The threat landscape in the financial services sector continues to get more menacing. Malicious actors and cybercrime groups increasingly set their sights on the sensitive financial data that banks, moneylenders, insurance companies, credit unions, and more all store in their IT environments. Exemplifying the challenge, one recent study found that the financial sector experienced the second-highest volume of data breaches in 2022.

Informer, a leading external attack surface management SaaS platform, is delighted to announce that Forrester has named the company in its External Attack Surface Management Landscape, Q1 2023 report. External attack surface management (EASM) has become a critical aspect of modern security-minded organizations’ overall cybersecurity strategy.

The emergence of cloud computing transformed the nature of IT ecosystems and infrastructure in many beneficial ways. From cost savings to flexibility to unparalleled scalability, the cloud’s advantages are well-documented. But it’s important not to overlook the fact that migrating to the cloud introduces many new points where unauthorized hackers can try to enter and launch a cyber-attack.

The role of a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in cybersecurity is to ensure that the organization’s technology infrastructure and systems are secure and protected against cyber threats. This involves implementing and overseeing security measures and policies, monitoring network activity for potential threats, and managing the response to any security incidents that may occur.

Informer’s Founder and CEO Marios Kyriacou will be speaking at the UKsec Cyber Security Summit. UKsec takes place at the Millennium Gloucester in London on the 22nd and 23rd of November. The 2-day conference sees exclusive keynotes from trail-blazing industry execs as well as attendees having the chance to take part in interactive panel debates, benchmarking their approach to cyber security against peers.