CISA announces RFI for critical infrastructure cyber reporting mandate

The agency plans to publish the information request in the Federal Register on Monday and will kick off a national listening tour.

By David Jones • Sept. 9, 2022

CISA Director: Tech industry should infuse security at product design stage

Agency director Jen Easterly outlined a push for faster incident reporting and closer industry collaboration.

By David Jones • Sept. 7, 2022

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An esclation of cyber risks facing businesses and government has made cyber resilience a major priority. 

By Cybersecurity Dive staff

Most organizations remain unprepared for ransomware attacks

Too many organizations are failing to meet cybersecurity demands. Ransomware attacks abound and humans are still the weakest link.

By Matt Kapko • Sept. 6, 2022

Okta CEO pushes for passwordless future in wake of phishing attacks

Customers that rely on passwords and log-in pages are putting their organizations at greater risk of attack, Todd McKinnon told analysts.

By Matt Kapko • Sept. 2, 2022

CrowdStrike, Palo Alto earnings show resilience in cyber investments amid macro concerns

Enterprises are continuing to invest in cybersecurity, but remain focused on consolidating vendors.

By David Jones • Sept. 1, 2022

SaaS sprawl amps up security challenges amid heightened risk

Two-thirds of businesses say they're spending more on SaaS applications year over year, Axonius data shows.

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 1, 2022

Multifactor authentication has its limits, but don’t blame the technology

Despite phishing attacks that evaded authentication and engulfed many technology companies of late, organizations shouldn’t hesitate to use MFA.

By Matt Kapko • Sept. 1, 2022

CISOs aim to balance investments, outsourcing against risks

Cyberattack risk still largely comes down to human error, regardless of how much organizations spend to bolster defense.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 31, 2022

Slack enhances platform security amid rapid expansion and heightened risk

The enterprise messaging platform has faced increased customer concerns about security and privacy.

By David Jones • Aug. 31, 2022

Changing cyber insurance guidance from Lloyd’s reflects a market in turmoil

Rising ransomware attacks and higher payout demands have battered the insurance industry, leaving many organizations exposed and vulnerable. 

By David Jones • Aug. 29, 2022

Tips for how to safeguard against third-party attacks

Organizations need to demand and ensure all vendors implement rigorous security measures. Sometimes the least likely tools pose the most risk. 

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 25, 2022

Cybersecurity spending strategies in uncertain economic times

The need for strong cybersecurity programs doesn’t make it immune to cuts.

By Sue Poremba • Aug. 25, 2022

Risk of cyberattack emerges as top concern of US executives

A PwC study shows cyber risk is a top concern among entire C-suite and corporate boards as companies are spending additional funds to boost resilience.

By David Jones • Aug. 19, 2022

Google Cloud’s CISO is a short-term cyber pessimist, but a long-term optimist

Respite from seemingly omnipresent threats is hard to come by, but Phil Venables takes comfort in wins, not losses.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 18, 2022

Mailchimp breach shines new light on digital identity, supply chain risk

Sophisticated threat actors are targeting weak links in the email marketing space to go after vulnerable financial targets.

By David Jones • Aug. 18, 2022

DigitalOcean, caught in Mailchimp security incident, drops email vendor

An attack on the email marketing firm raises questions about the continued risk of a supply chain compromise. 

By David Jones • Aug. 17, 2022

Zero trust adoption skyrockets, nearing universal adoption

A report from Okta shows organizations fully embracing zero-trust principles, as hybrid work requires long-term changes to identity management. 

By David Jones • Aug. 16, 2022

Don’t count on government, tech vendors to fix security woes, former CISA chief Krebs says

The state of cybersecurity is bad and it’s going to get worse, Chris Krebs said at Black Hat. But somehow things might eventually get better.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 10, 2022

AWS, Splunk lead open source effort to spot and curb cyberattacks

A broad group of 18 tech companies are collaborating to establish a less cumbersome model for cybersecurity defense coordination.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 10, 2022

Cloudflare thwarts ‘sophisticated’ phishing attack strategy that bruised Twilio

Dissimilar responses from Cloudflare and Twilio bear important lessons in transparency, resiliency and access.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 9, 2022

Encevo stays resilient post-attack, but it’s still assessing the data damage

The Luxembourg energy supplier’s ability to thwart a shutdown likely empowered its refusal to pay a ransom.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 8, 2022

Ransomware defense guidance risks hang-ups under many steps

Small and mid-sized businesses don’t typically have the resources to meet every safeguard. But every action, however small, helps.

By Matt Kapko • Aug. 4, 2022

Threat actors shifting tactics as Microsoft blocks, unblocks and reblocks macros

Proofpoint researchers say criminal hackers are turning to container files and Windows shortcuts to distribute malware.

By David Jones • July 29, 2022

Mandiant red team breaches OT servers to mimic crime group techniques

Researchers are not aware of financially motivated actors using these techniques in the wild.

By David Jones • July 27, 2022

AWS wants to be an enterprise security strategy advisor

The cloud giant advised customers to focus on specific needs, and rely on embedded defenses running automatically behind the scenes.

By Matt Kapko • July 27, 2022