Information Security Archive
In today’s digital era, the battle against data breaches has intensified, making safeguarding sensitive information a paramount concern for organisations. Amid the arsenal of cyber security measures, staff training has emerged as a critical weapon in the fight against data …
Egress’s Insider Data Breach survey 2019 has found that 79% of CIOs believe employees have put company data at risk accidentally in the past 12 months, while 61% think that data has been put at risk maliciously. More than 500 …
UK retailers have seen an 80% increase in cyber attacks and/or breaches over the past year, according to the BRC’s (British Retail Consortium) 2019 Retail Crime Survey. This is despite 17% of retailers spending more on cyber security than the …
Yet another report has identified careless or unaware employees as the biggest vulnerability within organisations (34%). The EY Global Information Security Survey 2018–19 questioned more than 1,400 C-suite leaders and information security and IT executives/managers from some of the world’s …
Humans are often seen as the weakest link in the cyber security chain, but Mary O’Brien, general manager of IBM Security, sees them as strengths too. Speaking with eWeek, O’Brien discussed how organisations should educate their employees about cyber security …
Data breaches can happen at any time, have multiple causes and vary in scale. Incidents caused by human error are becoming increasingly common – as Gateshead Council is only too aware, having suffered a shocking 19 breaches in 10 months. …
SailPoint’s 2018 Market Pulse Survey has found that employees’ bad cyber security habits not only persist but are also getting worse despite the increasing risks. The survey of 1,600 employees in large organisations (those with at least 1,000 employees) across …
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The threat landscape is constantly evolving, and organisations are recognising the importance of effective staff awareness training. With human error and lack of training regularly identified as the root causes of cyber security incidents, it has never been more important …
