How SASE Enables Zero-Trust

On this episode of The View With Vizard, Mike Vizard talks with Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa Networks about their latest $84 million funding round and the ways SASE enables zero-trust. The video is below followed by a transcript of the conversation. Anno… Continue reading How SASE Enables Zero-Trust

How tech pros perceive the evolving state of risk in the business environment

SolarWinds released a report which examines how technology professionals perceive their organizations’ risk management and mitigation readiness after a year of rapid transformation fueled by the global pandemic. The study analyzes the state of risk wit… Continue reading How tech pros perceive the evolving state of risk in the business environment

Ransom demands reaching $1.2M, smaller companies increasingly targeted

Ransom demands have grown substantially over the past year, smaller companies are increasingly targeted, and cyber criminals continue to take advantage of dislocations in how we work, according to a Coalition report. From the first half of 2020 to 2021… Continue reading Ransom demands reaching $1.2M, smaller companies increasingly targeted

2021 global human capital trends: The worker-employer relationship

The challenges brought on by the pandemic have caused a fundamental shift in work, especially as worker-employer tensions surface amid return-to-workplace discussions. 2021 global human capital trends Executives recognize the profound effect this momen… Continue reading 2021 global human capital trends: The worker-employer relationship

Organizations still rely on weak security for remote workers

A new survey of enterprise IT security leaders showed almost 80 percent believe remote workers are at more risk for phishing attacks now because they’re isolated from their organizations’ security teams. Despite the significant threat incre… Continue reading Organizations still rely on weak security for remote workers

Retailers turn to zero trust to keep consumers and employees secure

Retailers have not only had to contend with the business disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have also experienced increased security risks in the work-from-anywhere environment that has accelerated their transition to the cloud, … Continue reading Retailers turn to zero trust to keep consumers and employees secure

Atera raises $77M at a $500M valuation to help SMBs manage their remote networks like enterprises do

When it comes to software to help IT manage workers’ devices wherever they happen to be, enterprises have long been spoiled for choice — a situation that has come in especially handy in the last 18 months, when many offices globally have gone remote and people have logged into their systems from home. But the […] Continue reading Atera raises $77M at a $500M valuation to help SMBs manage their remote networks like enterprises do

IoT malware attacks rose 700% during the pandemic

Zscaler released a study examining the state of IoT devices left on corporate networks during a time when businesses were forced to move to a remote working environment. The report analyzed over 575 million device transactions and 300,000 IoT-specific … Continue reading IoT malware attacks rose 700% during the pandemic

How to balance employee IT security policies

Hysolate announced the release of its latest enterprise security study exploring 200 enterprise IT and security leaders’ views on enterprise priorities for ensuring secure remote access to corporate resources. The study reveals how the office-from-anyw… Continue reading How to balance employee IT security policies

Why Your Security Strategy Needs to Think More About the Browser to stop Ransomware

Cybercriminals are Open for Business and Ransomware is the Daily Special When it comes to spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, it’s time to think outside of the inbox and consider these (scary) facts: 80% of web application attacks result in credenti… Continue reading Why Your Security Strategy Needs to Think More About the Browser to stop Ransomware