2020 was a year many of us would like to forget. The year began and ended with two events that caused chaos in the “normalcy” of cybersecurity practitioners. I am referring to the COVID-19 pandemic and the SolarWinds breach. How many of us had a pandemic...
The changed world we’ve found ourselves living in since the global pandemic struck in 2020 has been particularly helpful to cybercriminals. Nothing illustrates this so well as the SolarWinds hack, described by Microsoft president Brad Smith as the most sophisticated...
Over the past several years, cybersecurity risk management has become top of mind for boards. And rightly so. Given the onslaught of ransomware attacks and data breaches that organizations experienced in recent years, board members have...
Today, businesses are always at risk of data security breaches. Moreover, the proliferation of malware has made it easy for cybercriminals to carry out attacks, increasing cybercrimes. Therefore, it calls for a strong cybersecurity posture to detect and manage...
Microsoft will partner with community colleges across the U.S. and provide free resources in an attempt to help end a shortage of cybersecurity workers, the company announced Thursday. The company believes it can reduce the country’s workforce shortage...
