Security Insights

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.

DDoS: the attacks keep coming

Denial of Service – or DDoS – attacks are rising sharply.

According to Netscout, attacks are up 62 per cent compared to this time last year, in the UK alone. 

Changes to the way we work are exposing more infrastructure to attack – and security teams should look again at their vulnerabilities.

Netscout’s CTO for security, Darren Anstee, joins Security Insights presenter Stephen Pritchard, to discuss the data.

Unreported Cyber Crime

Almost two thirds of cyber crime goes unreported by enterprises, according to ISACA, even when failing to report breaks the law, or breaches industry regulations. And the problem is on the increase.

What are the causes, and what does this mean for business? Security Insights speaks to Ed Moyle, lead author of ISACA's State of Cybersecurity Report, to find out more.

Image: by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay.

 

Following the money: Verizon's 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report

This year's Data Breach Investigations Report says that most cyber attacks are financially motivated. But the insider threat has not gone away, and the threat from ransomware is growing. Verizon Business' head of cybersecurity strategy, John Loveland, goes through the 2020 data with Security Insights' Stephen Pritchard.

Securing mobile working

Mobile devices are business tools of choice for more and more people, and not just knowledge workers.

And these tools have come to the fore during the pandemic crisis.

But how can they be secured, and does mobile working bring its own set of risks? Security Insights investigates.

With guests Bridget Kenyon, CISO of Thales' Digital and Identity Services Group, Mike Elliott, CEO of Over-C, Neil Thacker, CISO at Netskope. Presented by series editor Stephen Pritchard.

Secure home working: Amar Singh founder, Cyber Management Alliance

Responding to the global pandemic, the Cyber Management Alliance has produced a checklist setting out practical security measures for organisations to support working from home.

CMA founder and CEO Amar Singh tells Stephen Pritchard what security teams should be doing now — and what they also need to do to secure their data, when more normal times return.

Introducing Security Insights

Editor Stephen Pritchard introduces Security Insights, a podcast that takes an in-depth look at cyber security.

Our podcasts are independent, and our audience is anyone who is concerned about the strategic consequences of information security, whether they are in government, the private sector or academia.