Sheltering from the Cyberattack Storm
As we move towards the summer and the promise of sunnier weather, it’s worth noting that the cybersecurity industry has seen more rain than sunshine recently. A slew of high-profile…
Changing the Passive to Active: Updating SaaS Cybersecurity Strategy with Threat Management
The massive Snowflake breach disclosed recently, involving hundreds of millions of stolen customer records, is a stark wake-up call for organizations to proactively manage their SaaS security. No doubt the…
Deep Dive: Unveiling the Untold Challenges of Single Sign-On (SSO) Management
Single Sign-On (SSO) serves as the linchpin connecting corporate networks, facilitating seamless access to various web applications without the need for repeated login credentials. However, there are several untold challenges…
How the Newest Tech Changes Cybersecurity Needs in the Legal Industry
Responsibly Adopting Technology to Improve Law Firm Productivity Lawyers face incredible pressure in their jobs to perform accurately and quickly. Thankfully, technology has been introduced that now allows legal professionals…
The First 10 Days of a vCISOs Journey with a New Client
“In a quaint village nestled between rolling hills and dense forests, a young apprentice named Eli was learning to throw pottery from a master potter. On the first day by…
Publishers Spotlight: CyTwist: Defend Forward – Stop Your Attacks without IOCs
CyTwist has launched its Preemptive Cyber Attack Management Platform (PCAM) to enable defenders to expose attacks early and accurately while creating efficiencies in the SOC. They are building a platform…
Publisher’s Spotlight: The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI): Financially Rewarding InfoSec Researchers
Formed by TrendMicro, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) was created to encourage the reporting of 0-day vulnerabilities privately to the affected vendors by financially rewarding researchers. At the time, there…
4 Ways to Improve Azure Active Directory Security
Why identity has emerged as the security perimeter in hybrid deployments By Guido Grillenmeier, Chief Technologist at Semperis Cloud-led innovation has accelerated the digital transformation of many organizations that have…
The Quantum Tipping Point
Fixing Cryptography Before It Is Broken By Carmen Kempka, Head of Corporate Technology, WIBU-SYSTEMS AG Ever since Peter Shor showed how a quantum computer could factorize large numbers with exponential…
Too Hot to Handle:The case for Zero Trust and SASE
By Jonathan Lee, Senior Product Manager, Menlo Security Insecurity today we often see the continued reliance on legacy systems and solutions. As cybercriminals have evolved their methods, the security adopted…
On The Frontline in The War Against Hackers
By Damien Fortune, Chief Operations Officer of Secured Communications In the wake of a global shift toward remote work, crime is moving from physical space to cyberspace. Businesses are conducting…
Phishing Techniques in Disguise: What to Look for And Why You Should
By Rotem Shemesh, Lead Product Marketing Manager, Security Solutions, at Datto Phishing is a familiar concept to cybersecurity professionals – and hackers. According to a recent study, phishing attacks are…
3 Cybersecurity Certainties for 2022
By Bill Moore, XONA As businesses transitioned to hybrid work models in 2021, critical integrations between IT and OT technologies introduced new vulnerabilities that threat actors exploited with shocking frequency…
Have We Learned from Our Past Mistakes to Prevent Future Cyberattacks?
By Marc Packler, President, CISO Advisory, Silent Quadrant Gartner’s article, “The Top Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021-2022,” contains a quote from philosopher George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are…
Don’t Become a Horrible Headline: Some Tips on Redesigning Your Threat Posture for The 2022 Threat Landscape
By Omar Zarabi, Founder and CEO, Port53 Technologies As in previous years, the DefCon of the cybersecurity industry is best illustrated by the headlines – each a cautionary tale. The…
Endpoint Malware and Ransomware Volume Already Exceeded 2020 Totals by the End of Q3 2021
By Corey Nachreiner, CSO, WatchGuard Technologies The cybersecurity landscape of today is constantly evolving and threat actors are not far behind as they target users with increasingly sophisticated and complex…
Why Changing Classified Document Status Can Affect Risk Levels and How Proactive Cybersecurity Methods Can Help
By Sam Hutton, SVP, Glasswall As ransomware attacks, insider threats, data breaches and phishing attacks against government agencies continue to skyrocket, organisations are at constant risk. There are many recent…
Data Security Must Be a Priority as Employees Quit in Record Numbers
By Tim Sadler, Co-founder and CEO, Tessian The massive labor upheaval that dominated headlines in 2021 shows no signs of slowing down. The latest U.S. jobs report showed that 4.5…
Cyber Insurance: What Executives Need to Know Before Obtaining Coverage
By Amanda Surovec, Director of Security Engagement and Claims, Resilience Cyber Insurance Solutions, and Shawn Melito, Chief Revenue Officer, BreachQuest Introduction In the last six months, cyber attacks increased by…
Combining True MDR & SOC for Robust Cybersecurity
By Jon Murchison, Founder, and CEO, Blackpoint Cyber Assessing the Current Threat Landscape The only constant in the cyberthreat landscape is that it is ever evolving. Amid a global pandemic,…
Killware is the Next Big Cybersecurity Threat
By Brian Erickson, Vice President or Strategy and Solutions and retired U.S. Navy Captain, Vidoori Today’s battlefield has expanded to a digital landscape, and the impact affects the general population…
How Do I Reliably Identify You If I Cannot See You?
eKnow Your Customer Requirements Driving Change By John Callahan, CTO, VeridiumID KYC – Know Your Customer is a process used around the globe for many years to validate the identity…
How to Protect All Five Stages of the IoT Security Lifecycle
Smarter security for smart devices By Mitchell Bezzina, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Cloud-delivered Security Services, Palo Alto Networks The dependency on IoT devices to enable business, capture data, and facilitate…
WatchGuard Technologies’ 2022 Predictions: State-Sponsored Mobile Threats, Space-Related Hacks and More
A look at the future of cybersecurity in 2022 and beyond By Corey Nachreiner, Chief Security Officer, WatchGuard Technologies 2021 was another wild year in cybersecurity with the industry facing…
FIN7 group continues to target US companies with BadUSB devices
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns US companies that the FIN7 cybercriminals group is targeting the US defense industry with BadUSB devices. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation issued…
Getting Started with Active Directory Security
Evaluating, Benchmarking and Creating a Strategy By Justin Kohler, Director of BloodHound Enterprise, SpecterOps Over 90% of the Fortune 1000 use Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for identity and access management….
“Owning Your Identity” Through Biometric and Passwordless Innovations
By Bob Eckel, CEO, Aware Consumers around the world have become increasingly comfortable engaging with businesses digitally. Between 2020 and 2021, driven in part by the pandemic, the proportion of…
North Korea-linked threat actors stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges
North Korea-linked threat actors are behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges. North Korea-linked APT groups are suspected to be behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency…
Cyber (In)Secure: Business Sentiment on Cyber Security Challenges
By James Edgar, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, FLEETCOR Undoubtedly the last two years have been incredibly challenging for businesses, as many companies grappled with the health…
It’s About Time: The Unappreciated Fundamental Metric for Security
By Winn Schwartau During the Cold War, the US defended us poor, soon-to-be-nuked citizenry, with time. If the Soviets got it into their heads to send over a six-pack of…