What is multi-factor authentication (MFA), and why is it important?

Setting up MFA can seem daunting for consumers just beginning to clean up their security postures. In this Help Net Security video, Larry Kinkaid, Manager, Cybersecurity Consulting at BARR Advisory, shares tips for consumers who need simple, accessible… Continue reading What is multi-factor authentication (MFA), and why is it important?→

Behavioral patterns of ransomware groups are changing

Q1 saw substantial shifts in activity from some of the most prolific Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups, according to GuidePoint Security. RaaS groups attempt to recruit disaffected or displaced affiliates In addition to revealing a nearly 20% year-… Continue reading Behavioral patterns of ransomware groups are changing→

The first steps of establishing your cloud security strategy

In this article, we’ll identify some first steps you can take to establish your cloud security strategy. We’ll do so by discussing the cloud security impact of individual, concrete actions featured within the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS Control… Continue reading The first steps of establishing your cloud security strategy→

Fuxnet malware: Growing threat to industrial sensors

In this Help Net Security video, Sonu Shankar, Chief Strategy Officer at Phosphorus, discusses how Blackjack’s Fuxnet malware should be a wakeup call to industrial operators about the vulnerability of sensor networks and the outsized impact these attac… Continue reading Fuxnet malware: Growing threat to industrial sensors→

How to improve response to emerging cybersecurity threats

Cyber resilience is a top priority for global organizations, and understanding threats plays a crucial role in building and maintaining a layered security approach. This Help Net Security round-up presents excerpts from previously recorded videos featu… Continue reading How to improve response to emerging cybersecurity threats→

Week in review: Palo Alto firewalls mitigation ineffective, PuTTY client vulnerable to key recovery attack

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Palo Alto firewalls: Public exploits, rising attacks, ineffective mitigation While it initially seemed that protecting Palo Alto Network firewalls from at… Continue reading Week in review: Palo Alto firewalls mitigation ineffective, PuTTY client vulnerable to key recovery attack→

The key pillars of domain security

From branded emails and marketing campaigns to critical protocols, internal portals, and internet traffic, domains are central to digital enterprise operations. They are constantly created for new assets and initiatives. In this Help Net Security video… Continue reading The key pillars of domain security→

51% of enterprises experienced a breach despite large security stacks

Threat actors are continuing to successfully breach across the entire attack surface and the stakes are only getting higher: 93% of enterprises who admitted a breach reported unplanned downtime, data exposure, or financial loss as a result, according t… Continue reading 51% of enterprises experienced a breach despite large security stacks→