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Cybersecurity Budgets Grow, but Identity Governance Challenges Remain Omada’s State of Identity Governance 2025 report highlights ongoing struggles with Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), even as security funding increases. Based on insights from over 500 IT and business leaders, the report reveals persistent gaps in automation, cost efficiency, and access control. Michael Garrett, CEO of … Read more
Cybercriminals Exploit Trusted Services for Attacks Cybercriminals increasingly exploit legitimate online services to mask their attacks, according to Mimecast’s Global Threat Intelligence Report (H2 2024). The report highlights a rise in phishing, ransomware, and nation-state-backed cyber operations across global cyber threats. Hackers are leveraging platforms like Microsoft’s OneDrive, Google Docs, and Dropbox to host malicious … Read more
DDoS Attacks Continue to Escalate DDoS attacks surged 56% in Q3-Q4 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to Gcore’s latest Radar report. The total number of attacks also increased by 17% compared to Q1-Q2 2024. Attackers are deploying more sophisticated methods, making detection and mitigation increasingly difficult. The most severe attack recorded … Read more
A new report from SecurityScorecard reveals some interesting details about third-party cyber risks in insurance. Among them, 59% of insurance industry breaches stem from third-party attack vectors. These findings underscore vulnerabilities in the supply chain that expose critical policyholder data to cyber threats. The study analyzed 150 top insurance firms, revealing an industry struggling with … Read more
In today’s digital landscape, identity security is paramount. The dramatic increase of both human and machine identities has changed the rules of cybersecurity. They are how attackers target credentials and access points as their primary method of intrusion. CyberArk’s The Identity Security Imperative: A Leader’s Guide to Securing Every Identity presents a stark reality—identity-based attacks … Read more