CISO January 5, 2022

The 5 Most Hotly Contested Security Trends and Questions

4 min read - The worst thing that organizations can do is take a hard stance with their cybersecurity efforts. The digital threat landscape is constantly evolving. If organizations settle into a viewpoint, they could elevate one source of risk into something unrealistic—all while…

Zero Trust September 15, 2021

X-Force Report: No Shortage of Resources Aimed at Hacking Cloud Environments

4 min read - As cybercriminals remain steadfast in their pursuit of unsuspecting ways to infiltrate today’s businesses, a new report by IBM Security X-Force highlights the top tactics of cybercriminals, the open doors users are leaving for them and the burgeoning marketplace for…

Fraud Protection August 11, 2021

Beyond Password Safety: How to Make Employee Sign-On Safe and Convenient

3 min read - When did you last change your work password? Was it when the system prompted you? When you were first hired? Or maybe the answer doesn’t matter. When it comes to password safety, old adages don’t always apply anymore. Let’s take…

Mobile Security July 16, 2021

3 Myths About Threat Actors and Password Safety

2 min read - You’ve seen the memes and the warnings on social media — answering questions about your life history is ruining your password safety. It’s giving the bad guys the information they need to figure out your passwords and get the answers…

Zero Trust June 30, 2021

June 2021 Security Intelligence Roundup: Cybersecurity Certifications, The Problem With New Accounts and Defanging Phishing

3 min read - Cybersecurity careers are a buzzy topic lately, with more people needed and salaries competitive. How do you make yourself stand out in this field and find a career you both love and do well? Meanwhile, when you’re not working you…

Mobile Security May 5, 2021

Does Multifactor Authentication Keep Your Remote Workers Safe?

4 min read - Your eight-character password can be cracked in about eight hours, using brute force attacks — even if you add in numbers, mix up the cases and throw in a special character or three. Odds are high that eight-hour window will…

Identity & Access August 11, 2020

Questions to Ask When Conducting Single Sign-On Enrollment

5 min read - Instead of asking employees to input passwords every day, single sign-on (SSO) offers a simplified but secure authentication process. SSO authentication gives a user the option of choosing a single set of credentials to access multiple accounts and services. So,…

Data Protection June 4, 2020

Shift Your Cybersecurity Mindset to Maintain Cyber Resilience

3 min read - As the business world navigates the ups and downs of today's economy, a mindset shift will be required to maintain cyber resilience.

April 6, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: MS-SQL Servers Targeted by ‘Vollgar’ Campaign

2 min read - Researchers uncovered an attack campaign that spent the past two years targeting Windows machines running MS-SQL servers. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

March 23, 2020

Mirai Variant Mukashi Conducts Brute-Force Attacks Against Vulnerable NAS Devices

2 min read - Network-attached storage devices are being targeted by Mukashi, a variant of the Mirai malware, in an effort to launch large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, researchers warn.