Reports of high-profile data breaches like Equifax’s, LinkedIn’s or Yahoo’s always caused an initial, widespread panic — and for good reason. But after having massive amounts of their sensitive information exposed such as usernames and passwords, many consumers and organizations move on far too quickly. Whether it’s because they assume there’s nothing they can do […]
Category Archives: Security
Achieving Effective User Lifecycle Management Through Automation
When considering the security of an enterprise, a key area ripe for automation should be user lifecycle management. The topic is important not only to the security of an organization but also to the overall function of an enterprise. By achieving effectiveness through automation in your user lifecycle management process you will not only increase […]
Does SASE Tick the Box for The Future of Network Security?
The enterprise of today works with an upgraded portfolio which can be viewed as the result of an overall digital transformation. This in turn has brought about the need to rethink and enhance the consequences for the network. In response, Gartner introduced the concept of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) as a new enterprise networking […]
Economic Efficiency in Cyber Defense
The previous two articles in this series addressed Visibility and Agility as key requirements for stronger cyber defense. This last article in the series looks at the third leg of robust cybersecurity: Economic Efficiency. According to recent research, gleaned from more than 250 global enterprises, organizations use, on average, ten different security management tools. In […]
Why Managed Security Presents An Opportunity for MSPs
The challenges businesses face in securing their workloads, network and data is a big opportunity for MSPs: those with the will and means to become managed security service providers (MSSPs) not only address an acute need in the marketplace, but are positioned to create revenue streams and expand their customer base. However, to seize the […]
Enabling Agility to Accelerate Incident Response
In the previous article discussed the importance of end-to-end network visibility in protecting valuable enterprise data, and how the combination of network metadata and full packet data provides definitive evidence of network activity. To leverage this data effectively, however, it is crucial to make it available to the tools and teams throughout the enterprise for […]
Better Network Visibility: Removing the Security Blindfold
Recent research shows that enterprise teams are very concerned about the ability to protect their networks from cyber threats. Concerns run the gamut: insufficient insight into network activity, lack of integration between security tools, inability to respond to threats quickly enough, resource constraints, and obsolete solutions. Enterprises are frustrated with existing security solutions that don’t […]
Top Considerations on the Effects of COVID-19 in Securing Business
As corporations are forced to rapidly adapt to a new environment in order to remain viable, securing data and infrastructure must be taken into consideration when changes are made. Considerations such as:
Information and Cyber Security News Headline Updated on 03 Apr 2020
The headline on 03 Apr 2020 FBI Issues Warning About Zoom Security Issues. The FBI has issued a warning that Zoom and other teleconferencing apps may be vulnerable to hijacking. The FBI advises users not to make meetings or classrooms, public, to restrict screen-sharing capability, and to use meeting passwords. Zoom has a “waiting room” […]
Understanding and Insights of Phishing Attacks and Clicking Habits
Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly believable and if people continue to underestimate the probability of risk, they will feel overconfident in their ability to defend against it. This article will help you gain an important understanding of the phishing knowledge and clicking habits of office workers across the globe and give you a deeper insight […]