Shadow IT Adds to Remote Work Security Risks

The pandemic and resulting remote work have revived concerns surrounding shadow IT Two of the biggest challenges for IT departments and digital transformation in 2020 were the move to remote work and cybersecurity. IT, security and leadership teams ha… Continue reading Shadow IT Adds to Remote Work Security Risks

Assessing the New Normal for Cybersecurity

As work from home continues, cyberthreats related to the new normal will remain even post-pandemic “Pandemic” was the word of the year, with runners up including quarantine, coronavirus and asymptomatic. They make sense, of course, but two… Continue reading Assessing the New Normal for Cybersecurity

Targeted Cyberattacks Require Targeted Security Awareness Training

COVID-19 and remote work have highlighted the struggle in implementing an effective cybersecurity awareness training program. SANS and other organizations offer security awareness training sessions geared for those working from home (WFH). And Gartner… Continue reading Targeted Cyberattacks Require Targeted Security Awareness Training

Old Vulnerabilities Open the Door for WannaCry Ransomware

More than three years since it was discovered, WannaCry is still a threat for some organizations, research has found How often does your organization conduct a security assessment? Once a year? Once a month? It’s great that your organization is lookin… Continue reading Old Vulnerabilities Open the Door for WannaCry Ransomware

Improving Data Security in Schools Part 1: Hybrid Learning

This is the first piece in a series about education security challenges in 2020-2021. Education has been an underrated and understated hotbed for cybersecurity threats. School officials and security teams are tasked with not only protecting the personally identifiable information (PII) of students, faculty, staff, consultants and contractors, but also their health and financial data. […]

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Ransomware Increase Highlights Need for Better IT, OT Security

IT networks tend to get all the attention for cybersecurity, but operational technology (OT) and the supply chain are at increasing risk of cyberattacks. Manufacturing security needs to deploy a more holistic view of their systems, by securing the inf… Continue reading Ransomware Increase Highlights Need for Better IT, OT Security

Targeted Spear-Phishing on the Rise

The pandemic has presented many challenges for cybersecurity, especially COVID-19-related phishing attempts targeting employees working from home. However, security experts speaking at the Exabeam Spotlight20 virtual conference warned of an increase i… Continue reading Targeted Spear-Phishing on the Rise

Implement Cloud Security Best Practices With This Guide

As more employees opt for remote work, organizations rely on cloud computing options for easy access to corporate data and applications. This dependence on the cloud also puts a new emphasis on cloud security.   Yet, cloud security continues to be an afterthought for many companies. Industry leaders may be confused over who is responsible […]

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Identity Verification: Is Your Potential Employee Who They Say They Are?

Identity verification has taken on a new urgency for cybersecurity and IT teams in the new era of remote work. Confirming a person’s identity has been important since the advent of data privacy laws and the need to verify those requesting to see… Continue reading Identity Verification: Is Your Potential Employee Who They Say They Are?

Remote Insider Data Theft Worries Financial Industry

As the pandemic rages on, more companies are concerned about the growing risk of insider theft Remote work has changed the cybersecurity landscape and has required IT and security staff to rethink where the greatest risks are with a WFH employee base … Continue reading Remote Insider Data Theft Worries Financial Industry