Third-party identity risk management, compliance, or both?
Third-party risk management and compliance have traditionally gone hand-in-hand. One is a business requirement, the other a business necessity. So, which comes first? Or …
How to convince your boss that cybersecurity includes Active Directory
Preparing for and defending against a cyberattack demands Active Directory (AD) be part of a company’s overall strategy. But AD often gets overlooked in security discussions …
Combatting OpSec threats to our COVID-19 vaccination efforts: What can we do?
COVID-19 vaccines have been rolling out for a few months now, but the nature of the pandemic and the number of people impacted by it mean that demand for these vaccines is …
SOC burnout is real: 3 preventative steps every CISO must take
Consider this scenario: Morgan, a level 3 security analyst, arrives to a twelve-hour security operations center (SOC) shift and finds a message that a network sensor is …
Shame culture is the biggest roadblock to increasing security posture
Cybersecurity culture is nearly impossible to quantify due to an absence of measurement tools. Many businesses attempt to quantify the human element of their security posture …
The paradox of post-quantum crypto preparedness
Preparing for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is a paradox: on the one hand, we don’t know for sure when, or perhaps even if, a large quantum computer will become available …
Best practices for IT teams to prevent ransomware attacks
According to Check Point research, the number of organizations affected by ransomware has been growing at 9% monthly since the start of the year. From WannaCry, Petya, and …
Driving network transformation with unified communications
Unified communications (UC) has become a significant part of an organization’s digital transformation strategy, with the aim of establishing strong and reliable communication …
Can blockchain and MPC technology protect the integrity of auctions?
Auctions have stood the test of time. History provides evidence as far back as 500 BC in Babylon by the Romans. Today, the ancient institution that has shaped the trading …
Embrace integrations and automation as you build a security program
AI, machine learning, continuous compliance, automation, integrations – these are the buzzwords in IT compliance right now. What do they mean and how can a startup or …
How to rethink risks with new cloud deployments
These days, technology seems to evolve at the speed of light. Infrastructures change, attack surfaces reduce and multiply and, not surprisingly, your cloud environment …
Can on-prem security experts make the move to the cloud?
As cloud computing grows in popularity across all use cases, cloud workloads have never been more attractive to malicious actors. A recent McAfee report points to a 630 …
