The New Frontiers of Cybersecurity is a three-part thought-leadership series investigating the big-picture problems within the cybersecurity industry. In the first post, we explored the reasons malicious actors have been able to enhance their ability to execute and profit from attacks. In the second post, we discussed how the massive increase in endpoints and systems online has dramatically increased the attack surface.
So, you (or your friendly neighborhood MSP) have just finished a vulnerability scan as part of a vulnerability management program and/or in preparation for penetration testing. But one ominous question looms: What next? Sorting through hundreds of thousands of vulnerability logs can be daunting, and determining which ones are worth investigating further is even less of a trivial task.
Digital and cloud transformation has unlocked new business opportunities and operational efficiencies for organisations. But migration to the cloud also means our approach to deploying applications and services has radically changed, as enterprises move away from traditional data centres. Likewise, flexible working means users have also moved away from traditional offices and branches.
When ChatGPT debuted in November 2022, it ushered in new points of view and sentiments around AI adoption. Workers from nearly every industry started to reimagine how they could accomplish daily tasks and execute their work — and the cybersecurity industry was no exception. Like shadow IT, new rogue AI tools — meaning AI tools that employees are adopting unbeknownst to the organization they work for — can pose security risks to your organization.
Almost eight years ago, Christof Jungo, who was at the time head of security architecture and engineering at Swisscom, proposed the idea of cybersecurity middleware. Christof’s idea was that although it is easy to collect all security telemetry in one place, it is difficult to operationalize it for fast and efficient incident response. He proposed a concept of interchangeable and interoperable parts that can act as a middleware, a higher-level abstraction layer for security.
Organisations across the UK and Ireland must take precautions to protect their systems to reduce their risk of cyberattack.
The analyst firm Frost & Sullivan awarded Trustwave the dual honors of being named 2023 Company of the Year for Managed and Professional Security in the Americas, Excellence in Best Practices, and as the Leading Innovator in the 2023 Frost Radar™: Americas Managed & Professional Security Services Market. Trustwave was also recently named a Top 5 Innovator in the Global MDR Radar Report.
Cyber attacks are common occurrences that often make headlines, but the leakage of personal information, particularly credit card data, can have severe consequences for individuals. It is essential to understand the techniques employed by cyber criminals to steal this sensitive information.
