MANAGING CYBERSECURITY RISK TO MINIMIZE CYBERTHREATS

The CEO of the world's largest security software vendor Symantec has said in reports that the demand for the cybersecurity workforce is expected to rise by 6 million professionals globally by 2019, with a projected shortfall of 1.5 million. That will leave companies and information less protected than they should be against cybercriminals.

Apparently, despite of skills shortage in the field of cybersecurity – There is a very low effort done to increase the number of experts in the field. I...

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The 12th annual survey of cybercrime trends found that online attackers determined to break into computers, steal information and interfere with business are more technologically advanced than those trying to stop them.

The survey was cosponsored by business consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the U.S. Secret Service, the CERT Division of Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute and CSO security news magazine.

Three out of four respondents said they had...

If a single theme dominated the Credit Union InfoSecurity Conference that was held in Las Vegas in May 21 – 23 this year (2014) at the beautiful Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, it was Cyberthreats are multiplying and the criminals are getting better at their jobs. One of the key questions before the nearly 50 credit unions in attendance at the confab was are they taking the necessary steps to win the battle?

Opening speaker Andy Robbins, a network penetration expert...

The number of Cyberthreats has been increased rapidly for the past one year. We have witness a very big number of attacks across nations. The most recent attack that capture our attention was "THE HOME DEPOT", which had a months-long data breach through malware similar to the one used against Target.

 According to "FORBES", Thieves stole sensitive data from as many as 110 million people. The United States has 333 million people. Obviously, that means one out of every three people had...

Cyber criminals have been extending wings to cause tremendous distractions. The future of these cybercrimes is predicted to be much worse that we could ever imagine. Recently, the United States' electrical grid has been reported to be vulnerable to disruptive attacks by computer hackers that could shut off power to vital sectors of the economy and key public utilities, giving potential adversaries a new way of hitting the United States, according to a new study by a Washington think tank.

The...

October is here again! A National Cyber Security Awareness Month — A month dedicated to raise awareness on cybersecurity issues. As the rate of cybercrime keeps increasing we should also remember we are all responsible to the fight against cybercrimes. As I have said in one of my writing that can be read "HERE" Nation has to take this month serious to raise awareness to the end users on the issues related to cybersecurity.

YOUR CYBER HYGIENE AFFECTS OTHERS

It’s not unlike public health. One of...

A day before "DATA PRIVACY DAY", Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s office announced the creation of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, which “will provide dedicated and centralised oversight of national cyber security functions.” Given the sinister ways in which cyber threats are evolving, the move is a necessary step for a wired, wealthy nation that has long been the target of cybercrime.

This is a rare radical step towards the fight against cybercrimes in Singapore which came at the...

JOE SULIVAN - CSO FACEBOOKCybersecurity firms have played a significant role to help the fight against cybercrimes. With the help of analysis of the Cyberthreats situation across nations and proposed way forwards to fight cybercrime, they have proven to be the right force to join.
Facebook has seen this and choose to join force with one of the Cybersecurity firm as a sign of getting serious about fighting off online data threats.

 The social network is buying PrivateCore, a cybersecurity firm...