During the past six months, IBM X-Force has been seeing an unprecedented increase in requests to build cyber ranges. By cyber ranges, we mean facilities or online spaces that enable team training and exercises of cyberattack responses. Companies understand the need to drill their plans based on real-world conditions and…

Since the beginning of the pandemic, ransomware and other cyber attacks have spiked. Meanwhile, millions of people have shifted from working in offices to working remotely. Organizations are increasingly relying on video conferencing, virtual private networks (VPNs) and remote desktop protocol admin tools. Many employers believe that, to cut down…

Who owns the data in your organization? If you’re like many, there’s a chance it’s fragmented. Maybe legal owns governance while security owns data security. IT, legal, security and line-of-business owners might share tasks. Perhaps there is no real data governance or oversight at all. What we hear from people across…

The possibility of an online scam can be an ever-changing problem for individuals and businesses. If someone clicks on a virus-laden email while employed in a data-heavy business, their stolen data could lead to a compromise to the business overall. Because of this, knowing what your employees might encounter in…