Enhancing visibility for better security in multi-cloud and hybrid environments

In this Help Net Security interview, Brooke Motta, CEO of RAD Security, talks about how cloud-specific threats have evolved and what companies should be watching out for. She discusses the growing complexity of cloud environments and the importance of … Continue reading Enhancing visibility for better security in multi-cloud and hybrid environments

8 cybersecurity predictions shaping the future of cyber defense

Among Gartner’s top predictions are the collapse of the cybersecurity skills gap and the reduction of employee-driven cybersecurity incidents through the adoption of generative AI (GenAI). Two-thirds of global 100 organizations are expected to ex… Continue reading 8 cybersecurity predictions shaping the future of cyber defense

1% of users are responsible for 88% of data loss events

Data loss is a problem stemming from the interaction between humans and machines, and ‘careless users’ are much more likely to cause those incidents than compromised or misconfigured systems, according to Proofpoint. While organizations are… Continue reading 1% of users are responsible for 88% of data loss events

Smaller businesses embrace GenAI, overlook security measures

Organizations are feeling the pressure to rush into generative AI (GenAI) tool usage, despite significant security concerns, according to Zscaler. More than 900 global IT decision makers, although 89% of organizations consider GenAI tools like ChatGPT … Continue reading Smaller businesses embrace GenAI, overlook security measures

Reinforcing cybersecurity: The network’s role to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks

It’s always DNS. That’s what the famous internet meme popular among sysadmins says anyway. It’s funny because while clearly, every network issue doesn’t resolve to some funky DNS issue, too many network admins have banged their heads against their keyb… Continue reading Reinforcing cybersecurity: The network’s role to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks

Cyber resilience starts in the C-suite

In many cases, senior executives/line-of-business leaders are minimally engaged in their company’s cyber preparedness initiatives — only 33% of CEOs or managing directors and 21% of other senior leaders are heavily involved, according to Commvaul… Continue reading Cyber resilience starts in the C-suite

Cisco: Booming identity market driven by leadership awareness

A new study by Cisco Investments with venture capital firms finds that most CISOs find complexity of tools, number of solutions and users, and even jargon a barrier to zero trust. Continue reading Cisco: Booming identity market driven by leadership awareness

Google Workspace: New account security, DLP capabilities announced

New capabilities in Google Workspace will help enterprises improve account and data security, by making unauthorized takeover of admin and user accounts and exfiltration of sensitive data more difficult. Some of these options are already available in p… Continue reading Google Workspace: New account security, DLP capabilities announced

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Gets More Multicloud

With Microsoft Defender for Cloud, cloud security posture management features are now available for Google Cloud Platform, as well as AWS and Azure. Continue reading Microsoft Defender for Cloud Gets More Multicloud

Life sciences leaders act to counter insider-driven data loss

Life sciences companies, including medical device manufacturers, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, are experiencing increasing rates of insider-driven data loss events, according to Code42. Faced with this growing threat, life sciences leaders are … Continue reading Life sciences leaders act to counter insider-driven data loss