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Product showcase: Action1 RMM
Since the abrupt shift to remote work, effective endpoint management has become a top challenge in enterprise security. Patching and maintaining laptops and computers, …

A unified approach is the future of data backup
Though disaster recovery and backup solutions have always been critical components for any business, the pandemic put a spotlight on the many threats to data today. Cybercrime …

Despite good defensive measures, ransomware continues to get in
Traditional ransomware defenses are failing, with 54% of all victims having anti-phishing training and 49% having perimeter defenses in place at the time of attack, according …

DDoS attacks increased 33% in H1 2021
There has been a 33% increase in the number of DDoS attacks in H1 2021, according to a report published by Link11. Between January and June, there were record numbers of …

Image encryption technique could keep photos safe on popular cloud photo services
The past decade has witnessed scandal after scandal over private images maliciously or accidentally made public. A study from computer scientists at Columbia Engineering …

Most companies still rely on manual tools and tech for internal audit processes
Despite volatility of the risk landscape in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, most organizations still rely on manual tools and technologies for internal audit processes, a …

Europe’s IT and business services market propelled by growing cloud-based services adoption
Growing adoption of cloud-based services is propelling the expansion of the European IT and business services market, with the region setting a new record for as-a-service …

Dropbox continues building tools to protect personal content
Dropbox have made it easier to centralize, organize, and protect personal content. To start, they’ve improved camera uploads to make performance faster and more …

Combating deepfakes: How we can future-proof our biometric identities
How worried should we be about deepfakes? What sort of threat do they pose to digital ID verification and the biometric technology that we are becoming so reliant on, and are …

Is differential privacy the ideal privacy-enhancing computation technique for your business?
As security & risk management (SRM) leaders globally adjust to a “new normal” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses must adapt their privacy programs for …

IoT malware attacks rose 700% during the pandemic
Zscaler released a study examining the state of IoT devices left on corporate networks during a time when businesses were forced to move to a remote working environment. The …

Most financial services mobile apps still rely on passwords, even with added friction
Incognia announced a report which highlights results from their most recent study focusing on authentication and friction at login and the password reset process. The study …
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