Risk Management April 6, 2023

How to defend against extortion groups like Lapsus$

4 min read - The hacker group Lapsus$ (sometimes referred to as LAPSUS$ or simply Lapsus) is a relatively newer organization in the cyber arena. The group began to garner public attention in December 2021 after some successful attacks on major corporations, where even…

Mobile Security December 15, 2021

Starting From Scratch: How to Build a Small Business Cybersecurity Program

4 min read - When you run a small business, outsourcing for services like IT and security makes a lot of sense. While you might not have the budget for a full-time professional on staff to do these jobs, you still need the services.…

Identity & Access December 9, 2021

IAM OT Security Risks Call for Strategic Defenses

5 min read - Today’s technology requires today’s identity and access management (IAM). In the past, operational technology (OT) systems were physically and logically separated from a company’s enterprise corporate business environment and the external world. That served as a control to protect them…

Data Protection December 6, 2021

7 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips to Try Before The Year Ends

4 min read - The holiday rush is upon us, and so is the risk of cyberattack. Threat actors often get to work during the holidays. IT staff is heading out for vacation, and everyone is in a hurry. This means we might skimp…

Data Protection November 23, 2021

IoT Security: Are Personal Devices Dragging Your Work Network Down?

4 min read - How many connected devices have you added to your household since March 2020? Be sure to count fitness trackers, speakers, gaming machines and even your Tesla, if there’s one in your driveway. Were you one of the many people who…

Application Security September 23, 2021

What is Web Application Security? A Protective Primer for Security Professionals

4 min read - Evolving threats put applications at risk. Robust web application security can help prevent compromise before it happens. Not sure where to start? Our protective primer has you covered. What Is Web Application Security? Web application security focuses on the reduction of…

Artificial Intelligence July 14, 2021

How to Use Design Thinking for Next-Gen Privileged Access Management Architecture

4 min read - As cyberattacks speed up and become more complex, defenders need to do the same. One large component of this is privileged access management, or PAM. But PAM itself is always evolving. So how does your security operations center (SOC) keep…

Identity & Access March 25, 2021

Consent Management: Picking the Right CIAM Strategy

3 min read - Practically everything consumers do online — shopping, paying bills and signing up for new services — requires some level of personal data sharing or changing privacy settings. Consumers need to feel that your organization’s digital experiences are worth trusting and…

Zero Trust March 1, 2021

Offboarding: A Checklist for Safely Closing an Employee’s Digital Doors

4 min read - Three years after I left my former job, I got an official letter telling me the organization suffered a data breach. My personal information was at risk of identity theft. I shouldn’t have been surprised. That job’s offboarding process hadn’t…

Zero Trust October 8, 2020

IBM Named a CIAM Leader in the Forrester Wave Report

4 min read - Not all leading identity and access management (IAM) vendors can also be successful as consumer identity and access management (CIAM) vendors. But with the right identity expertise, it’s possible. As Zero Trust mantras permeate the security and IT landscape, we…