Dawn Blizard

Dawn is a seasoned journalist with vast experience writing in the B2B tech and cybersecurity space. She has a Ph.D. in English literature and over a decade of technical writing work, having created content for IBM, Comodo, and several industry publications.

Application Security September 29, 2021

What Video Doorbells Have to Teach Us About the Difficulties of IoT Security

4 min read - The Amazon-owned smart home product manufacturer Ring recently announced that it’s strengthening the security of its Internet of Things (IoT) motion-detecting doorbell cameras by offering end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for streaming video footage. There’s a catch, though. Users who opt to…

Incident Response September 21, 2021

Cybersecurity Solutions to Know in 2021: Open Source and Scaling Up

4 min read - Speed is of the essence in digital defense. As the latest Ponemon Institute Cost of a Data Breach Report makes clear, businesses and agencies that are able to respond to and contain an incident rapidly will save millions over their slower…

Cloud Security September 8, 2021

Building Blocks: How to Create a Privileged Access Management (PAM) Strategy

4 min read - Privileged access management (PAM) has long been central to a good enterprise cybersecurity strategy. However, its nature is changing. The pace of digital change is speeding up and reliance on the cloud increasing. So, businesses and agencies must develop new…

Zero Trust August 19, 2021

Critical Infrastructure Attack Trends: What Business Leaders Should Know

4 min read - Amateur threat actors have been able to compromise critical infrastructure like industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) assets more often lately. Compromises of exposed OT assets rose over the past 18 months, according to threat researchers at…

Intelligence & Analytics May 26, 2021

The Cybersecurity Ecosystem: How Did It Get So Crowded?

5 min read - Peek inside any enterprise security operations center (SOC) today, and you’ll likely see a crowded and high-pressure cybersecurity ecosystem. Over the past few years, as technology evolved rapidly, attackers have developed a growing array of strategies and tactics. In response,…

Cloud Security February 11, 2021

5 Ways to Overcome Cloud Security Challenges

4 min read - During the second quarter of 2020 — for the first time in history — customers worldwide spent more on public cloud systems than on investments in non-cloud IT systems. With more cloud spending than ever before, the battle for market…

Data Protection December 26, 2020

‘Tis the Season for Nonprofit Cybersecurity Risks to Reach New Heights

4 min read - The period between Christmas and New Year’s Day has long been the time people give to charities the most, making the charities themselves attractive targets for cyber criminals. Because the events of 2020 will likely boost existing trends, nonprofit cybersecurity…

Incident Response December 1, 2020

The Future of Cybersecurity: How to Prepare for a Crisis in 2020 and Beyond

5 min read - When it comes to the future of cybersecurity, an ounce of prevention is worth far more than a pound of cure. According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM Security’s 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, enterprises that designated an…

Retail November 23, 2020

Be Prepared for Increased DDoS Attacks Ahead of Black Friday

3 min read - Black Friday is prime time for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, especially as retail goes online even more than usual in 2020. Forecasters predict e-commerce sales will soar to new heights this holiday season, increasing by as much as 35% year-over-year. This…

CISO August 25, 2020

Cybersecurity Operations: 5 Ways to Cut Costs Without Pain

4 min read - Cybersecurity frameworks are notoriously expensive to build and maintain. And, business leaders are frequently dissatisfied with their effectiveness. According to research conducted by the Ponemon Institute, enterprises spend an average of $2.86 million per year on their in-house security operations center…

CISO August 3, 2020

Build a Roadmap for Cyber Resilience

4 min read - The current information security landscape is rapidly evolving. According to the latest research from IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute’s 2020 Cyber Resilient Organization Report, 67% of organizations reported that the volume of attacks had significantly increased over the past…

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Dawn Blizard

What Video Doorbells Have to Teach Us About the Difficulties of IoT Security

Cybersecurity Solutions to Know in 2021: Open Source and Scaling Up

Building Blocks: How to Create a Privileged Access Management (PAM) Strategy

Critical Infrastructure Attack Trends: What Business Leaders Should Know

The Cybersecurity Ecosystem: How Did It Get So Crowded?

5 Ways to Overcome Cloud Security Challenges

‘Tis the Season for Nonprofit Cybersecurity Risks to Reach New Heights

The Future of Cybersecurity: How to Prepare for a Crisis in 2020 and Beyond

Be Prepared for Increased DDoS Attacks Ahead of Black Friday

Cybersecurity Operations: 5 Ways to Cut Costs Without Pain

Build a Roadmap for Cyber Resilience

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