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Joe Slowik
Critical infrastructure today: Complex challenges and rising threats

Cyber attacks against critical national infrastructure are escalating. The ransomware hit on Colonial Pipeline was a clanging wake-up call for the public, but cybersecurity …

industrial
The cybersecurity of industrial companies remains low, potential damage can be severe

Positive Technologies released a research that examines information security risks present in industrial companies, the second-most targeted sector by cybercriminals in 2020. …

Hands
Why companies should never hack back

After major cyberattacks on the Colonial Pipeline and on meat supplier JBS, the idea of allowing companies to launch cyberattacks back at cyber criminals was proposed. This …

attacks
Increase in credential phishing and brute force attacks causing financial and reputational damage

Abnormal Security released a report which examines the escalating adverse impact of socially-engineered and never-seen-before email attacks, and other advanced email …

lock
How enterprises use security operations to modernize their business

CyberRes published a report which provides insights into how enterprises are utilizing security operations to modernize their business, secure the digital value chain and …

vulnerability
Vulnerability management is facing three core problems: Here’s how to solve them

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous stress on information security professionals. A threat landscape that was already growing more complex by the minute now presents an …

search
Checking for misconfigurations isn’t enough

Misconfiguration errors are often the main focus of security for cloud-native applications, and for good reason. Earlier this year, Hobby Lobby accidentally exposed 136 GB of …

Dave Wreski
How to make email safe for business

When it comes to business communication, email is still king. Cybercriminals are aware of this fact, and they’re constantly perfecting their attacks to successfully …

idea
Cybersecurity market soaring as threats target commercial and govt organizations

Over the past year, it’s been impossible to ignore the rising tide of threats targeting government and commercial organizations around the world, and the cybersecurity market …

Microsoft 365
Why you need to make Microsoft 365 a 24/7 security priority

It’s easy to take advantage of the Microsoft 365 service, but are you taking the steps to properly secure all the data your company is storing inside of it? For security …

Linux
Coinminers, web shells and ransomware made up 56% of malware targeting Linux systems in H1 2021

Trend Micro released a research on the state of Linux security in the first half of 2021. The report gives valuable insight into how Linux operating systems are being targeted …

SaaS
40% of SaaS assets are unmanaged, putting companies at risk for data leaks

DoControl announced a report which provides data-driven insights into the growing number of external and insider threats due to vast amounts of unmanageable data in today’s …

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