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Digital-first lifestyle opens consumers to potential risks during tax season
Consumers have faced a lot of change over the past year with the shift to a digital-first lifestyle, and tax season with increasing risks is no exception. McAfee’s 2021 …

Trends that will influence remote work in 2021 and beyond
Motus released a report which examines the trends that will influence remote work in 2021 and beyond. Remote work in 2021 and beyond While U.S. organizations rapidly …

Week in review: Exchange Servers under attack, disinformation economics, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: How do I select a cloud security solution for my business? To select a suitable cloud …

March 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Off to an early start
Microsoft got an early start on Patch Tuesday, releasing a series of out-of-band security updates this week to address four zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server. …

Risky business: 3 timeless approaches to reduce security risk in 2021
Since the COVID-19 pandemic drove workforces home, we’ve seen an increase in security risk across the board: from an increase in phishing and spear phishing attacks to an …

Credential exposure trends: You need a better password
SpyCloud researchers recovered more than 4.6 billion pieces of personally identifiable information and nearly 1.5 billion stolen account credentials from 854 breach sources in …

Cybercriminals increasingly impersonate business-related apps
Cybercriminals have wasted little time in capitalizing on the vulnerabilities that come with remote work, and their attacks have been highly targeted, with a focus on …

To support a growing remote workforce, the public sector turned to the cloud
Nutanix announced the global public sector industry findings of its report, measuring organizations’ plans for adopting a private, hybrid and public cloud. The findings point …

In the digital economy, computing power defines productivity
Global digital transformation has entered a phase marked by exponential growth in innovation, with the size of the digital economy projected to continue on an upward trend. As …

Security starts with architecture
The battle against hackers and threats is an arms race against highly motivated opponents, and with the number of attacks and threats continually growing, it’s …

32% of enterprises experienced unauthorized access to cloud resources
A new report conducted by Dimensional Research revealed that 32% of enterprises experienced unauthorized access to cloud resources, and another 19% were unaware if …

Cybercriminals innovate to find vulnerabilities that can be monetized
The global pandemic had a dramatic influence on the cybersecurity landscape in 2020. Cymulate, released its report on the 2020 security landscape and its impact on security …
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