As cybercriminals take advantage of the fear and uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, it’s crucial that organisations ensure the software they build and operate is secure – despite reduced resources. Adam Brown, Associate Managing Security Consultant, Synopsys, talks us through the steps organisations can take to improve their application security programmes to protect organisational data and […]

Dave Shephard, Vice President APJ, Bitglass, asks now that business apps and data are in the cloud, if IT teams can achieve the same level of visibility and control they had for on-prem IT. Most cloud access security broker (CASB) conversations in Asia-Pacific are about data protection. This alone represents progression in thinking from as […]

Nick Taylor, Security Lead for Accenture UK and Ireland, explains how organisations can address the cybersecurity skills gap. We’ve recently witnessed a monumental shift to remote working, changing business priorities and the reconfiguration of supply chains. While businesses have had to overhaul how they operate, cyberthreat actors have been quick to take advantage of these […]

Australia’s government and institutions are being targeted by ongoing sophisticated state-based cyber hacks. Rick McElroy, Cyber Security Strategist at VMware Carbon Black discusses intrinsic security and testing and why it is now more important than ever before with the shift to remote working in the era of COVID.  I have been following, with interest, the attacks on the […]

George Tsoukas, ANZ Manager, Gigamon, tells us how HR and IT teams must work together to make sure remote working is as safe as possible. The face of business has changed dramatically in recent times, with new figures from Roy Morgan research showing that over 4.3 million people (32% of all Australian employees) are now […]

Ray Overby, CTO and co-founder of Key Resources, tells Intelligent CIO that CIOs and CISOs who surround themselves with the right support can make up for their own gaps in mainframe knowledge while building a more automated and effective mainframe security estate. Several years ago, the CIO at a major insurance company based in North […]

With many employees now working from home, organisations are exposed to a vastly increased attack surface and must re-assess their endpoint security strategies to ensure they are equipped for this new environment. Tamer Odeh, Regional Director at SentinelOne in the Middle East, tells us how enterprises can best improve their endpoint security and why prevention […]

A report by Sectigo looks at how companies have modified their cybersecurity, compliance and digital identity practices for our suddenly evolved workspaces. Tim Callan, Senior Fellow, Sectigo explains how working from home has changed the cybersecurity landscape. COVID-19 and the ‘new business normal’ has transformed enterprise IT and cybersecurity practices more than any other event […]

In this edition of our Digital Forum, Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, KnowBe4; Jon Garside, Director – Product Marketing, Securonix and Robert Byrne, Field Strategist, One Identity, discuss cybersecurity trends in Europe and offer advice to CISOs.

Cybercriminals have taken advantage of the disruption and uncertainty caused by COVID-19. Phillip Larbey, Managing Principal for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, lays out the cybertrends which have most impacted businesses during this time. Since we launched the Verizon Business 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (2020 DBIR) in May, we have […]