cybersecurity

How prepared are SMBs to recover from disaster?
The vast majority of SMBs both expect the unexpected and feel that they’re ready for disaster – though they may not be, Infrascale reveals. Ninety-two percent of SMB …

Organizations are creating the perfect storm by not implementing security basics
European organizations have a false sense of security when it comes to protecting themselves, with only 68% seeing themselves as vulnerable, down from 86% in 2018, according …

Businesses torn between paying and not paying ransoms
40% of consumers hold business leaders personally responsible for ransomware attacks businesses suffer, according to a research from Veritas Technologies. Furthermore, …

Why traditional network perimeter security no longer protects
Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that the only constant in life is change. This philosophy holds true for securing enterprise network resources. Network security has been and …

Protecting hospitals to ensure patient safety, data confidentiality and business continuity
In this Help Net Security podcast, we’re joined by Leon Lerman, CEO of Cynerio, and Dr. John Halamka, emergency medicine physician and President of the Mayo Clinic …

2019 was a record year for OSS vulnerabilities
Total vulnerabilities in OSS more than doubled in 2019 from 421 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in 2018 to 968 last year, according to a RiskSense report. Top 10 …

Remote work in the time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has, in one broad swipe, rewritten the rules regarding our workforce and jobs, with an almost instantaneous transition to remote work for those who were …

Five signs a virtual CISO makes sense for your organization
As today’s threat landscape continues to feature more sophisticated, well-funded, highly organized and increasingly complex cyber adversaries, defense and remediation …

How technology impacts building health
Employee health and safety have always been important, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made them more important than ever. Employers are concerned about the wellness of their …

OPTIMUSCLOUD: Cost and performance efficiency for cloud-hosted databases
A Purdue University data science and machine learning innovator wants to help organizations and users get the most for their money when it comes to cloud-based databases. Her …

How does COVID-19 impact cloud adoption?
99% of IT professionals worldwide indicated an impact on their business today related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a MariaDB survey reveals. The situation only slightly improves …

June 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Steady as she goes
It’s hard to believe we’re almost halfway through our 2020 Patch Tuesdays already. Working from home has a strange effect on time – each day seems very long, but the weeks are …