Cybersecurity Trends

A few weeks ago, I spoke with Derek Johnson from SC Media about my experiences early on in the security industry – good and bad. While some of these moments were difficult, all of them were formative and helped me better understand the current state of the security community and industry. We are blessed with […]

Learn how Apple's latest announcement will make inboxes safer and what's required to reach DMARC enforcement.

Is overreliance on key security employees putting your entire organization at risk? Learn best practices for retention and succession planning in security from Senior Analyst Jess Burn.

As 2023 approaches, security leaders are hard at work planning for the cybersecurity trends headed our way – setting budgets, developing plans, and establishing priorities. Is your plan on track?

Forrester’s Guide To Global SA&T Regulations And Standards Reveals An Impetus For A Better Future Twenty-five percent of security decision-makers tell us that their security awareness and training (SA&T) programs are driven by compliance. A recent NIST study on “Measuring the Effectiveness of U.S. Government Security Awareness Programs” found that, among leadership, 56% of respondents […]

Preparing for the worst means putting loyalty aside to build a plan with your goals and growth at the center. Learn how to get started.

As war, inflation, and fuel shortage fears cloud the near-term picture for businesses, being shrewd with investments and initiatives will be key.

Fresh off a yearlong beta test, DuckDuckGo moved its email protection service into an open beta. The service works across iOS and Android; browser extensions for Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Brave; and DuckDuckGo for Mac. The service blocks trackers in emails, reducing the amount and type of data emails can send to third parties (like […]

Which security technologies should be getting the investment in 2023, and which ones should you be scaling back on? Find out in Forrester’s Planning Guide 2023: Security & Risk.

Learn how endpoint security has been impacted by the more to anywhere work and what steps security pros can take in this preview of the Security & Risk event.

Is using CVSS scores for risk prioritization leading to misalignment and even mistrust in your organization? Find out in this Security & Risk event session preview.

Learn why moving away from legacy thinking on products and services leads to far better outcomes.

Thousands of security practitioners, vendors, and researchers from 111 different countries packed the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas last week for the first in-person Black Hat since 2019. Since the 2019 Black Hat, new technologies and security providers have increased, but so have threats, actors, and social/political/economic concerns. This year’s high attendance demonstrated […]

The guidance in the new memorandum enables federal civilian agencies to properly assign cyber-initiative funding toward the most critical areas. Here, we take a closer look.

Here, we clear up some misconceptions about threat hunting and explain why it’s in the best interest of your team to start doing it.

Users get to make their own choices about security and privacy when using Apple devices, not carriers, application developers, or advertisers.

Last week, we wondered if early reports indicating that NIST would announce the winners of its post-quantum cryptography competition would come to fruition anytime soon. Happily, they have. After an evaluation process that began with a call for nominations in 2016 and culled dozens of potential post-quantum (PQ) cryptographic algorithms down to seven finalists and […]

Companies announcing layoffs need to pay attention to insider risk. Showing compassion and communicating openly can help.

While the economic downturn is in its early stages, it looks as though the hypergrowth phase of the cybersecurity vendor party has reached an abrupt end.