Preventing security issues from destroying the promise of IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) devices fall into various categories. Some, such as those located in a hospital setting, are very sophisticated, with advanced operating systems and …
Are your cyber defenses stuck in the sandbox?
Installing a network sandbox to safeguard against external threats has been accepted by many as the gold standard for more than a decade. Sandbox-based cybersecurity solutions …
The evolution of cybersecurity within network architecture
The vulnerable state of the world during the pandemic paved way for an aggressive onslaught of attacks, with around 39 percent of businesses experiencing a cybersecurity …
The role DNS plays in network security
New EfficientIP and IDC research sheds light on the frequency of the different types of DNS attack and the associated costs for the last year throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Enterprise networks vulnerable to 20-year-old exploits
Popular preconceptions of enterprise security and network usage are often inaccurate, according to Cato Networks. While exotic attacks and nation-states such as Russia and …
Can zero trust kill our need to talk about locations?
As security professionals, we have acknowledged for over a decade that our data resides outside our network. Yet, we still talk about strategies for protecting the enterprise …
Collaboration between network access brokers and ransomware actors deepens
In this Help Net Security podcast, Brandon Hoffman, CISO at Intel 471, discusses about the increased collaboration between network access brokers (NAB) and ransomware …
Consumers aware of travel cyber risks, still not putting their digital wellness first
68% of Americans plan to travel for leisure this summer, with 12% doing so internationally, a McAfee survey reveals. While 68% of U.S. consumers report that they are connected …
DX projects hindered by lack of collaboration between security and networking teams
Netskope revealed a research showing a significant breakdown in collaboration between two of the central components of the IT team: networking and security. While 49% of …
Dispelling four myths about automating PKI certificate lifecycle management
The public key infrastructure (PKI) underpins the most effective strategy for securing communications between machines, network and mobile devices, virtual servers, and the …
Secure your cloud: Remove the human vulnerabilities
Training to increase employees’ security awareness and change risky behaviours among end users is important, particularly as the future workplace will be hybrid and many …
Shedding light on the threat posed by shadow admins
Few organizations would purposefully hand a huge responsibility to a junior staff member before letting them fly solo on their own personal projects, but that’s effectively …
