Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs September 8, 2021 Effective Cybersecurity is Essential as Cyber Threats Expected to Continue Over Next Decade In today’s rapidly evolving business world, the lines between technology and business have blurred. Organisations need to modernise and transform their technology in order to successfully compete. CIOs play a critical role in transforming the world of work using automation and technology – but they can’t do it alone. Collaboration among the C-suite is critical. In this blog series, Protiviti’s… Newsletter January 25, 2022 Security & Privacy Insights – January edition 26% Rampant Rise in Ransomware Attacks Leaving APAC Companies Defenseless Three Notorious Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) groups accounted for more than 60% of all ransomware attacks According to Cognyte’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Research Group[1], ransomware attacks nearly doubled in the first half of 2021, with 1,097 organisations experiencing a ransomware event, compared to 1,112 events for… Blogs January 11, 2023 For $62.59, the 8 Character Password is Still Dead Five years ago, we wrote a post called “The 8 Character Password is Dead,” which was an in-depth look at password cracking in 2017 and how eight-character passwords do not adequately protect organisations. In that analysis, we broke down the math and how quickly hardware purchased for under $5,000 could make an eight-character length irrelevant. Unfortunately, in just five years’ time, the… Blogs January 13, 2023 The Evolution of Attacker Behavior: 3 Case Studies This blog post was authored by Mike Ortlieb, Director, Security and Privacy and Chris Porter, Associate Director, Security and Privacy on The Technology Insights Blog. Threat actors are an ever-evolving species. Portrayed in popular advertising as guys dressed in black, probably sporting a ski mask, the harsh reality is that these bad actors are everywhere and are getting more creative… Newsletter May 10, 2022 SIFMA Quantum Dawn VI A Decade of Testing and Resilience Over the past 10 years, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has coordinated a series of industrywide resilience exercises known as Quantum Dawn. These exercises provide a forum for financial firms, regulatory bodies, central banks, law enforcement, government agencies, trade associations and information-sharing organisations to… Podcast Transcript January 5, 2021 Transcript - Building an Effective Industrial Control Systems Security Programme In this episode, Kevin Donahue, a senior director with Protiviti speaks with Protiviti's associate director Justin Turner and manager Derek Dunkel-JahanTigh about security for industrial control systems, or operational technology. Whitepaper July 28, 2022 Maximising OT Security and Resiliency Through a Risk-Based Framework The past 18 months have seen a significant increase in threats targeting critical infrastructure and operational technology (OT) networks. These environments are prime targets due to their age, complexity and importance to organisations. OT is the driver behind the largest corporations in the world – whether it is mixing the secret recipe for Coca-Cola, generating power for millions of customers… Load More
