Have we put too much emphasis on protecting the network?
Recently, much of the cybersecurity commentary and blogs have talked about new approaches for protecting the network, especially beyond the perimeter. For the past few years, …
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Small security teams overwhelmed by onslaught of cyber attacks
Companies with small security teams, generally SMEs, are facing a number of unique challenges, placing these organizations at greater risk than their larger enterprise …
The evolution of IoT asset tracking devices
Asset tracking is one of the highest growth application segments for the Internet of Things (IoT). According to a report by ABI Research, asset tracking device shipments will …
Work-from-home creates multitude of opportunities for leaks
Breaches of corporate and government data appear to be running at a level even higher than experts had feared going into stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19, the International …
Cloud + BYOD + IoT = major security gaps
Despite having hundreds of tools at their disposal, IT and security teams are rapidly losing sight of their asset landscape. That’s the finding from a survey from Axonius, …
43% of IT professionals are still tracking assets in spreadsheets
43% of IT professionals report using spreadsheets as one of their resources for tracking assets, according to Ivanti. Further, 56% currently do not manage the entire asset …
Cybersecurity automation? Yes, wherever possible
There was a time when companies were hesitant about their IT and security teams using automation to discharge some of their duties. “I think much of that was due to the …
Ransomware attack leaves Johannesburg residents without electricity
A ransomware attack aimed at City Power, the electricity provider for Johannesburg (aka Joburg), South Africa, has resulted in some residents temporarily without power. While …
Endpoint breach prevention by reducing attack surfaces
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2018, Chris Carlson, VP of Product Management, Cloud Agent Platform at Qualys, talks about endpoint breach prevention by reducing …
Qualys provides visibility of inaccessible IT assets
Qualys announced a new Out-of-Band Configuration Assessment (OCA) module that allows customers to achieve complete visibility of all known IT infrastructure by pushing …
Securing healthcare organizations: The challenges CISOs face
Healthcare organizations are ideal targets for criminals looking to steal personal and other sensitive information, as the industry is lagging behind when it comes to …
How security leaders can be empowered to drive results
The overwhelming demands on security leaders today can have a paralyzing effect. Gartner analysts provided guidance to security and risk leaders and practitioners on how to be …
