Cloud Hosting

Back in 2018, the State of Security spent a lot of time going over v7 of the Center for Internet Securitys Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls). We noted at the time how the Center for Internet Security shuffled the order of requirements for many of the existing controls in that version. It also cleaned up the language of the CIS Controls, simplified some working, removed duplicate requirements, and created an abstract for each of the security measures.

Just as a reminder, the CIS Controls are a set of recommended actions that organizations can use to defend themselves against some of the most pervasive attacks in the threat landscape today. They serve as a starting point for organizations in that effort. As noted on the Center for Internet Securitys website, the Critical Security Controls use prioritization to help organizations to figure out where their digital defenses begin, focus their resources on actions that can provide protection against high-risk items, and then invest their remaining time and energy in tackling additional sources of digital risk for the business.

The CIS Controls are not a static entity. On the contrary, they regularly undergo an informal community process in which industry, government, and academic actors review the CIS Controls. Those individuals can then issue updates based upon organizations changing network environments and on the evolving digital threat landscape.

Those factors help to explain the release of CIS Controls v8. This updated version of the security measures now includes requirements pertaining to cloud and mobile technologies. (Regarding the former, the Center for Internet Security even created an entirely new control designed to help organizations manage their cloud service providers.)

These changes reflect just how organizations altered the way they do business as part of the shift to remote work. The Center for Internet Security expanded upon that reality in a blog post:

Since networks are basically borderless meaning there is no longer an enclosed, centralized network where all the endpoints reside the Controls are now organized by activity vs. how things are managed.

As part of this transition, the internal community process reduced the number of CIS Controls from 20 to 18. These Controls are as follows:

CIS Control 1: Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets

CIS Control 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets

CIS Control 3: Data Protection

CIS Control 4: Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software

CIS Control 5: Account Management

CIS Control 6: Access Control Management

CIS Control 7: Continuous Vulnerability Management

CIS Control 8: Audit Log Management

CIS Control 9: Email and Web Browser Protections

CIS Control 10: Malware Defenses

CIS Control 11: Data Recovery

CIS Control 12: Network and Infrastructure Management

CIS Control 13: Network Monitoring and Defense

CIS Control 14: Security Awareness and Skills Training

CIS Control 15: Service Provider Management

CIS Control 16: Application Software Security

CIS Control 17: Incident Response Management

CIS Control 18: Penetration Testing

The Center for Internet Security also grouped the Controls and a fewer number of corresponding Safeguards (formerly known as Sub-Controls) into three Implementation Groups (IGs). These designations help organizations to prioritize their implementation of the CIS Controls. To illustrate, the first implementation group (IG1) consists of basic hygiene that all organizations can use to lay the groundwork for defending themselves against digital threats. IG2 builds upon the practices of IG1, while IG3 encapsulates all the Controls and Safeguards.

Researchers at Tripwire are working on a new blog series that examines each of the 18 security measures contained within CIS Controls v8. Stay tuned for the first few installments of this series over the coming weeks.

In the meantime, readers can learn more about how Tripwires solutions align with version 7 of the CIS Controls by clicking here.

Read more:
What's new in v8 of the CIS Controls from the Center for Internet Security - tripwire.com

Cyber Security Market Growth, Trends, And Forecast (2020- 2025)

The report presents an in-depth assessment of the Cyber Security including enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization, regulatory landscape, deployment models, operator case studies, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain, ecosystem player profiles and strategies. The report also presents forecasts for Cyber Security investments from 2020 till 2025.

The global cybersecurity market was valued at USD 161.07 billion in 2019, and is expected to reach USD 363.05 billion by 2025, registering a CAGR of 14.5%, during the period of 2020 2025.

The Cyber Security market is highly competitive and consists of a number of major players. Top Companies likeIBM Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell Inc., Root9B LLC, Herjavec Group, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec Corp, Trend Micro, Inc., Fortinet, Inc., FireEye, Inc., ProofPoint, Inc., Imperva, Inc., CyberArk Software, Ltd, AVG Technologies among others

Sep 2019 The Cisco Webex Control Hub launched extended security pack available for users and enabled the customers to protect data from accidental misuse and malicious attacks, while delivering the best user experience. It packages full-functionality Cisco Cloudlock CASB for Webex Teams with native Webex anti-malware capabilities powered by Cisco Talos ClamAV in Webex Cloud. Aug 2019 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd announced the launch of a Check Point branch office security solution to transform enterprise branch office connectivity with cloud-delivered security services. As enterprises increasingly move their on-premise branch office workloads and applications to SaaS applications, they are adopting Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) to intelligently route traffic to cloud services.

