Thought Leadership

The Cybersecurity Jobs Report: 2018-2021 Edition

Download PDF Cybersecurity Ventures predicts there will be 3.5 million cybersecurity job openings by 2021. Cybercrime will more than triple the number of job openings over the next 5 years. Author: Steve Morgan, Editor-in-Chief of Cybersecurity Ventures Menlo Park, Calif. – May 31, 2017 Cybersecurity Ventures has reviewed and synthesized dozens of employment figures from the media, analysts, job boards, vendors,... Read More
May 31, 2017

Herjavec Group Cybersecurity Cast: Why Enterprises Need An MSSP with Trish Villanueva

Herjavec Group has launched its very own podcast, The Cybersecurity Cast! Produced by Herjavec Group, The Cybersecurity Cast features discussions on the latest news, trends, vulnerabilities, and exploits in the cybersecurity space. Topics include healthcare, ransomware, identity and access management, and more.   Episode 2: Why Enterprises Need An MSSP with Trish Villanueva Joining us for the second episode of The... Read More
May 30, 2017

Network Segmentation and PCI Compliance

By: David Mundhenk and Ben Rothke It was in the early days of PCI when we wrote Lightening the PCI Load: Solutions to Reduce PCI Scope. PCI compliance scoping was then, and still is, an intensively debated topic, even among PCI Qualified Security Assessors (QSA). The spirit and intent of that article and our follow-up piece in End-to-End Encryption: The... Read More

WannaCry Fact Sheet

Herjavec Group published its first threat advisory on the WannaCry attack on Friday May 12th. In response to WannaCry, Herjavec Group’s Security Operations Centers immediately heightened awareness internally for IOCs, and MD5 hashes which were attributed to the execution and symptoms of the attack.  Over the 48 hours that followed, HG security engineers developed and deployed rules to all Managed... Read More
May 18, 2017

Protect Yourself from WannaCry and Other Ransomware Variants

Last week, thousands of companies across 150 countries felt the effects of an extensive ransomware cyberattack, known as ‘WannaCry’.  The ransomware blocked users on infected computers from accessing their files, unless a ransom was paid, effectively crippling business operations for many enterprises across the globe. Financial and economic losses from Wannacry could swell into the billions of dollars, making it... Read More
May 16, 2017

Extensive Ransomware Cyberattack Reported on 16 Healthcare Institutions

There has been an extensive cyberattack today aimed towards Britain’s National Health Service, in which websites of 16 health institutions were targeted concurrently by cyber criminals. As a result, doctors were blocked from accessing patient files, causing hospitals to "divert ambulances and cancel appointments". Unlike DDoS attacks, a ransomware attack encrypts all the data on the affected computers and blocks users from accessing... Read More
May 12, 2017

Herjavec Group Cybersecurity Cast: Healthcare and Ransomware with Matt Anthony

Herjavec Group is launching its very own podcast, The Cybersecurity Cast! Produced by Herjavec Group, The Cybersecurity Cast will have discussions on the latest news, trends, vulnerabilities, and exploits in the cybersecurity space. Topics will include healthcare, ransomware, identity and access management, and more.  Episode 1: Healthcare and Ransomware with Matt Anthony Joining us for the pilot episode of The Cybersecurity... Read More
April 13, 2017

Cybersecurity Ventures predicts global healthcare cybersecurity spending will exceed $65 billion cumulatively over the next five years, from 2017 to 2021

Download PDF Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations are predicted to quadruple by 2020. Author: John P. Mello, Jr. Menlo Park, Calif. – April 6, 2017 Robert Herjavec has been warning about ransomware attacks on hospitals and healthcare providers for more than a year. In 2016, his firm, Herjavec Group, collaborated with Cybersecurity Ventures on a report that indicated ransomware damages would reach $1 billion for... Read More
April 6, 2017