More than 59,000 data breach notifications have been reported across the European Economic Area by public and private organisations since the General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR – came into force back on 25th May 2018.
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New study sets out awareness of vulnerability as a major problem among many senior executives, despite IT innovation and warnings.
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Study Reveals how global frontline workers now use unauthorised messaging apps up to six times in each working day.
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Security heads say operational/productivity loss and negative customer experience and data theft are now primary impacts of cyber attacks – 86% looking at AI/ML to aid fightback.
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Internet of Things – IoT – devices are have become cyber criminals’ top attack target, and now surpass web and application services, and email servers as attack targets.
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Respondents to Ponemon/Tenable survey say their security function ‘lacks adequate staffing’ to scan for vulnerabilities in a timely manner.
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A review of how well boards and management committees understand and manage the cyber risks their firms face has revealed that many should take more proactive steps to foster a security-centric culture which transforms cyber from an IT issue to an organisation-wide priority.
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Models designed to evaluate if cyber security delivers measurable value for money must become more inclusive to be more revealing.
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It’s critical that governance officers properly prepare to engage with IT regulatory compliances and understand their integral value for today’s successful businesses.
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The execs and the techies have to try harder to establish a common language in their fight against common cyber enemies, if key messages are to get through – and defensive strategies stay sound.
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The aftermath of the cyber attack on British Airways’ data systems provides a textbook example of why Europe’s senior management must apply more attention to their organisations’ IT security provisions – and gain better understanding of the cyber threats they now face.
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Senior executives must now develop a holistic understanding of the full economic impacts that cyber threats have on their organisations.