By Joe Fay Think tank warns as economic, political, and cybersecurity risks collide. Accenture heads to Brazil, quantum security firm Sandbox fills up on cash and Biden loses cyber director. Washington Think Tank Warns on Economic Risk and Cybersecurity  Increased international conflict, including rising nationalism, a “cyber arms race”, and a looming recession are contributing to an increasingly volatile environment when it comes to cybersecurity, the Bipartisan Policy Center has declared in a new report. It also noted “lowered inhibitions for cyberattacks” and spillover from the war in Ukraine. Even as organizations contemplate these problems, they must deal with the consequences of earlier under investment in security and infrastructure, fragmented regulation and pressure on new investments due to economic uncertainty.

The Center for Cyber Safety and Education, the charitable foundation of (ISC)² founded in 2011, aims to grow the cybersecurity profession and its positive impact on the world by raising awareness, building a diverse pipeline of cybersecurity professionals and activating a more secure digital world. Originally, the Center was created to serve as the home for cyber safety awareness programs and a place for the next generation of cyber professionals to receive educational scholarships. However, as the modern cybersecurity landscape has intensified and the global workforce gap of needed cybersecurity professionals has increased, (ISC)² is committed to meeting these demands. The Center will support new pathways for more cybersecurity professionals to begin their career while remaining dedicated to raising awareness

Romance scams, high-profile attacks on major U.S. companies and an inside look at Royal Mail/Lockbit negotiations. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of February 17, 2023. Threat Advisories and Alerts U.S. And South Korean Governments Publish Advisory on Healthcare Cyberattacks In light of the rise in ransomware attacks on U.S. and South Korean healthcare networks, a group of six government agencies, including the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) National Intelligence Service (NIS), released a joint advisory highlighting the trend. North-Korean state-sponsored actors, who are believed to be behind the attacks, demand payment in cryptocurrency and reportedly use their earnings to fund further cyber operations against U.S. and South

By Joe Fay  Resiliency is the endgame of the U.S. approach to internet and software security.  The U.S. has a vested interest in creating a secure and resilient internet and software ecosystem, even if it means its “adversaries” also benefit, a White House cybersecurity leader told the State of Open Conference in London late last week.  During a panel session on international security policy, Sal Kimmich, director of open source at EscherCloudAI, AI DevSecOps, said researchers uncovering vulnerabilities could face pressure from nation states, and there needs to be a way of protecting them.  Microsoft director of open source strategy, Sarah Novotny, added, “You have to align incentives and a nation state offering incentives for Zero Day is a really

Cybersecurity will defy the tech recession hurting other job roles in 2023, c-suite survey suggests.   Every department loses good people in a recession or economic downturn, unless you work in cybersecurity in 2023 it seems. According to a new (ISC)² report and survey of 1,000 global c-suite executives in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Japan, and Singapore, cybersecurity will be the best place to work in the year ahead as job losses hit other departments and job roles. The report, How the Cybersecurity Workforce Will Weather a Recession, assesses the impact of a potential economic downturn on cybersecurity teams.  Across the regions surveyed, 42% of managers predicted cybersecurity headcount would increase, 46% thought it would remain the same, with only 10% believing it