The pressures that CISOs face are rising, but it must be remembered they are human. Neil Thacker, Chief Information Security Officer for EMEA at Netskope, shares his thoughts about the role of the CISO and the optimistic future ahead. With an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape and an ever-expanding attack surface, the list of things keeping […]

Andrew Hollister, CISO, LogRhythm, explains how addressing burnout to reduce cyber-risk should be treated as seriously as any other business risk and considers how CISOs can put priorities into perspective. In a rapidly expanding threat environment, the challenge for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) isn’t just evolving threat tactics but making sense of overwhelming security […]

The emergence of Generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping the 2024 telecoms risk radar. According to SecurityScorecard’s recent research, Security ratings: A new horizon, 85% of the top telecom companies in the US, UK, France and Germany experienced a third-party data breach in the past 12 months alone. Organisations in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector are […]

John Cullen, Strategic Marketing Director Digital Identity at Thales, outlines some key predictions for 2024 in the sphere of digital identities. Verifying one’s identity plays a central role in how today’s society operates – both in online and offline scenarios. Be it at passport control before boarding a flight, renting accommodation, buying alcohol from a […]

Assessing the year ahead, budgets are getting tighter and cyberattacks are becoming more relentless. It’s vital for organisations to avoid cutting corners and save money in the long-term by not opening themselves up to attackers and ransom demands. Paul Dant, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Strategy & Research at Illumio, shares his insight. It’s a good time to […]

Miguel Sanhueza, Academic, Department of Electricity, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, UTEM, says achieving a fully secure Internet may be a utopian goal – but through education, awareness, and collective responsibility a more resilient and protected digital space can be built. The notion of a completely secure Internet is, in many respects, an unattainable […]

Stockholm-based Petra Tesch, Chief Information Officer, Vizrt, asks how can a company ensure its Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is adequately protected? Cyberthreats are increasing and becoming more serious by the day, so it’s crucial for organisations to stay one step ahead when safeguarding their digital assets. Personal identification information (PII) sits on the firing line, […]

Robin Bell, CISO at Egress, provides insight into the essential components of robust email security strategies. It’s estimated that individuals make 35,000 decisions every day according to psychologists, or one decision every two seconds. That’s not to say that each decision has a big impact, most are small and often instinctive like taking a sip […]

Derek Manky, Chief Security Strategist and Global VP of Threat Intelligence at FortiGuard Labs, tells us how The Cybercrime Atlas is a first-of-its-kind initiative, building a comprehensive picture of the cybercrime landscape, including criminal operations, shared infrastructures and networks. The global transition to the digital economy means that the operations of governments, critical infrastructures, businesses […]

In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, SMBs are making investments to bolster their cyberdefences. But this complex environment can be challenging to manage. Rob Harrison, SVP Products and Services, Sophos, talks us through the benefits of working with an expert managed services provider versus relying on an in-house team with multiple priorities to juggle. Last […]