Click the link to get a Sample Copy of the Report:

https://www.marketinsightsreports.com/reports/01091745185/cyber-security-market-growth-trends-and-forecast-2020-2025/inquiry?Mode=70

Scope of the Report

High reliance on traditional authentication methods and low preparedness is challenging the market to grow. In a market scenario, where security professionals are recommending identity-management solutions, such as facial recognition and biometric identification, most of the companies in the region (over 80%) still use usernames and passwords as the exclusive means of logging in. These findings indicate that many of the enterprises in the region can face wide range of cyber threats and data breach incidents in environments for their customers, employees, and sensitive intellectual property

Key Market Trends

Aerospace and Defense Segment is Expected to Witness a Significant Growth

Airplane navigation and guidance systems can be highly susceptible to cyber-attacks, which can have widespread ramifications. Hence, the computers and networks for all the ground and air-borne operations need strong security infrastructure. The increasing adoption of machine-to-machine technologies (M2M) in the aerospace domain and the focus of the governments on cybersecurity to counter cyber terrorism has driven the growth of the cybersecurity market in this sector immensely for the past few years. Drones are being increasingly used by rogue elements to get critical data. Owing to their low cost and ease of use, drones can deliver a payload for surveillance, to capture data, and disrupt networks. In a recent incident, Chinese company DJI fixed a security vulnerability its drones had. Though no amount of data was stolen, the company stated in the case of any hacking, cybercriminals could have got control of an entire fleet of drones, given the tethered nature of its apps and services. With increasing data breaches in military defense, United States is laying high emphasis on its military and defense sector and are investing mainly in research and development of new weaponry systems. In October 2018, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report stating that most of the weapon systems that were under development are found to have mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities. Later that month, the US government signed the law to establish the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in order to enhance national defense against cyber-attacks. The US Aerospace Industries Association focused on promoting policies that strengthen the aerospace and defense industry. Defense companies, such as BAE Systems PLC, General Dynamics Corporation, and Finmeccanica SpA, are engaged in developing cybersecurity solutions in the defense industry, especially in developing network security solutions and software, preventing cyber-attacks on military software systems, indicating the demand for these solutions in the aerospace and defense sector.

Asia-Pacific to Account for the Largest Market Growth

Asia-Pacific is expected to have highest market growth for cyber security solutions, over the forecast period. The strong presence of several market incumbents, coupled with recent security threats in the region, are expected to drive the adoption of these solutions further. India has experienced a rapid increase in cyber crimes registration, with the country ranking fifth in terms of the overall DNS hijacks. Also according to Gemalto, India accounts for 37% of the global breaches in terms of records compromised or stolen. Also the increasing number of malware and ransomware attacks in the country is also a significant factor driving the adoption of cybersecurity solutions. According to the 2019 Internet Security Threat Report by Symantec, the use of malicious PowerScripts increased by 1,000%, and ransomware infections of enterprises increased by 12%, in 2018. Moreover, South Korea is becoming one of the prime targets for cyber-attacks, due to the countrys increasing number of connected devices, advanced use of mobile devices, and significant intellectual property. In January 2019, according to the National Police Agency report, cybercrimes increased by nearly 14% in Korea in 2018 to reach about 150,000 cases. This drives the use of cybersecurity in this country.

Browse the Full report description and TOC at:

https://www.marketinsightsreports.com/reports/01091745185/cyber-security-market-growth-trends-and-forecast-2020-2025?Mode=70

Highlights of this 2020-2025 Cyber Security Market Report:

The research includes historic data from 2014 to 2019 and forecasts until 2025 which makes the reports an invaluable resource for industry executives, marketing, sales and product managers, consultants, analysts, and other people looking for key industry data in readily accessible documents with clearly presented tables and graphs.

Media Contact Us:

Irfan Tamboli (Head of Sales) Market Insights Reports

Phone: + 1704 266 3234 | +91-750-707-8687

sales@marketinsightsreports.com|irfan@marketinsightsreports.com

Read the original:
Cyber Security Market 2021 Size, Status and Global Outlook IBM Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell Inc., Root9B LLC, Herjavec Group The Manomet...

On18 May,teissTalkhostJenny Radcliffewas joined by a panel of fourcybersecurity expertsin a wide-ranging discussion that covered government actions,ransomware attacksand the future of the CISO.

You canaccess avideoof the discussionhere

WillJoe Bidens new cybersecurity executive order change the ITlandscape?

The executive order, evenif its impactis mostlylimited to federal institutions and their contractors, is a milestone in cybersecurity legislation. Thanks to major ransomware attacks against key US infrastructure and the Vice Presidents advocacy of reasonable security and compliance with CIS (Centre for Internet Security) controls going back toher days as Attorney General in California, the Biden administration is expected to have the fight against cyber-attacks at thetopof its legislative and law-enforcement agenda.

The fact that the executive order talks about IoT security standards also suggests thatwerewitnessinga watershed moment. Although the executive orders main objective is to make federal institutions and their supply chains more transparent,itsvery unlikelytoleave the rest of the private sector intactin the long run.

Mandatory disclosure of data breaches and hackshasalready beenaround incritical industries such as pharmaceuticals and healthcare. Now,as a result ofthe executive order, an even wider circle of institutions and private enterprises will need to comply.

Internet providers can also play a more prominent role in fighting cybercrime in the future by blocking internet traffic coming from rogue states and known threat actors.

Governments,automationandpeople:the three pillars of cyber-defence

Ransomware attackswereoriginally drivenbyfinancial gain. However, as the number of incidents disruptingcritical infrastructure andthreateninghuman livesis growing fast, it increasingly needs to be seen asa form ofcyberterrorism. As the perpetrators of cybercrime are oftenfinanced or even commissioned by nation states, governments of western democracies have recently taken afirmer stance on putting up a fight against them.

The UKs Integrated Defence Review published in March reserves the right to use nuclear weapons againstemerging technologies that could have a comparable impacttochemical, biological orothernuclear weapons, although its not completely clear whether this was meant to cover cyber- attacks.

Meanwhile, in a statement, the US administrationdidntrule outauthorising a kinetic response, or, in other words, active warfare in the event of a large-scale cyber-attack by a nation state.

Attribution, however,is much trickier in the case of cyber-attacks thanintraditional warfare, therefore,in order toavoid escalation and a potential cyber war,retaliation must be only the very last resort.

The current situation, where private businesses need to defend themselves against national threat actors without the support of the state is unprecedented. Therefore, what the business sector needsto better tackle cyber threats is a more active cyber-defenceposture adopted by their governments.

There have already been examples in the past when governments providedprotectionfor privateenterprisesto ensure the uninterrupted flow of global trade on the Mediterranean or the Atlantic.Businesses need a similar kind of supportnowin the cyberspace.

Although for medium-size and small businesses the scope for cyber defence is much more limited for lack of human and financial resources, automation and the use of secure software and multi-factor identification can go a long way.

As about 85 per cent of all breaches start with anemployeeclicking on an attachment or link that theyshouldnt, taking the human element out of the cyber threat equation is key. Withthe number of breaches in the cloud exceeding those on premises first time ever, cloud security is another area that needs to get to the forefront of the fight against cybercrime.

What will be the CISO of the futurelike?

The role of the CISO has been changing a lot over time. Originally the CISO was seen as a compliance and risk guru.Forrester has established five more types of CISOs (transformational, post-breach, tactical/operational, steadystateand customer-facing evangelist), which will probably whittle down to no more than two or three as the role will get more mature.

Demonstrating some self-deprecating humour, CISOssometimes refer tothemselvesaCrisis-Induced Sacrificial Officer, which points to the irony that people fulfilling this role are often held responsible forincidents which are beyond their control.

In the future, CISOs will probably have more leverage and willincreasinglyreport directly to the board. For this relatively new role toget more established, CISOs need to see and evaluate their own performance through the eyes of CEOs, asking themselves how many customers their efforts helpedthe businessto attract and retain.

teissTalkhostJenny Radcliffewas talking toKathleen Mullin, Chief Information Security Officer,HealthmapSolutions;Paul Raines, Chief Information Security Officer, United Nations Development Programme;Ian Hill, Global Director of Cybersecurity, Royal BAM Group;andSteve Moore, Vice President and Chief Security Strategist,Exabeam.

You can access the recording of thisteissTalkhere.

Read the original post:
Ransomware attacks and the future role of the CISO - teissTalk - TEISS