Category Archives: Endpoint

Everything You Need To Know About Ransomware Attacks and Gangs In 2022

Posted on by

Ransomware is a lucrative business for criminals. It is paying off, and it is working.  According to a recent Trend Micro report, a staggering 84% of US organizations experienced either a phishing or ransomware attack in the last year. The average ransomware payment was over $500,000. Bad actors want to keep cashing in. So they’re […]

The post Everything You Need To Know About Ransomware Attacks and Gangs In 2022 appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading Everything You Need To Know About Ransomware Attacks and Gangs In 2022→

Starting From Scratch: How to Build a Small Business Cybersecurity Program

Posted on by

When you run a small business, outsourcing for services like IT and security makes a lot of sense. While you might not have the budget for a full-time professional on staff to do these jobs, you still need the services. However, while it might be helpful to have a managed service provider handle your software […]

The post Starting From Scratch: How to Build a Small Business Cybersecurity Program appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading Starting From Scratch: How to Build a Small Business Cybersecurity Program→

How Log4j Vulnerability Could Impact You

Posted on by

If you hadn’t heard of Apache Log4j, chances are it’s on your radar now. In fact, you may have been using it for years. Log4j is a logging library. Imagine writing your daily activities into a notebook. That notebook is Log4j. Developers and programmers use it to take notes about what’s happening on applications and […]

The post How Log4j Vulnerability Could Impact You appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading How Log4j Vulnerability Could Impact You→

IoT Security: Are Personal Devices Dragging Your Work Network Down?

Posted on by

How many connected devices have you added to your household since March 2020? Be sure to count fitness trackers, speakers, gaming machines and even your Tesla, if there’s one in your driveway. Were you one of the many people who waited months for a Peloton? Don’t overlook your new bike. Now add in all your […]

The post IoT Security: Are Personal Devices Dragging Your Work Network Down? appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading IoT Security: Are Personal Devices Dragging Your Work Network Down?→

Designing a BYOD Approach for the Future

Posted on by

  Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies were some of the many things that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. A study from Palo Alto Networks by ONR found 60% of companies expanded their BYOD policies to help employees manage the shift to remote work at the beginning of the pandemic. However, the convenience that the new BYOD […]

The post Designing a BYOD Approach for the Future appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading Designing a BYOD Approach for the Future→

Remote Work Security: Handling Setbacks in the Time of COVID-19

Posted on by

Most security experts, IT workers and leaders understand that the pandemic brought a decline in business and digital safety. A big part of that is the rush to get set up at home and establish remote work security. But why, exactly? It turns out that surprising factors degraded the security of the remote workforce. Let’s start […]

The post Remote Work Security: Handling Setbacks in the Time of COVID-19 appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading Remote Work Security: Handling Setbacks in the Time of COVID-19→

What Happens to Victims When a Ransomware Gang Vanishes?

Posted on by

Not long after launching a major supply chain attack in July 2021, the REvil ransomware gang went offline. The group’s infrastructure, including its surface and dark web portals used for ransom negotiations and data leaks, shut down on July 12, according to Bleeping Computer. Russian digital crime forum XSS banned Unknown, a user believed to […]

The post What Happens to Victims When a Ransomware Gang Vanishes? appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading What Happens to Victims When a Ransomware Gang Vanishes?→

A Journey in Organizational Resilience: Crisis Management

Posted on by

So far in this organizational resilience journey, we have focused mainly on the planning phase, or, as some call it, ‘left of the boom’. For a moment, let’s look at a ‘right of the boom’ (post-incident) theme: crisis management (CM), an important component of your cyber resilience planning. A good CM plan will be part of […]

The post A Journey in Organizational Resilience: Crisis Management appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading A Journey in Organizational Resilience: Crisis Management→

What Is Zero Trust? A Complete Guide for Security Professionals

Posted on by

Trust, for anyone or anything inside a secured network, should be hard to come by. The global shift to cloud environments has changed online security protocols. Therefore, strict verification (of everyone and everything) is now essential. The zero trust model isn’t overkill — it’s now a crucial tenet of network protection. The pandemic helped push […]

The post What Is Zero Trust? A Complete Guide for Security Professionals appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading What Is Zero Trust? A Complete Guide for Security Professionals→

Supply Chain Attack: What It Is (and What to Do About It)

Posted on by

The past two years have delivered major disruptions for supply chains. The pandemic pushed supply chain attack issues front-and-center, with disruptions up 67% in 2020 and problems expected to persist as global markets adjust to ‘new normal’ operations. Increasing reliance on digital supply solutions, however, has also set the stage for increasing supply chain attacks. […]

The post Supply Chain Attack: What It Is (and What to Do About It) appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading Supply Chain Attack: What It Is (and What to Do About It)→