The Impact of Technology Failures on Business Resilience
Steve Durbin, ISF CEO shares 5 important factors to consider when trying to mitigate and counterbalance business impact of technology failures
EXPERT OPINION: Resilient by design is the way forward
ISF Head of Research, Paul Holland outlines the essential steps to ensure your organisation is well-positioned for cyber resilience.
EXPERT OPINION: Social Engineering Attacks: Understanding OSINT to mitigate risk
Over the last decade, OSINT (open-source intelligence) became a buzzword across many industries and lines…
EXPERT OPINION: The bigger they are, the harder we will all fall
"It’ll never happen to us." Most security and risk practitioners have faced this argument at…
ISF: Your first line of defence
Interviewed by The European, ISF CEO, Steve Durbin shares the ISF perspective on implementing an effective cyber strategy
Urgently needed: AI governance in cyber warfare
Featured in Help Net Security magazine, ISF CEO Steve Durbin outlines the importance aligning AI's ethics with society’s fundamental values.
Weaponized Disinformation Threatens Democratic Values
Steve Durbin, ISF CEO, shares insights into the looming AI-security threats from his interview with Brian Lord, CEO of Protection Group International.
5 key elements of cyber simulation exercises to boost cyber resilience
Steve Durbin, ISF CEO, shares five key elements required to design cyber simulation exercises aimed at enhancing cyber resilience.
The Risks And Rewards Of AI: Strategies For Mitigation And Containment
ISF CEO Steve Durbin explores the major risks AI poses for today and for the future, and how we can address and mitigate these threats.
Business Risk Preparation: The Interlocked World Of Technology, Geopolitics, Regulations And Cybersecurity
ISF CEO Steve Durbin features in Forbes to share some of the top risks organisations need to be prepared for; impact of geopolitics on supply chains, environmental challenges of quantum computing and more.
Geopolitical Conflicts: 5 ways to cushion the blow
ISF CEO Steve Durbin featured in Dark Reading to provide guidance on 5 key areas security leaders must navigate to cushion the blow of geopolitical conflicts.
Why data, AI, and regulations top the threat list for 2024
ISF Chief Executive Steve Durbin, features in Helpnet Security to address three cyber security hurdles in 2024 - Data, AI and Regulation.
Hack on Japanese Port Shows How Compromised Operational Technology Can Have a Widespread Impact
Paul Holland shares his thoughts on protecting and securing the integrity and confidentiality of information within OT environments.
Why Organisations Should Adopt a Cloud Security Framework
Steve Durbin outlines how choosing the right cloud cyber security framework can strengthen resilience across your entire cloud supply chain.
COSMICENERGY: A new threat to OT
Paul Holland provides insight into a possible new threat to operational technology environments, specifically those in the energy sector.
Four Risks and Challenges of AI Democratisation for Businesses
Steve Durbin discusses the potential risks and challenges organisations could face as they increasingly build, use or rely on AI technologies.
It Pays to Know How Your Cybersecurity Stacks Up
Paul Watts, Distinguished Analyst for the ISF featured in Tanium magazine to share his thoughts on how security professionals can demonstrate value by adopting a shift-left mentality – a proactive stance for security that allows companies to become more agile and able to innovate.
Five Top Qualities You Need to Become a Next-Gen CISO
Steve offers actionable guidelines to building and maintaining the skills and relationships that can take security leaders to the next level.
Security Think Tank: To stop ransomware, preparation is the best medicine
Paul Watts details what you should be focussing on when thinking about business resiliency in the context of ransomware.
Solve ICS Security Issues with ICS and IT Team Convergence
Threat actors are predicted to weaponise industrial control systems in order to harm or kill humans by 2025 - how should you prepare?
Securing Industrial Control Systems: The What, Why and How
Steve Durbin featured in Forbes to shed light on the best practices you should consider to better protect ICS environments.
How the Responsible Use of AI Can Create Safer Online Spaces
Steve Durbin offers recommendations for organisations to mitigate the potential risks and manage the ethical adoption of AI.
Organisations Cannot Prosper Without Trust: Five ways to boost trust with cyber security
Steve Durbin offers advice on how you can prevent the dilution of enterprise value and trust in the eyes of your stakeholders.
