The Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report is compiled from a survey of more than 4,100 executives, departmental heads, IT managers and other key professionals in the UK, US, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands. Drawn from a representative sample of organisations by size and sector, these are the people on the front line of the business battle against cyber crime. While all are involved to a greater or lesser extent in their organisation’s cyber security effort, 45% make the final decision on how their business should respond. The report not only provides an up-to-the-minute picture of the cyber readiness of organisations large and small, it also offers a blueprint for best practice in the fight to counter an ever-evolving threat.

This white paper will guide security teams as they reexamine their approach to cloud-based email.

Insider threats constitute a legitimate danger to enterprise security. While protecting data from malicious external actors is typically top of mind for most organizations, the fact remains that they must also defend against negligent and disgruntled insiders. To learn more about how well organizations are accomplishing this, Bitglass partnered with a leading cybersecurity community to survey IT professionals and gain unique insights about insider attacks.

This report has been produced by the 400,000 member Information Security Community on LinkedIn in partnership with Cybersecurity Insiders to explore how organizations are responding to the security threats in the cloud, and what tools and best practices IT cybersecurity leaders are considering in their move to the cloud.

This report is the result of a comprehensive survey of 437 cybersecurity professionals designed to reveal the latest application security trends, how organizations are protecting applications, and what tools and best practices IT cybersecurity teams are prioritizing to find, fix and prevent vulnerabilities in next-gen applications.

Business in the Community is delighted to present this report, which confirms where we all can play a role in better online security and how we – business leaders, think tanks, government – can achieve this. We encourage CEOs and business owners of all sizes to take actions after reading this report. If you are a small business owner, we hope it inspires you to implement the recommendations to be safer online. For larger businesses, we hope you will consider joining our call to action. By working together, we will be a step closer to achieving the National Cyber Security Centre’s vision to help: “make the UK the safest place to live and do business online”.

This report shares findings from a survey conducted of more than 3,100 IT, security and other non-technical professionals. It explores their learning habits, levels of personal and organizational preparedness, and factors that improve their confidence and defensive capabilities. If the key findings below resonate with challenges facing your organization, then you will definitely want to add this to the top of your reading list.

This report offers insight for institutions of higher learning seeking to understand that regulations and issues surrounding cybersecurity on campus.

State of Cybersecurity 2019 reports the results of the annual ISACA global State of Cybersecurity Survey, conducted in November 2018. While some findings pointed to unforeseen trends, many survey results reinforce previous years’ findings—specifically that the need for trained and experienced cybersecurity professionals vastly outweighs the supply. State of Cybersecurity 2019 provides a distinctive view of cybersecurity from the perspective of those who define the field—cybersecurity managers and practitioners. This is the first report based on the survey, which focuses on the current trends in cybersecurity workforce development, staffing, budget and gender diversity.

“Our 6th annual DevSecOps community survey, represents the voice of 5,558 IT professionals and demonstrates that DevOps practices are maturing rapidly, security is being automated earlier in the development lifecycle, and management of software supply chains is a critical differentiator. "

From the report, “Let’s face it: senior leaders at organizations across the globe are already pressed for their time and attention. Today’s changing threat landscape requires executives and managers to fundamentally rethink their approach when it comes to addressing and mitigating cyber-risk. With the growth in cloud, mobile, and IoT, combined with employee and supply chain access to critical data and intellectual property, security and privacy awareness is now front and center for executives in the fight against cyberthreats. Yet finding the time for executives to effectively educate themselves in order to prevent cyberthreats continues to be a challenge. Take a look [in the report and discover] how executives and managers across various industries compared to the general population in terms of their knowledge of cybersecurity and data privacy best practices.”

To better understand what government employees know (and don’t know) about data privacy and cybersecurity awareness, we surveyed 1,016 U.S.- based employees who work for local, state, and federal government entities. We then compared the results against a broader sample of employed U.S. adults that took the same survey, the results of which we featured in our 2017 State of Privacy and Security Awareness report.

From the report, “Business applications are critical business resources for companies of all sizes — and they’re increasingly under attack. To gain deeper insights into the state of application security, Cybersecurity Insiders conducted an in-depth study in partnership with the 400,000 member Information Security Community on LinkedIn. This report is the result of a comprehensive survey of 437 cybersecurity professionals designed to reveal the latest application security trends, how organizations are protecting applications, and what tools and best practices IT cybersecurity teams are prioritizing to find, fix and prevent vulnerabilities in next-gen applications.”

From the report, “Our State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report is back for a third year in a row, having originally been launched in 2016 due to the need to gain a better understanding of the cybersecurity knowledge of today’s workforce. Fast forward to 2018, and the need for such a resource has never been more important. Human-caused data breaches are still making headlines, and phishy emails are still letting the bad guys in. Increasingly popular cloud-storage tools are making it easier than ever to put sensitive data at risk, IOT devices are providing new inroads for the bad guys, and new breeds of malware continue to evolve on a daily basis. One thing connects these threats: the role that employees play in keeping their organizations secure. So, without further ado, we’re pleased to announce the results of the 2018 State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report.”

This whitepaper is intended to help firms understand how security automation can accelerate analyst response time to incoming phishing alerts and minimize the impact of these malicious attacks on their environment.

This whitepaper is intended to help firms identify the symptoms of SOC Analyst fatigue, recognize the underlying causes and evaluate recommendations for addressing the problem.

This report is based on the results of a comprehensive online survey of 437 cybersecurity professionals conducted from June through August 2018 to gain deep insights into the latest application security threats faced by organizations and the solutions to prevent and remediate them. The respondents range from executives to managers and IT security practitioners. They represent organizations of varying sizes across many industries.

This report offers some brief but thorough information on issues related to the hiring, retention and education of cybersecurity talent.

From the report, “This report compares the budgets of global security decision makers at firms spending up to 10%, 11% to 20%, and 21% to 30% of their IT budget on information security. Security leaders can use these budget ranges as a starting point to evaluate their own programs, then compare their product, service, staffing, and other allocations with those of similar firms.” Read on to find out more.

“The people, not just tools, are the key to enterprise cyber security. It’s time to devise an actionable plan to make sure every member of your organization is cyber-ready. In this guide, we will present a basic framework for optimizing the types, frequency and costs of security simulation training for the entire enterprise.”

The Webroot Threat Research Team has analyzed the data from our customer base during the first half of 2018. This mid-year threat report not only shows the stats, but also tells the story behind the headlines. The bottom line from our observations: it has never been more important to implement a robust, effective, multi-layered and continuously evolving security approach to keep valuable data and systems secure.