Author Archives: Mitch Mayne

Poor Communication During a Data Breach Can Cost You — Here’s How to Avoid It

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No one needs to tell you that data breaches are costly. That data has been quantified and the numbers are staggering. In fact, the IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach estimates that the average cost of a data breach in 2022 was $4.35 million, with 83% of organizations experiencing one or more security incidents. […]

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Ransomware Renaissance 2023: The Definitive Guide to Stay Safer

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Ransomware is experiencing a renaissance in 2023, with some cybersecurity firms reporting over 400 attacks in the month of March alone. And it shouldn’t be a surprise: the 2023 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index found backdoor deployments — malware providing remote access — as the top attacker action in 2022, and aptly predicted 2022’s backdoor failures […]

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Backdoor Deployment and Ransomware: Top Threats Identified in X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023

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Deployment of backdoors was the number one action on objective taken by threat actors last year, according to the 2023 IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence Index — a comprehensive analysis of our research data collected throughout the year. Backdoor access is now among the hottest commodities on the dark web and can sell for thousands […]

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It’s Not Too Late: Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity Now

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“Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity Now,” the new e-book by Paul Ferrillo and Chris Veltsos, is an invaluable resource for nontechnical professionals.

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Don’t Rely on Castles and Moats to Protect Your Data — Build a Healthy Immune System Instead

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Organizations need to rely on an immune system approach to preventing and remediating threats — not the castles-and-moats defense of decades ago.

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Stanford University IT Department Makes the Grade With IBM BigFix

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At InterConnect 2016, the IT team from Stanford University detailed how IBM BigFix helped them lock down data without sacrificing the user experience.

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