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Complexity exacerbates cloud cybersecurity threats
As cloud becomes intrinsic to IT, shifting roles have led to some risks being overlooked. But companies are getting smarter about alleviating cloud cybersecurity threats. Continue Reading
How to address and close the cloud security readiness gap
Cloud security readiness remains a shortcoming for companies despite the majority using cloud services. Here are three steps they can take to close the cloud security gap. Continue Reading
5 steps to help prevent supply chain cybersecurity threats
Follow five steps to lower the risk of supply chain cybersecurity threats, from creating third-party risk management teams to using blockchain and hyperledger and more. Continue Reading
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Interconnected critical infrastructure increases cybersecurity risk
Separately managed but interconnected critical infrastructure sectors are not all bound to security requirements and may be at risk of cascading attacks. Continue Reading
3 must-ask post-pandemic questions for CISOs
The worldwide health pandemic has created multiple challenges for today's CISOs and their security teams. Ask these three questions to stay safe in a post-pandemic workplace. Continue Reading
How to prevent network eavesdropping attacks
One of the biggest challenges of network eavesdropping attacks is they are difficult to detect. Read about prevention measures to help keep your network safe from snoopers and sniffers.Continue Reading
In biometrics, security concerns span technical, legal and ethical
Biometrics are increasingly being used for enterprise security, but they are not without technical, legal and ethical concerns, which teams must address before deployment.Continue Reading
Identifying and troubleshooting VPN session timeout issues
Troubleshooting VPN session timeout and lockout issues should focus first on isolating where the root of the problem lies -- be it the internet connection, the VPN vendor or the user device.Continue Reading
How security teams can prevent island-hopping cyberattacks
Learn how to prevent island-hopping cyberattacks to keep hackers from gaining the confidence of a phishing victim who could then accidentally commit corporate financial fraud.Continue Reading
Top 2 post-COVID-19 CISO priorities changing in 2020
CISO priorities for 2020 were upended when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Learn two ways forward-thinking CISOs are planning to deal with the new normal.Continue Reading
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How to balance secure remote working with on-site employees
Post-pandemic, organizations must strike the right balance between on-site and remote work security. Here's how to make sure your cybersecurity program is prepared.Continue Reading
How to protect the network from ransomware in 5 steps
Stronger network security could be the key to preventing a ransomware infection. Follow these five steps to protect your network from ransomware.Continue Reading
How a security researcher spots a phishing email attempt
When security expert Steven Murdoch spotted a phishing email in his inbox, the researcher in him decided to investigate. Here's what he learned about criminal phishing tactics.Continue Reading
Prevent spyware through user awareness and technical controls
Find out how to protect devices from spyware and educate users to avoid the most common traps from which spyware infections might come, including phishing attacks and rogue apps.Continue Reading
The risks and effects of spyware
Spyware can steal mundane information, track a user's every move and everything in between. Read up on the types of spyware and how to best fix infected devices.Continue Reading
Mitigating ransomware and phishing attacks during a pandemic
Where most see crisis, cybercriminals see opportunity. Learn how security leaders can meet the challenges of mitigating ransomware threats and phishing attacks during a pandemic.Continue Reading
Cybersecurity impact analysis template for pandemic planning
This template from IANS Research can help IT and security professionals document and prioritize essential processes, staffing and systems when faced with a pandemic event.Continue Reading
Securing a remote workforce amplifies common cybersecurity risks
Securing a remote workforce during the pandemic has not only created unforeseen cybersecurity risks, but also magnified old ones with more employees using home networks.Continue Reading
Coronavirus phishing threats force heightened user awareness
As coronavirus phishing threats ramp up, organizations must turn to user education, in addition to traditional network security, as their best defense.Continue Reading
How to prepare for ransomware and phishing attacks
Follow these best practices to properly prepare for ransomware and phishing attacks, as well as further steps to stay secure in the face of a pandemic or widespread health event.Continue Reading
With US ban, Huawei products put CISOs on notice
The U.S. federal government has enacted bans on equipment it deems a national security risk. The move should make CISOs wary of what products they bring into their organizations.Continue Reading
Phishing protection: Keep employees from getting hooked
Share this list of phishing techniques and detection tips to help employees avoid phishing schemes. Plus, review technologies to protect your enterprise from phishing attacks.Continue Reading
Coronavirus phishing scams increase amid pandemic's spread
Organizations must account for a sharp uptick of coronavirus phishing scams in their pandemic and business continuity plans. Learn about the trend here, with steps for mitigation.Continue Reading
Answering the top IoT risk management questions
Vulnerable IoT devices are commonly installed on enterprise networks, putting IT on the lookout for security issues. Here are answers to the biggest IoT risk management questions.Continue Reading
How to prevent buffer overflow attacks
Read up on types of buffer overflow attacks, and learn secure coding best practices that prevent such vulnerabilities, as well as post-deployment steps to keep apps and websites safe.Continue Reading
Experts say CIA security triad needs a DIE model upgrade
Using a distributed, immutable, ephemeral strategy instead of the traditional CIA triad could enable enterprises to encourage security by design and minimize risk, two experts say.Continue Reading
How nation-state cyberattacks affect the future of infosec
Any company can be a nation-state cyberattack victim. Brush up on the latest and most common nation-state techniques and their implications on the threat landscape of tomorrow.Continue Reading
Advanced cybersecurity fraud and how to fight it
Cybersecurity fraud's roots run deep, with fraudsters forever after the same thing: tricking others out of their valuable assets. Learn how to keep defenses high.Continue Reading
Stop business email compromise with three key approaches
Why is BEC such a popular attack? Because it works, unfortunately, tempting hackers with huge potential payouts. Learn how to keep them from lining their pockets with your assets.Continue Reading
Who wins the security vs. privacy debate in the age of AI?
