All who work in the information security industry agree that passwords are one of the worst security nightmares of the modern information security age. Having weak passwords – even as part of a multi-factor authentication scheme – degrades the security posture of an organization. Unfortunately, as passwords scale well, they are …
Data can provide information, information can lead to insight and knowledge, and knowledge is power. It’s no wonder, then, that seemingly everybody in this modern, computerized world of ours loves to suck data from everyone and everything. We are getting used to it, more or less, but many are striving and fighting to set healthy …
As 2018 draws to a close, IT and security pros around the country will greet the arrival of budget season with a collective sigh. Negotiating for IT budgets at small or mid-market companies is always a challenge and can be especially difficult if you’re asking for increased security spending from an executive who doesn’t understand the risks …
On July 6, 2018 the NIS (Network and Information System) Directive was enacted as the first EU-wide legislation that provides measures to boost security across the region. Under the law, operators of essential services and digital service providers are required to abide by the requirements of the new regulations. These are intended to provide …
John Toterhi, a security researcher with IoT security company Finite State, believes that many …
WatchGuard Technologies’ information security predictions for 2019 include the emergence of …
Hardly a week goes by that we don’t hear about an organization leaving sensitive data exposed on the Internet because they failed to properly configure their Amazon S3 buckets. Amazon Web Services, to their credit, are trying to prevent …
New flexible working practices could pose a security risk to small businesses, with one in five of employees (21%) stating they are most productive when working in public spaces like a cafe or library, but only 18% concerned with the security …
Three years after the switch to new chip-based credit and debit cards, a study by the National Retail Federation and Forrester says payment card fraud is still a top concern for large U.S. retailers as criminals move their activities online. …
Worldwide spending on the technologies and services that enable the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organizations is forecast to reach $1.97 trillion in 2022, according to the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Digital …
All who work in the information security industry agree that passwords are one of the worst security nightmares of the modern information security age. Having weak passwords – even as part of a multi-factor authentication scheme – …
John Toterhi, a security researcher with IoT security company Finite State, believes that many of the security problems plaguing IoT devices are solvable problems through transparency. “Manufacturers who make their firmware public and …
A new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, Fugue Risk Manager is designed to make it easier for enterprises to identify compliance issues in their cloud environments and prevent them from reoccurring. Fugue Risk Manager inspects cloud …
DevOps is concerned with uniting two particular tribes: development and operations. These tribes have seemingly competing priorities: developers value features while operations value stability. These contradictions are largely mitigated by …
