Security Insights

Insight Interview: Philippe Courtot, Qualys

Philippe Courtot is one of the longest-serving CEOs in the cyber security business, with close to two decades at the helm of cloud-based security vendor Qualys.

In this Insight Interview, editor Stephen Pritchard asks Courtot about the ever faster evolution of cyber threats, the need for industry collaboration and the role of governments and law enforcement in reducing cyber crime – as well as the role of the cloud.

August 2020, Episode 2: Neurodiversity and the cyber skills gap

The cybersecurity industry faces a growing skills gap, with as many as 3.5m unfilled positions. And the problem is set to grow.

Could recruiting neurodiverse staff be part of the solution? Neurodiverse people, often have skills – including pattern matching and attention to detail – that lend themselves to cybersecurity roles.

Security Insights spoke to Gemma Moore, co-founder of consultancy Cyberis, and board member at CREST, about how this can work.

The Grey Zone: cybersecurity on the front line

For military strategists sub-threshold conflicts, hybrid warfare or the "grey zone" is where future battles might be fought, and won or lost.

Technology threats are right at the heart of the grey zone. Robotics, drones, disinformation and of course, cyber, are all part of a fluid landscape that is hard for armed forces, governments, and businesses to navigate.

Security and defence company QinetiQ recently published a paper, which breaks these threats. Security Insights invited CTO Mike Sewart to discuss the report's findings.

The problem of online fraud, with RSA Security's Daniel Cohen

As business moves online, so does fraud. Online fraud is already a multi-billon dollar problem, and it shows little sign of easing off. RSA Security's Daniel Cohen explains why fraud should be on the CISO's agenda.

Security and the pandemic Part 4: Beyond Covid, with the ISF's Mark Ward

In this fourth, and final, part of our series on information security during the pandemic, we examine how the cybersecurity world might look, after Covid.

We ask Mark Ward, Senior Research Analyst at the Information Security Forum, for his view of where we are now, where cybersecurity might be heading, and choices that asks of CISOs.

Security and the pandemic, part 3: changing technology, changing behaviour, with Paolo Passeri

In the third part of our series on information security during the pandemic, we look at how the changing threat landscape is not just a response to Covid.

Rather, it is being driven by the longer-term trends in how businesses use technology.

Our guest Paolo Passeri, cyber intelligence principal at Netskope, explains how cyber attacks on the workforce were on the rise even before the pandemic.

 

Security and the pandemic, Part 2, with Verizon's Phillip Larbey

The global pandemic continues to disrupt business  -- and to create security threats.

In the second of our series on the pandemic, we look at the research data, to see how bad actors are using Covid to their advantage, and ask what businesses can do to protect themselves and their data.

Our guest this episode is Phillip Larbey, managing principal for cyber intelligence and incident response at Verizon.

Security and the Pandemic Part 1, with Morgan Wright

The last six months have brought unprecedented changes to the way we live, and work.

Rapid changes to the way we work means some security compromises were inevitable.

But is now the time for organisations to look at their technology, and security, and close down vulnerabilities? And are there lessons to be learned from lockdown?

In the first of four special episodes, editor Stephen Pritchard talks to security strategist and former government adviser, Morgan Wright.

August 2020, Episode 1: Fail to plan, plan to fail

Security breaches are now all but inevitable. Yet three out of four organisations fail to plan properly for a cyber attack, according to Ponemon and IBM.

The result is lost revenue, and lost confidence.

But good planning is one of the most effective ways to weather a cyber incident, and come out the other side. Security Insights discusses security response planning with IBM's Wendi Whitmore.

Burn out? IT security and mental health

Burn out and stress are by no means unique to the cybersecurity industry. But the pressures on professionals are growing, according to the Chartered Institute of Information Security. Its CEO, Amanda Finch, discusses how security teams can tackle mental health worries.