When trying to maintain balance between security and privacy in an AI-enabled world, who decides which side should tip and when? So continues the security vs. privacy debate.Continue Reading
How to handle nation-state cyberattacks on the enterprise
It's only a matter of time before nation-state cyberattacks that threaten government entities today target the enterprise. Follow our expert's tips to prepare in time.Continue Reading
Beat common types of cyberfraud with security awareness
Hackers are taking deception to a new level, but security awareness programs are instrumental in helping employees detect various types of cyberfraud.Continue Reading
How to combat the top 5 enterprise social media risks in business
Learn how social networking sites compound the insider threat risk, and explore how to mitigate the threat with policy, training and technology.Continue Reading
The Mirai IoT botnet holds strong in 2020
More than three years after its first appearance, the Mirai botnet is still one of the biggest threats to IoT. Learn about its variants and how to protect against them.Continue Reading
Can IDaaS adoption improve enterprise security posture?
Experts suggest enterprises consider identity as a service as organizations' data management needs grow and access management becomes more complex.Continue Reading
Protect against evolving data security threats
As data security threats evolve, knowing how to protect your data is more important than ever. Learn about the latest security threats and how to ward them off.Continue Reading
How effective are traditional authentication methods?
Are you up to date on the most popular digital authentication methods and their potential cybersecurity risks? Learn how the right technology can improve and secure access management.Continue Reading
5 application security threats and how to prevent them
The most widely known application security threats are sometimes the most common exploits. Here is a list of the top app threats and their appropriate security responses.Continue Reading
HIPAA compliance checklist: The key to staying compliant in 2020
Putting together a HIPAA compliance program can be fraught with difficulty. Review best practices and a HIPAA compliance checklist to avoid common pitfalls and pass an audit.Continue Reading
7 TCP/IP vulnerabilities and how to prevent them
While many TCP/IP security issues are in the protocol suite's implementation, there are some vulnerabilities in the underlying protocols to be aware of.Continue Reading
Shared responsibility model transparency boosts cloud security
The shared responsibility model delineates where company and CSP security responsibilities start and end. This is critical not only for compliance, but also the big security picture.Continue Reading
ICS security challenges and how to overcome them
Security cannot be an afterthought in internet-connected industrial control systems. IEEE member Kayne McGladrey offers best practices to stay safe in a connected world.Continue Reading
Host IDS vs. network IDS: Which is better?
Compare host IDS vs. network IDS through the pros and cons of each, and learn how more modern systems may be better suited to ensure effective enterprise security.Continue Reading
How to prevent port scan attacks
The popular port scan is a hacking tool that enables attackers to gather information about how corporate networks operate. Learn how to detect and prevent port scanning attacks.Continue Reading
How can companies identify IT infrastructure vulnerabilities?
New, sophisticated technology is available to help infosec pros find IT infrastructure vulnerabilities. Automated pen testing and outsourcing threat intelligence services can help.Continue Reading
What's the answer for 5G security?
Learn about the planning of 3GPP in developing specifications for 5G security in this synopsis of 5G Americas' white paper, 'The Evolution of Security in 5G.'Continue Reading
How to use and manage BitLocker encryption
Built into business versions of the Windows OS, Microsoft BitLocker encryption is an integral enterprise encryption tool. Read on to learn how BitLocker works and how to manage it.Continue Reading
Rise in ransomware attacks prompts new prevention priorities
Officials predict that already widespread ransomware attacks will only grow in scale and influence, while urging organizations to act now to guard against them.Continue Reading
Raise enterprise network visibility, and security rises too
The need to improve network visibility has bedeviled IT teams for years. Better tools offer hope but there are privacy and ethical concerns that come with responsible use.Continue Reading
Boost network security visibility with these 4 technologies
The network is where it's at if you want to stop malicious actors. But first you need to up your network visibility. Learn about four technologies that can help.Continue Reading
Network visibility and monitoring tools now amp up security
Three technology trends are currently making network visibility even more central to security tools. Learn more about the impact of big data, AI and APIs.Continue Reading
Use network traffic analysis to detect next-gen threats
Network traffic analysis, network detection and response -- whichever term you prefer, the technology is critical to detecting new breeds of low-and-slow threats.Continue Reading
Risks of container escape vulnerabilities and how to counter them
Container escape vulnerabilities create new challenges for security and risk management teams. Learn more about container escapes and how to prevent exploitation.Continue Reading
4 innovative ways to remedy the cybersecurity skills gap
Learn how companies should adapt to hire, recruit and retain top-notch employees during the current cybersecurity workforce shortage.Continue Reading
What are the roles and responsibilities of a liaison officer?
