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Security Intelligence & Analytics April 1, 2021

Clean Sweep: A 30-Day Guide to a New Cybersecurity Plan

While the arrival of spring promises better days ahead, enterprises are also facing a cyberthreat landscape filled with both familiar threats and emerging attack vectors. As a result, it’s worth taking stock of current security systems and services to see…

New Ransomware Threats Are Getting Bolder: How to Rewrite the Script

Greater exposure is both good news and bad news when it comes to new ransomware threats. While ransomware attacks themselves are never good news, it is a positive sign that these attacks are receiving more media attention, such as the…

Security Intelligence & Analytics April 8, 2021

How Vulnerability Management Can Stop a Data Breach

Vulnerability management may not be the sexiest topic. But, while buzzier topics are certainly important, vulnerability management may just be the key to an effective data security strategy. According to a Ponemon Institute report, 42% of nearly 2,000 surveyed IT…

Retail April 7, 2021

Why E-Commerce Security Matters Now More Than Ever

In February 2020, the world’s biggest retailer, Amazon, fended off the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in history. As peak traffic volume hit 2.3 Tbps, e-commerce security experts declared this attack as “a warning we should not ignore.” …

Security Services April 7, 2021

Using the Threat Modeling Manifesto to Get Your Team Going

Secure software development requires a ‘shift left’ — paying attention to security and privacy early in the life cycle. Threat modeling is a very useful activity for achieving this goal, but for a variety of reasons, organizations struggle to introduce…

Security Intelligence & Analytics April 7, 2021

What Does Modern Even Mean? How to Evaluate Data Security Solutions for the Hybrid Cloud and Beyond

There is a lot of talk about ‘modern’ data security. Organizations want a data security strategy that aligns with a digitally transformative vision. Tech can sometimes drown in buzzwords. What do modernization and vision actually refer to? And what do modern…

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State and Local Government Cyberattacks Timeline

State and local governments face malicious actors who target personal information and key services, endangering both citizens and critical infrastructure. Explore this timeline for a sense of the evolving landscape, attack patterns and prevention best practices.

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Perpetual Disruption Part 1: What is Good Cybersecurity Governance in Health Care?

Disruption means constant change. This brings benefits to businesses and can improve customer loyalty. But, the costs tend to be new and large security challenges. Which raises the question: What role does the chief information security officer (CISO) hold in this…

Data Protection April 5, 2021

Cookie Hijacking: More Dangerous Than it Sounds

Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a great way to prevent threat actors from using stolen credentials to access your network. But with remote work becoming the norm and the attack surface widening with more apps, devices and systems connecting than ever…

Security Intelligence & Analytics April 2, 2021

Software Composition Analysis: Developers’ Security Silver Bullet

Security experts are always looking for a silver bullet. New products promise to resolve all your issues. Typically, these products overpromise to expand market share. Most attacks we see these days occur not because of genius attacks. Instead, they’re due…

Security Intelligence & Analytics April 1, 2021

IBM Named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: External Threat Intelligence Services, Q1 2021

How can organizations keep up with today’s evolving threat landscape, highlighted by targeted phishing attacks, profit-seeking ransomware and advanced persistent threats (APTs)? The simple answer is better threat intelligence. Please stop me if this is something you’ve heard before. As…

Advanced Threats March 31, 2021

Threat Actors’ Most Targeted Industries in 2020: Finance, Manufacturing and Energy

IBM Security’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index uses data derived from across our teams and managed customers to gather insights about the topmost targeted industries every year, helping organizations manage risk and resource investment in their security programs. When it…

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