cybersecurity

Rise in email impersonation attacks makes companies re-assess their security efforts
Most companies believe they’ve experienced serious data breaches driven by email impersonation in the past 12 months – but are not doing nearly enough to prevent future …

Industrial cybersecurity: Protecting OT from IT
A powerful technique for protecting OT from IT, or to enforce whatever separation is required to ensure the integrity of industrial control infrastructure, involves …

Do your users understand your cybersecurity policy?
ObserveIT surveyed more than 1,000 full-time employees ages 18-65+ at organizations with more than 500 employees on their understanding and awareness of cybersecurity …

Top 10 list of dark web activities that indicate a breach
Research analysts at Terbium Labs released a list of the most common activities seen on the dark web that indicate a breach, or other unwanted incident, has taken place. …

Three security trends to watch for at Black Hat USA 2018
Thus far in 2018, organizations and individuals worldwide have experienced a large number of high profile cyber attacks, with criminals stealing billions of dollars as well as …

Digital trust: Security pros, business execs and consumers see it differently
An extensive global survey of consumers, cybersecurity professionals and business executives about their views on digital trust conducted by analyst firm Frost & …

Insights into consumer attitudes to biometric payments
Biometric payments are poised for significant growth, but substantial consumer security concerns could put its future at risk according to a new report from Transaction …

Achieving compliance: GDPR, CCPA and beyond
AB 375, or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018, was signed into law by California Governor, Jerry Brown, on June 28, 2018 and is recognized as one of the …

CEO guidance: Handling dynamic change in the cybersecurity industry
In a little over 18 months since SonicWall split from Dell, the company has become operationally and financially independent. “In fact, while achieving independence, we …

Six best practices to follow in access control
Finding the right access control for your organization is best done in stages. In this way, you’ll be able to foresee costs and activities that you must tackle both on …

Building a sound security strategy for an energy sector company
As more and more attacks against companies working in the energy sector become public, it is becoming increasingly clear that those systems are far from impermeable. And …

How rogue data puts organisations at risk of GDPR noncompliance
The GDPR compliance deadline came in by force on 25th May 2018 and applies to all organisations processing and holding the personal information of data subjects. This includes …