While liaison officer responsibilities vary depending on the company they work for, their strong organizational and communications skills make them critical to incident response.Continue Reading
Combat the human aspect of risk with insider threat management
When it comes to insider threat awareness and prevention, enterprises would be wise to marry a people-centric approach with a technology-centric approach.Continue Reading
The difference between AES and DES encryption
Choosing to encrypt confidential data with AES or DES encryption is an important cybersecurity matter. Learn about the important differences between AES and DES.Continue Reading
Netscout CSO speaks to third-party risk, security gender gap
Veteran CSO at Netscout Deb Briggs recaps her fireside chat with Cisco CSO Edna Conway at FutureCon 2019, including their discussion on third-party risk and the gender gap in the security industry.Continue Reading
6 different types of hackers, from black hat to red hat
Black, white and grey hats are familiar to security pros, but as the spectrum evolves to include green, blue and red, things get muddled. Brush up on types of hackers, new and old.Continue Reading
How can DNS privacy issues be addressed?
Learn two techniques for improving end-user DNS privacy protection that prevent DNS from exposing information about websites users visit and the people users communicate with.Continue Reading
Top enterprise 5G security concerns and how to address them
The benefits of 5G are aplenty, but the next-generation LTE technology also presents a number of risks. Learn how to securely deploy 5G in your enterprise.Continue Reading
How to encrypt and secure a website using HTTPS
The web is moving to HTTPS. Find out how to encrypt websites using HTTPS to stop eavesdroppers from snooping around sensitive and restricted web data.Continue Reading
New evasive spear phishing attacks bypass email security measures
Researchers identified a new email security threat: evasive spear phishing attacks, which take months of investigation and social engineering to coordinate.Continue Reading
RPA security best practices include access control, system integration
Robotic process automation can revolutionize enterprise workflows, but if RPA security risks aren't controlled, bots could end up doing more harm than good.Continue Reading
IoT security risks persist; here's what to do about them
Nontech manufacturers building IoT devices combined with resource constraints is a recipe for disaster. It's the reality of IoT security issues, and the problem isn't going away.Continue Reading
Varied options to solving the cybersecurity skills shortage
There are no easy answers for the cybersecurity skills shortage facing the industry, other than working harder to diversify and expand the workforce, according to ESG's Jon Oltsik.Continue Reading
What's the best way to prevent XSS attacks?
To prevent cross-site scripting attacks, software developers must validate user input and encode output. Review characters to filter out, as well as sources and sinks to avoid.Continue Reading
Research shows cloud security vulnerabilities grow
Recent research shows the number of cloud security incidents are growing. Here are the biggest contributors to the complicated cloud threat landscape facing modern enterprises.Continue Reading
Wireshark tutorial: How to use Wireshark to sniff network traffic
Learn how to use the Wireshark packet analyzer to monitor network traffic, as well as how to use the Wireshark packet sniffer for network traffic analysis and inspection.Continue Reading
Cybersecurity automation won't fix the skills gap alone
Joan Pepin, CISO and vice president of operations at Auth0, says cybersecurity automation makes her job possible, but it can't replace the human talent her industry badly needs.Continue Reading
Lack of cybersecurity skills fuels workforce shortage
Cybersecurity researcher Bob Duhainy discusses the cybersecurity skills shortage and provides suggestions about how companies can close the gap to avoid future risk.Continue Reading
Tackling IT security awareness training with a county CISO
A Michigan county CISO says government workers are under siege by cybercriminals. In this case study, he shares how his IT security awareness training strategy has evolved.Continue Reading
How can endpoint security features help combat modern threats?
The antivirus of yesteryear isn't a strong enough competitor to beat modern enterprise threats. Learn about the endpoint security features ready to tackle these battles head-on.Continue Reading
Which is better: anomaly-based IDS or signature-based IDS?
