will succeed. instead, CISOs need to ensure [...] -
Quantum computers promise a vast increase in processing power. This could be harnessed for R&D, or for medical research. But there are also concerns that quantum technology will be used in cyber attacks. Soon, quantum [...] -
Last year saw 8m DDoS attacks between July and December alone. The largest reached 30Tbps, according to research from NETSCOUT. A good percentage of internet traffic is now linked to denial of service attacks. Malicious [...] -
The role of a CISO is changing, and rapidly. But so is the threat landscape, and the technologies security leaders work with every day. For Mike Baker, though, security is still very much a people [...] -
The last few years has brought geopolitics to the fore for cybersecurity, especially in Europe. But the return of war to the continent is just one factor changing CISOs’ views of risk. Europe faces its [...] -
Digital sovereignty is now at, or near the top, of CIOs’ agendas. And cyber resilience is a key goal for the CISO. But can resilience and sovereignty work together? Are they opposed, or are they [...] -
The cybersecurity skills gap might be narrowing at last. For at least the last five years, research reports have suggested a shortage of at least 3m qualified cybersecurity professionals worldwide. Some sources put it far [...] -
Orange Cyberdefense’s annual Security Navigator report is now well-established as a barometer of the cyber threat landscape. The report puts a special emphasis on cyber extortion and cyber crime. But it also stands out for [...] -
To build a resilient organisation, you need resilient people. Cybersecurity sometimes puts its people under a great deal of pressure. The constant demand to stay ahead of adversaries takes its toll. And it can be [...] -
There is no let up in cyber attacks and cybersecurity incidents. This year has seen a series of high profile, and damaging attacks. But, as businesses and organisations look to be facing ever greater threats, [...] -
Bug bounties are big business. The most accomplished hackers can now make a good living hunting down and disclosing security flaws. Some of the largest programmes now offer bounties of $1m or more. A growing [...] -
Distributed denial of service attacks, or DDoS, remain a serious source of disruption across the internet. DDoS attacks continue to grow in their frequency and volume. Researchers at NETSCOUT recorded over 8m DDoS attacks in [...] -
Is cybersecurity’s skills crisis one of its own making? There are between three and four million vacancies for cybersecurity professionals worldwide, depending on the research you read. Over the years, there has been plenty of [...] -
Education is an attractive target for malicious actors in cyberspace. Hackers attack schools, colleges and universities for the information they hold. That includes personal, academic and research data. And they are also vulnerable to extortion [...]
