As Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), it's crucial to manage risks in a holistic and consolidated manner as the landscape of threats, particularly those targeting applications, continues to evolve and expand. With the increasing reliance on digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud-based services, the attack surface for potential cyber threats is growing and changing.

The BBC recently reported that Booking.com is warning that AI is driving an explosion in travel scams. Up to 900% in their estimation - making it abundantly clear that while AI can be a force for good, it can also be a formidable weapon in the arsenal of cybercriminals. One of the most concerning trends we've observed is the increasing use of AI by cybercriminals to carry out sophisticated phishing attacks.

Whether you're working with on-premises infrastructure, fully embracing the cloud, or running a hybrid solution, one thing is certain: a robust security posture is essential to safeguarding the environment. This article will explore today’s fundamentals of security posture assessment in both on-premises and cloud environments while briefly touching on the added complexities a hybrid setup will entail.

With the global average cost of a data breach being 4.45 million USD in 2023, businesses can’t afford to ignore the biggest cybersecurity risks.

As we pass the halfway mark of 2024, data breaches remain on the rise. Cybercriminals are finding more and more inventive ways to infiltrate organizations, exploiting vulnerabilities in networks, software, and human behavior. From phishing schemes and ransomware attacks to insider threats and supply chain compromises, the threat of cyber attacks continues. This is bad news, especially for certain industries. The consequences of these breaches extend far beyond financial losses.

Cloud environments today continue to grow in size and complexity, which increases the demand for improved security coverage in order to protect an organization’s assets, data, and reputation. This growth has also created significant and complex challenges in identifying insider or external threats, compromised accounts, and anomalous behavior across environments.

When it comes to vulnerability management, time is critical - every minute a vulnerability goes unaddressed, the risk escalates. To ensure all risks are addressed, security teams need vulnerability management processes that are reliable and efficient, and, crucially, don’t drain their resources. And given that 22% of cybersecurity professionals have admitted to ignoring an alert completely, we can’t afford to rely on the human element alone.

Cybercriminals are not new, and often neither are their tactics. Despite this, phishing attacks, which incorporate social engineering in emails and messages to persuade people to perform an action that puts organisations at risk, continue to be highly successful. New technologies, such as GenAI, are improving these tactics further and companies must implement a strategic approach built on a solid foundation of identity security to minimize risks.

AI’s rise in both the business and consumer worlds has been astonishingly exponential. Businesses are using AI to generate content, analyze data, automate processes, and more. But small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) look and act very differently from their enterprise counterparts. This prompts the question: How are SMEs approaching AI? Recent data from a 2024 JumpCloud study of SME IT may help answer it.

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