The Russian Cyber Threat & How to Mitigate the Risks
In the buildup to Russiaโs Ukrainian invasion, nearly every media outlet and cybersecurity specialist โ including us โ warned that a Russian war would inevitably spill over into cyberwarfare. Two days before the attack, Britainโs National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned of โinternational consequencesโ and called on UK organizations to โbolster their online defenses.โ On […]
Overcoming the People Shortage
Earlier this year, HolistiCyberโs CEO, Ran Shahor, shared his thoughts on the biggest cybersecurity threat. It’s not the Russians or Chinese; it isn’t even supply chain attacks. While those are serious threats that organizations need to prepare for, the biggest threat is the lack of certified, experienced cybersecurity professionals. It is somewhat ironic. We often […]
A Perfect Cybersecurity Storm is Brewing
There’s a storm brewing in cybersecurity that may reshape the priorities of the entire industry over the next couple of years. Four macro-trends coming together at the same time: 1) Use of ๐๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด now represents the most commonly used attack vectors in successful breaches. 2) ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป is looming if not already upon […]
The Case for Prioritizing Cybersecurity in the Entertainment Industryโs Mergers & Acquisitions
In December 2021, Deadline predicted that Media Mergers & Acquisitions should be heating up in 2022. After some monster deals highlighted 2021, the first five months of this year have proven them right. In January, Microsoft announced it was buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, while Take-Two Interactive announced it was buying Zynga for $12.7 […]
Keeping Assets Secured In the Entertainment Business
In our previous post, we looked at some of the major hacks that struck the entertainment industry and identified the industryโs reliance on third-party providers as a major vulnerability. Today, weโll look at the steps the entertainment industry needs to take to protect assets from potential threats. As always, the industry needs to balance security […]
A Breath Of Fresh Air For A Busy CISO
Weโve all been there. As Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), your team, your management, and your board are all clamoring for your time. Not to mention the dozens of items calling you from your inbox and notification dashboards that all are demanding your immediate attention. The threat landscape is rapidly changing, with warnings being issued […]
Ran Shahor Explains The Greatest Cybersecurity Threat: People
The world of cybersecurity is facing perhaps one of the biggest challenges it has ever encountered. I’m not talking this time about ransomware, Log4J, phishing, or any other attack, but a crisis of PEOPLE. For decades, I have been speaking about the need for training and cultivation of cybersecurity experts; so much so that I […]
Entertainment & Media – The Next Big Cyber Attack Target?
On November 24, 2014, Sony Pictures employees discovered that the companyโs network had been hacked. Attackers stole terabytes of data, deleted the originals off computers, and threatened to release the information they stole. Over the next few months, the hackers posted four previously unreleased films and thousands of documents onto the public web. Internet users […]
The nation-state cyberattack playbook โ what comes next?
With clashes expanding between Russia and Ukraine, questions are raised as to how far a battle like this can go. In the past warfare used to exclusively mean โboots on the groundโ, but today there is a different type of battleground to be fought as well, the battle taking place every hour, of any day […]
Why You Should Care About the Iran Cyber Attack Landscape
Over the last decade, Iran has waged several destructive cyber attacks against governments and private companies, becoming infamous for its deployment of wiper malware as well as its retaliatory attack strategies. As of the end of 2021, in addition to launching attacks on governments and nation-state resources, Iran has been increasing its focus on attacking […]