Even as vendors improve IDS by incorporating both anomaly-based IDS and signature-based IDS, understanding the difference will aid intrusion protection decisions.Continue Reading
Cybersecurity skills shortage prompts new hiring approach
Hiring managers are widening the pool of candidates in response to the cybersecurity skills shortage. Learn how a parks and recreation background can be an asset in threat hunting.Continue Reading
Office 365 security challenges and how to solve them
To understand the Office 365 threat landscape, take stock of the application features and programs available based on the organization's license level of the subscription.Continue Reading
Attackers turn the tables on incident response strategies
Attackers expect incident response strategies and have a plan for when they encounter them. Find out how to take IR to the next level against attacker incident response counterstrategies.Continue Reading
How to prevent cybersecurity attacks using this 4-part strategy
It can be daunting to defend an enterprise against cyberattacks, but these four defensive moves can help fortify and repel whatever comes your way.Continue Reading
Where does IMAP security fall short, and how can it be fixed?
Legacy email protocols like IMAP are prime targets for hackers. Fix IMAP security with better configuration, more encryption and multifactor authentication mandates.Continue Reading
IPsec vs. SSL VPN: Comparing speed, security risks and technology
IPsec VPNs and SSL VPNs both encrypt network data, but they do it differently. Learn about the differences and how to determine the right solution for your organization.Continue Reading
As cloud complexities increase, cybersecurity skills gap worsens
Concerns about the lack of security expertise persist, according to respondents in a new CSA survey of IT and security professionals on complexities within native cloud, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.Continue Reading
How can developers avoid a Git repository security risk?
Learn how managing web development content with the popular version control system can be risky without taking action to avoid these basic Git repository security risks.Continue Reading
Tenable CEO Amit Yoran wants to stop 'cyber helplessness'
This week's Risk & Repeat podcast features Tenable CEO Amit Yoran, who discusses what he calls 'cyber helplessness' and how the mentality is infecting enterprises.Continue Reading
Dark data raises challenges, opportunities for cybersecurity
Dark data is the data enterprises didn't know they had. Splunk CTO Tim Tully explains where this data is hiding, why it's important and how to use and secure it.Continue Reading
10 ways to prevent computer security threats from insiders
Whether via the spread of malware, spyware or viruses, insiders can do as much damage as outside attackers. Here's how to prevent computer security threats from insiders.Continue Reading
IT pros stress importance of security awareness training
End-user naiveté can lead to costly data breaches, underscoring the critical importance of security awareness training. Learn how phishing simulation tools can help.Continue Reading
Words to go: GPS tracking security
GPS and location-based services may be some of the most significant recent technological advancements, but they can also put personal privacy in jeopardy.Continue Reading
3 best practices for cloud security monitoring
Cloud security monitoring can be laborious to set up, but organizations can make it easier. Learn about three best practices for cloud security monitoring and the available tools.Continue Reading
Building a cybersecurity awareness training program
Cybersecurity awareness training programs are sometimes perceived as an extraneous waste of time and energy, but are essential to building a strong security culture.Continue Reading
The top cloud security challenges are 'people problems'
Cloud security begins at home. Considering the human factor in cybersecurity is step one when it comes to addressing how to keep critical assets safe in the cloud.Continue Reading
How can organizations build cybersecurity awareness among employees?
A high level of cybersecurity awareness among employees is essential to protect corporate data. To build this awareness, start with a strong cybersecurity culture.Continue Reading
2019's top 5 free enterprise network intrusion detection tools
Snort is one of the industry's top network intrusion detection tools, but plenty of other open source alternatives are available. Discover new and old favorites for packet sniffing and more.Continue Reading
How to improve application security testing when it falls short
Application security testing is a critical component of enterprise security. Find out what steps you can take to make sure your testing procedures fit the bill.Continue Reading
The top 3 email security threats and how to defuse them
Understanding the nature of the top 3 email security threats -- malware, phishing and spoofed domains -- can help reduce their impact.Continue Reading
A look at security threats to critical infrastructure
Threats to critical infrastructure, like Operation Sharpshooter, should motivate CI sectors to take cybersecurity seriously. Learn about the threats and how to defend against them.Continue Reading
How important is security awareness training for executives?
Corporate executives are prime targets for spies and hackers, and that is why security awareness training for executives is so important.Continue Reading
What are the most important security awareness training topics?
Organizations looking to heighten security awareness among employees need to cover a wide variety of security awareness training topics, but social engineering tops the list.Continue Reading
DHS-led agency works to visualize, share cyber-risk information
A Department of Homeland Security initiative strives to improve cybersecurity information sharing between the public and private sector, but familiar challenges remain.Continue Reading
What is a password spraying attack and how does it work?
Password spraying isn't a sophisticated attack, but don't discount the attackers if you detect one. Find out how this brute-force technique works and how to defend against it.Continue Reading
HPE takes aim at STEM and cybersecurity education, awareness
HPE CISO Liz Joyce worked with the Girl Scouts on an educational cybersecurity game for girls and ensures HPE's Women in Cybersecurity encourages more women to join the industry.Continue Reading