Enterprise Leadership News - March 25, 2022

How Microsoft plans to fill 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it will expand its cybersecurity skilling initiative to 23 additional countries. The campaign, which began last year in the U.S., is part of the company’s push to help solve the cybersecurity industry’s growing talent problem, while also helping diversify the industry. By Amber Burton I March 23, 2022 Read More

7 Major Cybersecurity Risks For Midsize Organizations: Gartner

The security industry is in the middle of a years-long transition from trust but verify to never trust, always verify as zero trust architectures become more pervasive, said Paul Furtado, Gartner’s vice president of midsize enterprise security. Companies aren’t doing the fundamentals well, with 56 percent of attacks exploiting known vulnerabilities where patches have been available for more than 90 days. By Michael Novinson I March 22, 2022 Read More

Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees: Best Practices

Human error causes approximately 85 percent of data breaches, often because they don’t know how prevalent the threat is or what they should be looking for. Cybersecurity awareness can help businesses stop many attacks by arming their employees with the knowledge they need. How can businesses ensure that their employees don’t fall for cyber threats? Here are some of the best practices for employee cybersecurity awareness. By Jenn Fulmer I March 17, 2022 Read More

Statement by President Biden on our Nation’s Cybersecurity

This is a critical moment to accelerate our work to improve domestic cybersecurity and bolster our national resilience. I have previously warned about the potential that Russia could conduct malicious cyber activity against the United States, including as a response to the unprecedented economic costs we’ve imposed on Russia alongside our allies and partners. It’s part of Russia’s playbook. Today, my Administration is reiterating those warnings based on evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks. By THE WHITE HOUSE I March 21, 2022 Read More