11.2021 . Spotlight
Cryptocurrency and Criminality: The Bitcoin Opportunity
Bitcoin has become the currency of choice in the cyber-crime industry. It seems that cryptocurrencies are fuelling the ransomware pandemic.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer
10.2021 . Spotlight
Developing a Cybersecurity Culture: Current Practices and Future Needs
Cybersecurity culture is important in combatting cyber attacks that exploit human factors.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer
10.2021 . Spotlight
How Yahoo Built a Culture of Cybersecurity
From theoretical to practical: how has a specific company – in this case, Yahoo – been able to improve its cybersecurity culture? Are there transferable lessons for other companies?Summary: The article argues that “to improve your…
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer
10.2021 . Spotlight
Managing Cyber Risk Across the Extended Vendor Ecosystem
The July 2021 edition of Spotlight explored third-party risk. We now add to that theme with BlueVoyant’s newly released report on third-party risk.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer
09.2021 . Spotlight
The Anatomy of Cyber Risk
Last month, we explored a McKinsey report that studied cyber maturity across industries. This month, we’ll look at a complementary element: different cyber risk exposures across industries and geographies.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer
09.2021 . Spotlight
What is the Dark Web and Why Does It Matter for Cybersecurity?
Many companies only realise that their customer’s data is breached when they receive a notification that the data appeared on the dark web – a particularly elusive and shady part of the internet.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer
09.2021 . Spotlight
The SEC Is Serious About Cybersecurity. Is Your Company?
Published in Harvard Business Review, this article argues that regulators have started to take cybersecurity seriously.
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Dr. Manuel Hepfer