Tony Morbin

Executive News Editor, EU

Morbin is a veteran cybersecurity and tech journalist, editor, publisher and presenter working exclusively in cybersecurity for the past decade – at ISMG, SC Magazine and IT Sec Guru. He previously covered computing, finance, risk, electronic payments, telecoms, broadband and computing, including at the Financial Times. Morbin spent seven years as an editor in the Middle East and worked on ventures covering Hong Kong and Ukraine.

The State of Enterprise Mobile App Security 2023: Results Analysis

Tony Morbin • November 17, 2023

Compromised mobile apps can be an open door to critical enterprise app servers and other back-end systems, and this survey aims to shine a light on a potential hole in most enterprise security walls – exposing potential gaps in CISO awareness.

AI and the Imperative to Take Cybersecurity Precautions

Tony Morbin • October 16, 2023

The use of artificial intelligence can profoundly improve operations and services across many industries, but the multifaceted relationship between AI and cybersecurity calls for new measures to address security, privacy and regulatory concerns through the right protocols and procedures.

Ransomware Playbook: How to Navigate the Threat Landscape

Tony Morbin • October 12, 2023

As organizations face the constant threat of ransomware attacks, it's essential to understand the nature of this pervasive threat and how organizations can respond effectively, said Angus Clarke, vice president, BSO, Mastercard. The obvious answer is never pay a ransom - most of the time.

CISOs in the Spotlight: Building Cybersecurity Resilience

Tony Morbin • October 12, 2023

CISOs face significant stress on a regular basis in their critical roles to safeguard organizations against the evolving threat landscape. CISOs must build cybersecurity resilience across the enterprise to protect digital assets and operations, advised CISOs Milos Pesic and Don Gibson.

The Evolution of Online Fraud in 2023 and Best Practices to Plug the Gaps

Tony Morbin • September 20, 2023

Vice President at Appgate, Mike Lopez, offers his expert analysis on the survey findings and how this year's results were unique to the most current cyber threats.

Strategy Is Inspiration; Operations Make It Reality

Tony Morbin • August 10, 2023

Changing technologies and markets require adapting an organization's overall cybersecurity strategy, including the scope of our risk management, and then reviewing and adjusting our operational program to deliver the revised vision, said Akm Hasan, head of cybersecurity at Hays PLC.

Shadow APIs - You Can't Defend What You Don't Know Exists

Tony Morbin • August 2, 2023

Shadow APIs are up 900%, and API business logic abuse attacks have come to the forefront and are demanding both discovery and defensive measures from cybersecurity organizations, said James Sherlow, director of solution engineering in EMEA at Cequence Security.

Don't Blame Users for Failures - Support Them to Be Secure

Tony Morbin • August 1, 2023

Employees need technology that is easy to use and free of errors and that directs them to appropriate cybersecurity guidance when they have questions. Basically, they need technology that helps them to help themselves work more securely, said university professor Steve Furnell.

Saying 'No' Caps Profits: The Changing Role of the CISO

Tony Morbin • July 31, 2023

Today's CISO must have close communication with the C-suite, understand the business needs of the organization as well as its objectives and risks, and to be able to articulately translate those business objectives into technology, said Dion Alexopoulos, head of security at Camelot.

Incident Recovery, Step 1: Stop the Bleeding

Tony Morbin • July 31, 2023

We have moved from cybersecurity strategy to cyber resilience strategy, said Fene Osakwe, a board member of the Forbes Technology Council. As a result, he said, we still start with identifying assets, but we keep going until we achieve recovery.

Facial Recognition - Privacy Regulation in the Era of AI

Tony Morbin • July 26, 2023

Unintended bias in artificial intelligence tops deliberate misuse when it comes to the privacy concerns around use of facial recognition in public areas, with data handled by AI, according to Harry Boje, data protection and privacy officer at Paydek.

How API Business Logic Flaws Expose Sensitive Data

Tony Morbin • July 25, 2023

Attackers are increasingly using carefully crafted business logic exploits in which attackers effectively social engineer an API to do something it wasn’t intended to do, according to Stephanie Best, director of product marketing for API security at Salt Security.

Countering IoT Threats to Smart Buildings

Tony Morbin • July 21, 2023

Modern construction techniques are employing a wide range of smart devices to control the environment, facilitate communications and save money. Virtually Informed CTO Sarb Sembhi shared a new report on IoT security for smart buildings with advice on complying with current and upcoming regulations.

What Info Security Can Learn From Product Security

Tony Morbin • July 19, 2023

Product security is the other half of the security picture. While IT security focuses on an internal audience, product security teams must respond quickly to issues identified by customers and researchers. Quentyn Taylor of Canon EMEA discussed the value of product security programs.

You Can't Control Everything in Your Environment

Tony Morbin • July 18, 2023

What are your third parties doing for you when it comes to security, and what has been assumed that you are doing, plus what’s the impact of AI? Bridget Kenyon, CISO at Shared Service Connected, said most organizations need better visibility into vendor risks.