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.

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.

Handling Open-Source Content Licensing: Wrong Answers Only

Tony Morbin • April 26, 2023

When you create proprietary code, even using a component of open-source code within a subcomponent could cause your project to become open-source code.Jeanette Sherman of Mend Security discusses the need to identify open-source code and the license types being used.

Advanced Authentication: Trust Your Digital ID in Mainframe

Tony Morbin • March 24, 2023

Network boundaries have dissipated while changes in regulation and customer approaches to trust now require more advanced authentication and the ability to treat each authentication in relation to its specific risk level. Broadcom's Mary Ann Furno discusses these issues.

What to Do Based on 2022: Expert Analysis of TPSRM Survey

Tony Morbin • September 21, 2022

From SolarWinds to Kaseya, Accellion, Log4j and Okta, third-party security breaches are among the most devastating for organizations affected. Tony Morbin of ISMG dives into the story behind the results of a global survey with Demi Ben-Ari, the co-founder, CTO and head of security at Panorays.

Project 2030: Scenarios for the Future of Cybercrime

Tony Morbin • May 17, 2021

Dr. Victoria Baines, a visiting research fellow at Oxford University in the U.K., is acclaimed as one of the country’s most influential women in cybersecurity. In this video interview, she describes potential future cyberthreats as criminals adapt to the changing cybersecurity landscape.

The Role of Breach Controls in Network Security

Tony Morbin • May 17, 2021

Phyllis Lee, senior director of controls at the Center for Internet Security, describes changes in best practice for controls for cybersecurity.

UK Ramps Up Capabilities to Deter Nation-State Hackers

Tony Morbin • November 27, 2020

The U.K. is moving to improve its ability to combat online attacks via the establishment of an information warfare network named @HutEighteen. The move, announced by the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom, follows fresh EU sanctions against nation-state hackers and the U.K. standing up a National Cyber Force.