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Industry News: ESG5

    Cybercrime Buoys Security Software in Bear Market

    2022-11-02

    BNN Bloomberg: Companies that make security software have turned out to be a relative bright spot in this year’s stock market meltdown, favored by both traders and firms looking to make acquisitions.

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    Tools to Tackle Diverse Security Challenges

    2022-11-02

    Hedge Week: Unfortunately, there is no black box, single hire or other singular silver bullet solution that will solve the cybersecurity challenge by itself. So organisations need to be prepared by having  an array of multiple solutions and tools at their disposal to defend against, respond to and remediate a potential attack.

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    LastPass Research Finds False Sense of Cybersecurity Running Rampant

    2022-11-01

    Business Wire: LastPass today released findings from its fifth annual Psychology of Password findings, which revealed even with cybersecurity education on the rise, password hygiene has not improved. Regardless of generational differences across Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z, the research shows a false sense of password security given current behaviors across the board.

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    Cyber Security: Recession Proof?

    2022-10-27

    Financier Worldwide: Amid ongoing economic and geopolitical challenges, the cyber security sector remains strong, according to a new report from ICON Corporate Finance.

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    The Global Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity Market Size Is Expected to Reach $57.1 Billion by 2028, Rising At a Market Growth of 24.5% CAGR During the Forecast Period

    2022-10-25

    Global Newswire: AI-powered systems can be set up to automatically respond to dangers and combat online threats more quickly. Analyzing and improving cyber risks as well as cyber-attacks is no more a task on a human scale as the business attack surface develops and changes. To accurately quantify risk, up to highly-varying signals must be handled, based on the scale of the organization.

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    Cybersecurity M&A Bustling Again in Q4 After a Bleak Q3

    2022-10-25

    S&P Global: Global cybersecurity transaction volume dropped to 33 deals between July 1 and Sept. 30, compared to 45 deals in the second quarter and 58 in the third quarter of 2021, according to data from 451 Research.

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    Passwords Still Dominate, and Are Causing Headaches for Everyone

    2022-10-19

    ZDNet: While Google, Microsoft and Apple roll out passwordless passkey functionality for their platforms, most people are still dependent on passwords.

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    Gen Z, Millennial Workers Are Bigger Cybersecurity Risks Than Older Employees

    2022-10-18

    Dark Reading: A new survey shows Generation Z and millennials, younger workers who have grown up as digital natives, are surprisingly more careless about their employer's cybersecurity than their senior Gen X and baby boomer colleagues. 

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    Crypto Hackers Set for Record Year After Looting Over $3 Billion

    2022-10-12

    BNN Bloomberg: At least $718 million has been stolen so far in October alone, taking the gross tally for the year past $3 billion and putting 2022 on course to be a record for the total value hacked, according to blockchain specialist Chainalysis Inc.

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    Despite Recession Jitters, M&A Dominates a Robust Cybersecurity Market

    2022-09-26

    Dark Reading: Though funding activity this year is somewhat slower than in 2021 and market valuations of cybersecurity firms have taken a hit, mergers and acquisitions activity has remained strong through the year, as has investor interest in the sector.

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