Five Trends Making Cyber Security Threats Riskier and More Expensive
As risks increase with the world becoming more digital, regulated, and interconnected, Steve Durbin offers steps to reduce their impact.
Three Cyber Threats Resulting from Today's Technology Choices to Hit Businesses by 2024
Steve Durbin features in Dark Reading to discuss three major cyber threats that could result from today's hasty technology decisions.
Security Think Tank:
Balanced approach can detangle supply chain complexity
Francesca Williamson shares insight on how you can detangle the complexities of the supply chain and create better security practices.
Three Threats Dirty Data Poses to the Enterprise
Steve Durbin discusses three dirty data cyber security concerns, and how organisations can protect themselves against these emerging threats.
What's Zero Trust, and What's Driving Its Adoption?
Steve Durbin deconstructs Zero Trust; explaining how it works, what the common misconceptions are, and what to consider before implementation.
7 Steps to Combat Cybersecurity Threats in Times of Instability
Steve Durbin outlines steps organisations and security teams can use to understand and prepare for potential threats in times of instability.
How Cybersecurity Leaders Can Add Value to M&A Deals
Steve Durbin offers advice on the M&A process: how you can mitigate risk and highlight to leadership the value of information security.
World's Largest Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study Finds that Top Executives Believe their Organizations are Not Prepared for New Era of Risk
ThoughtLab's press release for their study, providing evidence-based insights into the most effective cybersecurity practices and investments.
Cyber Risks for the Emerging 5G Era
Steve Durbin expands upon the risks, not only to individuals and businesses, but also to nations as 5G technologies transform communications.
The Importance of Effective Cyber Risk Management
Dan Norman looks at what needs to be considered when evaluating the risks involved in an organisation’s security strategy.
Revised Scope of UK Security Strategy Reflects Digitised Society
The omission of the word ‘security’ from the title of the UK government’s new National Cyber Strategy is a telling one.
Four Major Cyber Risks in an Era of Tech Dominance
Read as Steve explores the technological risks that may lead to crises in the next decade in his latest article for Forbes.
How to Secure a Smart City
Dan Norman discusses the security challenges ahead with the continued shift to smart cities becoming an attractive target for cyber attackers.
Confronting Pervasive Cyber Threats for 2022 and Beyond
Discussing key pervasive cyber threats for 2022, Steve Durbin's recent Forbes article presents a strong foundation for security teams.
Is the IT Sector Beset by Fear-Mongering?
Paul Watts features in this Computer Weekly article aimed at helping security professionals lead with knowledge, rather than react with fear.
"log4j 2" - a perfect way to ruin a security professional's weekend
By now Members will be very familiar with the concern around the 'log4j 2' remote code execution vulnerability; Apache's java-based logger library also known as 'Log4Shell'. This vulnerability is filed as CVE-2021-44228 in the NIST National Vulnerability Database.
Zero Trust: Five Misconceptions Every Business Should Avoid
Cybercrime is a major threat to every industry and organization in the world. No wonder global entities are desperately seeking a silver bullet that can somehow neutralize cybersecurity threats.
Dissecting the true value of SASE is a challenge
As a relatively nascent technology that is getting a lot of publicity, dissecting the true…
Maritime Cyber Security: A Global Challenge Tackled through Distinct Regional Approaches
Maritime cyber security is an emerging issue that requires immediate attention, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Feedback received from global shipping professionals indicate that a common threat to the industry, such as cyber security, is dealt with differently among industry practitioners around the globe.
Why Does Ransomware Still Work?
Paul Watts, distinguished analyst, contributes to how ransomware has managed to retain its high profile in cybercrime for Computer Weekly.
Zero Trust: An Answer to the Ransomware Menace?
By Steve Durbin, Chief Executive of the ISF. Zero trust isn't a silver bullet, but…
Federal Cybersecurity Directive Spotlights Aging Computer Systems
Chronis Kapalidis, Principal at the ISF featured in WSJ. Many of the cybersecurity gaps outlined…
Demystifying zero trust and how it helps with ransomware
Zero trust is a strategy organisations will need to look at implementing in the same…
Embracing vulnerability management for the greater good
It is important to recognise that although setting out a policy and process for RD…
The next wave of cyberattacks will have 5G to thank
Given the high stakes, security should be at the forefront of 5G rollout plans At…
Artificial Intelligence: The Future Of Cybersecurity?
