How to balance privacy concerns around facial recognition technology
There has been global uproar regarding facial recognition technology and whether and when it’s ethically sound to use it. Its use without citizens’ consent could have …
Vulnerable VPN appliances at healthcare organizations open doors for ransomware gangs
The increased enterprise VPN use due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the work-from-home (WFH) shift has not gone unnoticed by ransomware gangs, Microsoft warns. “We’re …
Identity fraud: Protecting your customers from the new kids in town
It’s one thing to have your credit card stolen, but your identity is a whole other ball game. The worst thing is, it’s a lot more common than you’d think. Identity fraud …
Steering your network in the right direction with segmentation
Throughout history, individuals have taken innovations in their prime and tried to mold them into objects they were never designed to be. An example? The first cars were …
Remote work and web conferencing: Security and privacy considerations
As more and more people remain at home and work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of them have been forced to use one or many video and audio conferencing …
Should you hire a specialized cybersecurity recruiter?
Finding skilled cybersecurity professionals to fill organizations’ increasing needs is becoming more difficult by the day due to the wide (and widening) cybersecurity …
Debunking vulnerability management myths for a safer enterprise
Cybersecurity is one of the most daunting challenges enterprises will face in 2020. According to IBM’s 2019 Cost of a Data Breach report, the average cost of a data …
Why we need to secure IoT connections sooner than later
IoT products offer many conveniences but there are massive amounts of data being transferred to and from these services vulnerable to attack if left unsecured. In this …
Four ways to prevent data breaches
When it comes to breaches, there are no big fish, small fish, or hiding spots. Almost every type of organization – including yours – has critical personally …
Cloud-native security considerations for critical enterprise workloads
Since the advent of the public cloud as a viable alternative to on-premise systems, CIOs and CISOs have been citing security as one of the top concerns when it comes to making …
What’s preventing organizations from making pragmatic security decisions?
Human beings are poor judges of risk. For example, we perceive the risk of air travel to be higher than it actually is after a fatal aviation-related accident happens. We also …
Python backdoor attacks and how to prevent them
Python backdoor attacks are increasingly common. Iran, for example, used a MechaFlounder Python backdoor attack against Turkey last year. Scripting attacks are nearly as …
