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No Security Budget? 5 Technologies to Sunset
With IT budgets declining for the first time in many years as a result of the pandemic, business leaders and IT decision-makers alike may be looking for places to consolidate, trim fat and even cut co… Continue reading No Security Budget? 5 Technologies to Sunset!
We’ve covered the cybersecurity hiring shortage previously. We’ve warned against taking this path before. But, if you’ve decided to ignore us, let’s talk about what happens if you are lucky enough to hire a qualified analyst.
In short: you’ll nee… Continue reading How to Retain your Security Analyst
“Set it and forget it” might work for some aspects of your organization, but cybersecurity isn’t one of them—or, at least, it shouldn’t be. Yet, cybersecurity tends to get back-burnered in favor of other projects, or … Continue reading 5 Signs to Replace Your Security Technology
Thinking like the bad guys is part of being in cybersecurity. Our ability to anticipate the moves of our opponents is essential, just like in a chess game – except with real business consequences. Drawing on my prediction of worse spam to come in … Continue reading The Perfect Phishing Email
Foresight is a powerful human capability – and one that is integral in the field of cybersecurity. Today I revisit the predictions I made a year ago about what we could expect to see in this industry in terms of breaches, malware, regulation… Continue reading 2020 Cybersecurity Predictions
I have been blogging about ransomware for a long time now, given its devastating impact upon small to mid-sized enterprises. However, there have been some indicators lately that people are finally being forced to pay attention to. For instance, th… Continue reading Why Your AV Won’t Stop Ryuk Ransomware
When I talk about security for the SMB, the go-to barrier is insufficient resources to invest in security. While I’m not denying that limited resources for a smaller organization can constrain your options when it comes to building your own … Continue reading Cybersecurity KPIs for the SMB
*Title image from Wired magazine’s March 2018 cover, via ZDNet’s article
Facebook has categorically mishandled some extremely sensitive information, our passwords, by allowing them to be written to a plain TEXT FILE on a drive on their intern… Continue reading Facebook Password Debacle – How Did This Happen?
I went to RSA this year, hoping to see solutions to help the organizations that struggle with cybersecurity the most – those facing the same threats as large enterprises, but without the same resources. I wanted to see ways of detecting… Continue reading RSA: Limited Value for SMEs
If you were just starting to relax, having fulfilled your compliance responsibilities for GDPR, I can’t help but wonder – have you thought about CCPA yet? Sure, it’ll be easier this time – many of the policies, programs, an… Continue reading Security Implications of California’s Privacy Law (CCPA)