(from Education Week) Most K - 12 public school IT leaders are failing to take basic steps to secure their school networks against ransomware attacks, phishing schemes, data breaches and
other cybersecurity threats, according to a new survey by CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking).
The alert noted that in a recent SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations study of 75 financial firms, 5 percent of broker - dealers and 26 percent of advisors and investment funds did not conduct periodic risk assessments of critical systems to uncover vulnerabilities, potential business consequences and
other cybersecurity threats.
Not exact matches
After speaking at the conference, the president signed an executive order aimed at encouraging companies to share more information about
cybersecurity threats with the government and each
other, a response to attacks like those on Sony Entertainment, Target, and Anthem.
The firm's 2017 edition of its annual
cybersecurity report entitled «Cybersecurity Report: Chief Security Officers Reveal True Cost of Breaches And The Actions That Organizations Are Taking,» provides insights based on threat intelligence gathered by Cisco's security experts, combined with input from nearly 3,000 Chief Security Officers (CSOs) and other security operations leaders from businesses in
cybersecurity report entitled «
Cybersecurity Report: Chief Security Officers Reveal True Cost of Breaches And The Actions That Organizations Are Taking,» provides insights based on threat intelligence gathered by Cisco's security experts, combined with input from nearly 3,000 Chief Security Officers (CSOs) and other security operations leaders from businesses in
Cybersecurity Report: Chief Security Officers Reveal True Cost of Breaches And The Actions That Organizations Are Taking,» provides insights based on
threat intelligence gathered by Cisco's security experts, combined with input from nearly 3,000 Chief Security Officers (CSOs) and
other security operations leaders from businesses in 13 countries.
Other worries highlighted by S&P included geopolitical tensions, asset price volatility, a Chinese debt overhang,
cybersecurity threats, and increased populism and anti-globalisation sentiment around the world.
Libicki said the demand for
cybersecurity professionals began to overtake supply in 2007, largely due to increased reports of large - scale hacking, including the leakage of credit card data, attacks on Internet connectivity, and the discovery of «advanced persistence
threats» — teams of hackers who go after intellectual property by establishing a persistent presence in the networks of U.S. and
other technology targets.
The bill calls for government agencies, businesses and
other organizations to share information about
cybersecurity threats with one another.
Following the recent headlines surrounding the WikiLeaks, the Panama Papers, and thousands of much smaller
cybersecurity breaches around the world, legislation and action related to the protection of data and cyber processes is increasingly necessary, and while governments and
other parties do attempt to implement ways of managing breaches, the
threat of cyber-attacks can not be shrugged away.
Because New York faces so many unique
cybersecurity threats as an international business hub and a dense cultural epicenter, the city could provide a compelling model for
other metropolitan areas looking to take their cyber problems into their own hands.
A survey by KPMG LLP of senior U.S. real estate executives further finds that uncertainties over President Trump's tax and regulatory policies, rising interest rates and the
threat of data breaches and
other cybersecurity risks have not dampened bullishness among real estate owners and investors.