Trends that impact on organizations’ 2023 security priorities

Although ransomware campaigns declined quarter over quarter in 2022, primarily due to the collapse of more experienced cybercriminal groups, IT leaders still consider them to be the most worrying cyber threats. “Aside from ransomware and the hybrid wor… Continue reading Trends that impact on organizations’ 2023 security priorities

Training, endpoint management reduce remote working cybersecurity risks

33% of companies are not providing any cybersecurity awareness training to users who work remotely, according to Hornetsecurity. The study also revealed that nearly 74% of remote staff have access to critical data, which is creating more risk for compa… Continue reading Training, endpoint management reduce remote working cybersecurity risks

Top security priorities for 2023

In this Help Net Security video, Rodman Ramezanian, Cloud Threat Lead at Skyhigh Security, talks about what we can expect in 2023 security wise. Humans will continue to be in the crosshairs, as they are the number one contributors to breaches, either b… Continue reading Top security priorities for 2023

Remote work pushes video conferencing security to the fore

IT professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing number of cyber threats and foreign attacks capable of impacting video conferencing. In this Help Net Security video, George Waller, EVP of Zerify, talks about the rise of remote wo… Continue reading Remote work pushes video conferencing security to the fore

The security dilemma of data sprawl

As hybrid work becomes the norm in business, so does data sprawl. Data sprawl refers to the spread of company information to various places, which often comes from dispersed and unmanaged cloud app use. In fact, within businesses worldwide, 1 in 5 empl… Continue reading The security dilemma of data sprawl

CISOs, rejoice! Security spending is increasing

Three factors influencing growth in security spending are the increase in remote and hybrid work, the transition from virtual private networks (VPNs) to zero trust network access (ZTNA) and the shift to cloud-based delivery models, according to Gartner… Continue reading CISOs, rejoice! Security spending is increasing

Businesses find remote work security risks less daunting than before

After two years of the pandemic, confidence in addressing certain security risks and threats arising from hybrid and remote work has improved among businesses and organizations around the world. When it comes to secure access to applications, data, and… Continue reading Businesses find remote work security risks less daunting than before

Companies struggle to govern their new cloud environments

Organizations are struggling to sufficiently secure new cloud environments implemented during the pandemic, while maintaining legacy equipment and trying to adapt their overall security strategy to the evolving landscape, according to a Proofpoint stud… Continue reading Companies struggle to govern their new cloud environments

1 in 3 organizations don’t know if their public cloud data was exfiltrated

Laminar released findings from its 2022 Security Professional Insight Survey conducted at AWS re:Inforce in July 2022 and Black Hat in August 2022. The research revealed gaps in organizations’ defenses that security teams will want to proactively addre… Continue reading 1 in 3 organizations don’t know if their public cloud data was exfiltrated

Implementing zero trust for a secure hybrid working enterprise

In this Help Net Security video, Kevin Peterson, Cybersecurity Strategist at Xalient, provides an overview of the early days of zero trust, illustrates where we are today, and offers tips for implementing zero trust for a secure hybrid working enterpri… Continue reading Implementing zero trust for a secure hybrid working enterprise