Nathan Eddy

Nathan Eddy is a Berlin-based filmmaker and freelance journalist specializing in enterprise IT and security issues, health care IT and architecture.

The energy industry is increasingly targeted by malicious actors and threat groups through activity on the dark web, according to a report from Searchlight Cyber, which detailed numerous instances of threat actors selling initial access to energy organizations around the world. These include targets in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy ... Read More

Two reports focused on the cyberinsurance market found prices continued to moderate in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Global Insurance Market Index from Marsh. Average price increases rose by just 11% compared with 28% increases during the fourth quarter of 2022. A Fitch Ratings report found a decline ... Read More

As the pace of application development accelerates, IT and security teams are losing faith in old application security (AppSec) tools. Legacy tools can’t keep up and are stuck in a perpetual game of catch-up, according to a Backslash survey of 300 CISOs, AppSec managers and engineers. The impact is far-reaching, ... Read More

Early releases of identity verification and facial recognition technology have failed to deliver on the promise of trustworthy digital identification and have damaged the reputation of biometric security tech, according to an Incode report. The global survey of 1,000 respondents found close to half (48%) indicated they consider digital authentication ... Read More

More IT and online services-related email subjects are being used as a phishing lure, as phishing emails continue to be one of the most common methods to perpetuate malicious attacks on organizations worldwide. These were among the key findings of KnowBe4’s latest phishing report, which also found tax-related email subjects ... Read More

Employees’ personal devices pose a threat to organizations as bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies cause security headaches for IT professionals, according to a SlashNext survey of 300 tech workers and employers. The study revealed 95% of security leaders said that phishing attacks via private messaging apps are an increasing concern and 43% ... Read More

Network operations and security professionals are overwhelmed by constant updates and need more support from leadership to keep network and security devices updated and backed up. These were among the key results of a BackBox survey conducted by Wakefield Research of 250 network operations and security professionals. The survey found ... Read More

Organizations are overwhelmed with devices and applications in their environment due to lack of management and control, and this expansion of the cloud-based attack surface threatens to overwhelm enterprise IT security. Findings from JupiterOne’s State of Cyber Assets Report (SCAR) revealed digital assets increased by 133% year-over-year to an average ... Read More

Ransomware actors continue to focus their attacks on the manufacturing sector, and LockBit remains the most prolific threat group, according to the results of the GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team’s (GRIT) Q1 2023 ransomware report. The study indicates ransomware activity rose by 25% compared to the fourth quarter of last ... Read More

The larger they grow, the more criminal organizations resemble legitimate businesses, with small criminal organizations allocating nearly 80% of their operating expenses to wages, while larger organizations mirror their legitimate counterparts with corporate structures. A Trend Micro study outlined three types of cybercrime organizations based on size, starting with small ... Read More