News June 14, 2023

Proven methods to prevent human-based security mistakes

4 min read - The most recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report reveals the human element continues to be a key driver of 82% of breaches, including social attacks, errors and misuse. Undoubtedly, human error generates massive security headaches. Meanwhile, the rate and cost…

News May 24, 2023

Zombie APIs are a top security concern as API attacks surge 400%

4 min read - Organizations of all sizes rely on application programming interfaces (APIs). The API explosion has been driven by several factors, including cloud computing, demand for mobile/web applications, microservices architecture and the API economy as a business model. APIs enable developers to…

News May 3, 2023

Insider hacks exfiltrate five times as many records

4 min read - How secure is your organization from the inside? If you’re not sure, it might be worth finding out. According to recent data, the rate and cost of insider threats are growing fast. And when an insider breach occurs, the number…

Artificial Intelligence May 2, 2023

ChatGPT confirms data breach, raising security concerns

4 min read - When ChatGPT and similar chatbots first became widely available, the concern in the cybersecurity world was how AI technology could be used to launch cyberattacks. In fact, it didn’t take very long until threat actors figured out how to bypass…

News May 1, 2023

Hacking caused 80% of healthcare data breaches in 2022

3 min read - Reporting on cybersecurity issues tends to focus on the results of a breach. However, the most important takeaway is how an event happened in the first place. By understanding the incident’s cause and the direction of cyber crime trends, healthcare…

Zero Trust April 27, 2023

Zero trust data security: It’s time to make the shift

4 min read - How do you secure something that no longer exists? With the rapid expansion of hybrid-remote work, IoT, APIs and applications, any notion of a network perimeter has effectively been eliminated. Plus, any risk inherent to your tech stack components becomes…

News March 20, 2023

LastPass breaches cast doubt on password manager safety

4 min read - In 2022, LastPass suffered a string of security breaches which sparked concern among cyber professionals and those impacted by the intrusions. Some called into question the way LastPass handled and responded to the incident. In addition, the situation ignited a…

CISO March 10, 2023

How to solve the people problem in cybersecurity

4 min read - You may think this article is going to discuss how users are one of the biggest challenges to cybersecurity. After all, employees are known to click on unverified links, download malicious files and neglect to change their passwords. And then…

Risk Management March 8, 2023

Securing your supply chain through cyber risk management

4 min read - Supply chain risk is now recognized as a top challenge, with more than half of security breaches attributed to supply chain and third-party suppliers. This can be a costly vulnerability. The global average data breach cost was $4.35 million last…

News March 1, 2023

50 million password heist shows info-stealing is on the rise

4 min read - On September 15, 2022, Uber employees logged on to see an unexpected message on the company’s Slack channel. It said, “Hi @here, I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach.” At first, many thought it…