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November 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Wrapping up loose ends?

October 2022 Patch Tuesday was a little unusual last month, as it ‘kind of’ repeated itself the following week. Microsoft turned around and released a series of non-security …

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Data visualization: An invaluable tool in a defender’s arsenal

Visibility is always a priority, but it’s vital when responding to an incident. Time is always working against incident responders. Looking through rows of text data and …

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Upgrade your security awareness efforts: Here’s how to start

October is Security Awareness Month, an exciting time as organizations around the world train people how to be cyber secure, both at work and at home. But what exactly is …

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October 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Looking for treats, not more tricks

We’ve entered the final quarter of 2022 with a favorite holiday for many – Halloween, at the end of the month. Unfortunately, Microsoft has continued to play a few tricks on …

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The holy trifecta for developing a secure API

It’s hard to write good API specifications, and since most API gateways use them as IAC, they should be carefully checked for common mistakes. Writing an API that sticks …

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How to improve public sector’s security strategy?

With international tensions heightened as we enter month eight of the war between Russia and Ukraine, it’s clear that a new era of intensifying state-sponsored attacks …

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Q-Day doesn’t equal doomsday: Enacting an enterprise quantum security strategy

While Quantum Day, or “Q-Day,” may be five to ten years away, it is arriving faster than we would like. Q-Day represents the day that quantum computers will reliably use the …

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Thwarting attackers in their favorite new playground: Social media

For years, LinkedIn has been utilized by threat actors looking to refine their attacks. From simple spear-phishing attacks to reconnaissance, the professional networking site …

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Modernizing data security with a zero trust approach to data access

In a world where we can no longer trust anyone, zero trust security has picked up momentum, especially since 2018 when NIST published Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture. …

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September 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: No sign of cooling off

September is here, and for most of us in the northern hemisphere, cooler temperatures are on the way. Unfortunately, the need to maintain and update our computer systems …

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Better than a fix: Tightening backup and restore helps financial services companies innovate

We all know the risks out there. Ransomware is a huge threat, and critical transactional data is constantly under attack. Meanwhile, financial services organizations are being …

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With cyber insurance costs increasing, can smaller firms avoid getting priced out?

Cyber insurance is quickly becoming an unavoidable part of doing business as more organizations accept the inevitability of cyber risk. There is a growing awareness of the …

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