EC-Council’s CISO MAG to host Nigeria Cyber Security Confluence

Nigeria is one among the few countries in the MENA region that is marching ahead in the space of ICT and is set to draw comparisons to its European counterparts with respect to technological innovations. Several initiatives taken by the Government and the Ministry of Communications Technology validates the fact that Nigeria will soon see a larger share of the Global Digital Economy. The rise of Nigerian technology startups reverberates across the world. It is also an established fact that the nation is among the countries that are geared toward closing the technological divide between Africa and Europe.

Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage Continues to Grow

At a time when cyber risks are proliferating at a faster rate than at any time in history, organizations around the globe are struggling to find talented professionals who can help them defend against these risks. In fact, according to the latest Cybersecurity Workforce Study from (ISC)2, the world’s largest nonprofit association dedicated to IT security, there is currently a massive cybersecurity workforce shortage on a global basis. Around the world, there are currently 2.8 million cybersecurity professionals. Unfortunately, it would take a 145% increase in the number of these professionals in order to fill the current estimated need for 4.07 million cybersecurity professionals.

What you may be getting wrong about cybersecurity

When we hear about breaches, we assume that attackers used some never-before-seen, zero-day exploit to breach our defenses. This situation is normally far from the truth. While it is true that nation-states hold onto tastily crafted zero days that they use to infiltrate the most nationally significant targets, those targets are not you. And they’re probably not your organization, either.

At this year’s Virus Bulletin Conference, much like in years past, we were regaled with many tales of attacks against financially important, high-profile targets. But in the end, the bad actors didn’t get in with the scariest ’sploits. They got in with a phishing email, or, as in a case that one presenter from RiskIQ highlighted, they used wide-open permissions within a very popular cloud resource.

The truth is that the soft underbelly of the security industry consists of hackers taking the path of least resistance: quite often this path is paved with misconfigured security software, human error, or other operational security issues. In other words, it’s not super-“l33t” hackers; it’s you.

Comprehensive Study on Cyber Security Market 2019 | Trends, Drivers, Strategies, Applications and Competitive Landscape Forecast to 2024

The “Cyber Security Market” research report 2019 has been estimated considering the application and regional segments, market share, and size, while the forecast for each product type and application segment has been provided for the global and regional markets. Cyber Security report offers detailed profiles of the key players to bring out a clear view of the competitive landscape of the Cyber Security outlook. It also comprehends market new product analysis, financial overview, strategies and marketing trends.

Cyber threats to consider this Cyber Security Month

October marks European Cyber Security Month – an awareness campaign aiming to promote the importance of information security and highlighting the simple steps that can be taken to protect data, whether personal, financial and/or professional.

This year, the campaign is centred around cyber-hygiene and how to stay safe with the latest emerging technology. Two focus areas for both individuals and businesses to be aware of are traditional attack methods such as phishing and how it is continuing to take prevalence in the cyberspace. However newer methods of attack, like AI-enabled attacks must be considered as it has the ability to wreak havoc on organisations and even entire nations.

Does cyber security cross the line when crossing borders?

Potential visitors to the US were recently confronted with a new requirement on the long and complicated visa application form — to provide information about their social media identities.

Many shrugged off the addition, having long assumed that immigration authorities would in any case trawl through publicly available information. The US state department insisted the measures would enhance national security.

But some people, particularly within academia and civil society groups, expressed alarm. To them, it marked the latest in a series of invasive moves by governments to expand the use of technology to screen travellers, brushing aside privacy and safety concerns.

Cyber security firms welcome to set up base in Singapore: Teo Chee Hean

SINGAPORE - Global cyber security firms, large and small, that set up base in Singapore to grow their businesses and capabilities can tap the Republic's technical prowess, skilled manpower and networks, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said on Monday (Sept 16).

Mr Teo, who is also the Coordinating Minister for National Security, added that these companies can use Singapore's global networks for cross-border collaboration, which is crucial for cyber security, given how it is an international field.

He was speaking at the opening of the global headquarters of Ensign InfoSecurity, the cyber security company formed last year by local telco StarHub and Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings.