When you think of cybersecurity, your mind likely goes to external threat actors — malware, ransomware, spearphishing attacks, and other malicious activity. However, it’s crucial to note that 60% of data breaches are caused by insider threats, and a staggering 74% of organizations are at least moderately vulnerable to them. It’s not everybody else your organization needs to worry about; it’s your own people.

In our recent research “Better Safe Than Sorry”, we reported how the number of exposed OT/ICS devices in Japan grew by 372% over the past six years. During this time, several notable cyber-attacks targeted businesses and government entities in Japan. The substantial increase in exposed OT/ICS combined with the recent cyber-attacks in Japan has prompted us to give a deeper look at the current threat landscape in the country.

Today we’re excited to announce new and enhanced enterprise-grade platform capabilities that build upon our existing enterprise capabilities and customization functionality. Along with our new AI-powered Trust Center announced today, these capabilities enable mature organizations to run their security and compliance programs and demonstrate trust at scale.

Suspected North Korean threat actors are attempting to trick software developers into downloading malware during phony job interviews, according to researchers at Securonix. The threat actors contact software developers with seemingly legitimate employment opportunities before scheduling virtual job interviews.

As 99% of UK adults now own at least one smart device, and the average UK household enjoys the benefits of nine connected devices, the timing of new laws designed to protect consumers from hacking and cyber-attacks while using internet-connected smart devices couldn't be more timely.

With all great power, there comes an equal potential for misuse. Among the sophisticated arsenal of threat actors, impersonation attacks have surged to the forefront, which questions our sense of trust.

The rapid advancements in large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized how we interact with technology, powering various applications for different use cases. As the adoption of LLM-powered solutions continues to grow, so does the emergence of new and evolving security threats that aim to exploit these robust AI systems.

Organizations face many threats today, but not all potential threats are from malicious activities outside the organization. Insider threats are just as significant, if not more significant, of a security risk to companies today. Since 2018, there has been a 40% increase in data breaches caused by company insiders, so they now represent most of them.