The number of devices and associated challenges are far too many. IIoT devices possess limited…
An Effective Supply Chain Starts With Security
For more advanced, sophisticated supply chains, it’s about continually going back over it to increase…
How criminals use artificial intelligence to fuel cyber-attacks
AI systems and can be entrenched by programmers or specific data sets. Unfortunately, if this…
What CISOs need to know about Wi-Fi 6E
Until now, there were limitations on some of the heavier network related devices like virtual…
What are the risks associated with personal, unsanctioned apps on corporate devices and why?
From a security perspective, what are the personal apps/app types that you think CISOs should…
Are 5G Networks Setting The Stage For A New Wave Of Cyberattacks?
...the sheer volume and velocity of 5G networks, combined with the complex infrastructure and heavy…
The transport threat
Ransomware will proliferate over the coming years, with attackers locking individuals into, or out of,…
Adapting InfoSec for Container Security
Containerization has effectively become the new normal for expediting app delivery and improvements; security concerns…
The Trouble With Automated Cybersecurity Defenses
Speed and accuracy in identifying and responding to threats are the alluring promises of automated…
Top 5 cybersecurity challenges in the hybrid office
The pandemic has caused a tectonic shift in how we live and work. Many companies…
How a Security Architecture Can Keep Your Organization Upright Amid Future Upheaval
By Steve Durbin, Chief Executive of the ISF As organizations claw their way back from…
Time to accept printers will leak data
Though rarely discussed in a cyber context, the prevalence of connected printers and MFPs poses…
Designing and Building a Security Architecture
Ultimately, a well-designed security architecture will enhance understanding, simplify decision-making, improve efficiency and contain costs.…
Ransomware Is Everywhere — Here’s What You Need To Consider
Steve Durbin is Chief Executive of Information Security Forum. He is a frequent speaker on the…
What the FLoC? Everything you need to know about Google’s new ad tech that aims to replace third-party cookies
First party cookies are really useful. For instance, they mean you don’t have to log…
The case for vaccine passports: the real world versus the digital world
Distinguished Analyst Andy Jones and Senior Analyst Alex Jordan, both of the ISF, take opposing…
Eurasia Risks 2021 - Digital Totalitarianism
Highly connected ecosystems of digital devices will enable the harvest, repurpose and sale of sensitive…
The new reality of a world online
Interview with Steve Durbin, Chief Executive of the ISF and The European The combination of…
Technology Is Just A Tool: Why People Are The Heart Of Everything We Do In Business
The idea that technology can solve all our problems is seductive. It seems like every product vendor claims to...
Five Threat Vectors Destined To Make Waves In 2021
By Steve Durbin, CEO of the Information Security Forum, and Forbes Business Council Member Building…
New Year’s Resolutions for the Board in 2021
By Steve Durbin, CEO of the ISF Maturing your organization’s ability to detect intrusions quickly…
Cybersecurity Must Be the Top Priority for the Board in 2021
By Steve Durbin, CEO of the ISF Leading the enterprise to a position of readiness,…
Practical tips and advice for personal IoT security
By Daniel Norman, Senior Solutions Analyst at the ISF A large portion of IoT-related breaches…
Top Global Security Threats Organizations Will Face in 2021
Attackers will continue to be presented with the tools and opportunities to target and exploit…
Ransomware attacks target backup systems, compromising the company ‘insurance policy’
The success of ransomware is reliant on whether or not the target organization has patched…
Conti Gang Hits IoT Chipmaker Advantech with $14M Ransom Demand
Payment of a ransom is also a contentious discussion – in many cases the ransom…
Why Security Awareness Training Should Be Backed by Security by Design
As a starting point, an individual will always choose to be productive in their current…
Qbot Banking Trojan Now Deploying Egregor Ransomware
Organizations should have an incident response or crisis management plan for ransomware events, knowing who…
Imminent Cyberthreat Could Disrupt Hundreds of US Healthcare Systems
Basic cyber hygiene standards need to be met, covering patching and updates, network segmentation, network…
Three Common Digital Transformation Challenges — And How To Overcome Them
By Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF and Forbes Business Council Member Once expectations are…
Why ransomware has become such a huge problem for businesses
Anyone with access to the Dark Web can buy readily available ransomware kits for less than $100.…
Norway Alleges Russia Orchestrated Parliament Email Hack
The attacking state will build user profiles, understand patterns of behavior and then they will…
Why Organizations Should Be Wary of the Security Risks Posed by Augmented Reality
By Steve Durbin, Managing Director of the ISF AR promises much, but organizations will soon…
#NCSAM: How Can Consumers Boost the Security of IoT Devices?
