Cyber threats to businesses are ongoing are insidious in nature. The damage from an effective attack could be widespread and long-lasting, costing a company hundreds of thousands. Those businesses left vulnerable to acts of cyber theft or sabotage could severely be hampered by damage to their brand reputation and the loss of critical client information. The importance of cybersecurity has become obvious and in response, entire industries have built up their defenses with cybersecurity experts and software customized for their protection. But the fight continues on as new technologies and new threats occur on a regular basis.
A large part of what will make a company successful in the fight against cyber threats is continued and ongoing education around risk and the actions you can take to protect yourself and your company from those threats. To help you stay educated, here are three really good blogs to follow and stay up to the minute on the latest trends in cybersecurity.
Daniel Miessler
DanielMiessler.com | @DanielMiessler
An experienced cybersecurity expert, consultant, and writer, Miessler takes a personal approach to cybersecurity. His content explores the interesting and beautiful at the intersection of security, technology, and humans. His offerings include curated newsletters, essays, podcasts, and high-quality writing both long-form on his blog as well as his various social media channels. Start here for a personable and very human voice to cybersecurity, covering topics such as YouTube’s ban of hacking videos, to bitcoin, to the regulation of corporate data.
Graham Cluley
GrahamCluley.com | @gcluley
A longtime industry expert who held senior roles with Sophos and McAfee before deciding to go off on his own in 2013, Graham Cluley is known as an expert with his finger on the pulse of the cybersecurity industry. His blog has an open, accessible style while supporting his continuing work as a conference speaker, media pundit, podcaster, and cybersecurity consultant. His blog offers computer security news, advice, and opinion on topics such as IoT, ransomware attacks, and large-scale hacks currently affecting internet users.
IT Security Guru
ITSecurityGuru.org | @IT_SecGuru
IT Security is a daily news digest of breaking news in the IT security industry. While not technically an individual blog, this site is very helpful in keeping interested viewers up to date on the latest news in IT security. They offer articles, videos, webinars, analysis, case studies and even have a section devoted to the latest cybersecurity scams where they spotlight recent hacks. Rather than having to search and read through all the IT-specific newsfeeds available today to find out what’s new in the world of cybersecurity, IT Security Guru can quickly get everything you need from one site.
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