Securing human resources from cyber attack
As COVID-19 forced organizations to re-imagine how the workplace operates just to maintain basic operations, HR departments and their processes became key players in the game …
The precision of security undermined by a failure to correlate
If Paul Newman’s Cool Hand Luke character were to address the security industry, his opening line would likely be: “What we have here is a failure to correlate.” Today, one of …
Internal investigations are changing in the age of COVID-19
Internal investigations in corporations are typically conducted by the human resources (HR) department, internal compliance teams, and/or the IT department. Some cases may …
DevOps is transforming database development in the healthcare sector
As IT teams across the country struggle with smaller budgets and staffing shortages, every industry has seen a rising demand for standardized process and automation to quickly …
What are the benefits of automated, cloud-native patch management?
Could organizations recoup their share of more than $1 billion per quarter by moving away from legacy solutions to cloud-native patch management and endpoint hardening? A new …
How can security leaders maximize security budgets during a time of budget cuts?
It’s no secret that the current pandemic is causing a major strain on consumers and businesses alike. As the U.S. teeters on the verge of a recession, companies are cutting …
Misconfigured cloud storage services are commonplace in 93% of deployments
Cloud breaches will likely increase in velocity and scale, and highlights steps that can be taken to mitigate them, according to Accurics. “While the adoption of cloud native …
25% of IT workers don’t enforce security policies
14% of IT workers are consumed with Identity and Access Management (IAM), spending at least an hour per day on routine IAM tasks, according to 1Password. IAM continues to be a …
Engaging business units in security governance: Why everyone should be concerned
The idea that security is everyone’s business is a familiar refrain. But as enterprises look to combine the speed of software delivery with both cybersecurity and business …
4 in 10 organizations punish staff for cybersecurity errors
New research has found that 42% of organizations are taking disciplinary action against staff who make cybersecurity errors. To examine the prevalence of punishment in …
A Silicon Valley business exec’s tips for maintaining organizational security
Remote working is here to stay. While working from home wasn’t a new concept when COVID-19 hit, the shift to a nearly universal remote workforce is unprecedented. …
How to implement expedited security strategies during a crisis
Cybersecurity professionals know all too well that crises tend to breed new threats to organizational security. The current COVID-19 pandemic is evidence of this. Health …