...individuals should proactively try and seek out vulnerability forums online and regularly assess whether exploits…
Cybersecurity, Cloud Skills: Key to Companies’ Digital Transformation
Increasingly, lockdown has driven us all online and the training industry has been somewhat slow…
How the Enterprise Can Shut Down Cyber Criminals and Protect a Remote Staff
Non-security incidents can have a substantial knock-on effect within the information security spectrum Steve Durbin,…
Ring’s Flying In-Home Camera Drone Escalates Privacy Worries
Smart home devices, such as Ring, collect an inordinate amount of sensitive personal data in…
Georgia Election Data Hit in Ransomware Attack
Typically, the success of ransomware is reliant on whether or not the target organization has…
Cuts to Digital Security Spending Right Now Would Be a Big Mistake
By Steve Durbin, Managing Director, Information Security Forum As we head into Cybersecurity Awareness Month…
Threats from the digital world lead to greater cyber security concerns
Organizations will have to adapt quickly to survive when digital and physical worlds collide. By…
5G Brings Benefits, But Also Heralds Fresh Security Threats
By Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF and Forbes Business Council Member The continuing rollout of…
The Internet Of Forgotten Things Will Leave A Dangerous Legacy
By Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF The Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure will soon become…
On the Cybersecurity Horizon: Digital and Physical Worlds Set to Collide
By Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF The digital and physical worlds are on an irreversible…
Deepfakes will tell true lies
By Steve Durbin, Managing Director, ISF In the coming years, advanced deepfakes of high-profile individuals…
Google, Apple tighten protections on contact tracing; Americans worry over privacy
As the likes of Google and Apple bolster privacy in the race to come up…
The Impact of Coronavirus on the Threat Landscape
How has the coronavirus impacted the outlook on security over the next few years? The…
Connecticut town drops drone program to combat COVID-19 spread over privacy concerns
“Like other Internet of Things (IoT) devices, drones currently have very poor security controls, making…
Neglected Infrastructure, Invasive Tech to Plague Infosec in 2022
Researchers outline cybersecurity threats they predict businesses will face in two years as technology evolves.…
The Privacy-Security Balance in Digital Surveillance: Lessons from COVID-19
A major feature of the current COVID-19 crisis has been the sudden growth of state…
Information Security Forum: Nine Cybersecurity Threats Organizations can Expect Through 2022
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has released Threat Horizon 2022, the latest in a series of…
The Short-Term Impact of #COVID19 on the Cybersecurity Industry
As we work remotely and isolate ourselves from friends and colleagues as best we can,…
Covid-19 Spurs Facial Recognition Tracking, Privacy Fears
The coronavirus pandemic is creating a lucrative market for facial recognition manufacturers. But privacy issues…
Conquering the Cyber Security Challenges of The Cloud
By Steve Durbin, Managing Director, Information Security Forum Cloud computing has become a prevalent force, bringing…
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reform NSA Surveillance
"This debate has been ongoing for some time now and there is clearly a need…
Eurasia Risks 2020: Exacerbation of the Battle for Technological Dominance
"Technological advances are not restricted to America and China. They are a global phenomenon both…
Five Reasons Why Supply Chain Security Must be on Your Agenda
How do you know that the critical parts inside your servers and devices are not…
Cybersecurity 2020: Welcome to the Digital Cold War
The race to develop strategically important next-generation technology will drive an increase in nation-state-backed attacks.…
The Top Three Global Cyber Security Threats for 2020
In the year ahead, organisations of all sizes must prepare for the unknown, so they…
Deciphering Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Information Security
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating a new frontline in information security. Systems that independently learn, reason and…
Cybersecurity New Year’s Resolutions from the Information Security Forum
It’s that time of year again. Time for every one of us to reminisce on…
