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• How to prepare for a zero-trust model in the cloud

  Zero-trust security in the cloud is different than it is on premises. Learn the concepts and policies to effectively achieve a zero-trust model in the cloud.  Continue Reading

• Evaluating SOC automation benefits and limitations

  Security operations center automation can help address the security skills gap by scaling critical analyst responsibilities. But an overreliance on AI introduces other risks.  Continue Reading

• How enterprise cloud VPN protects complex IT environments

  Do you know how enterprise cloud VPN differs from a traditional VPN? Explore how cloud VPN works and whether it's the right option for your hybrid IT environment.  Continue Reading

• Weighing double key encryption challenges, payoffs

  Microsoft's new double key encryption offering brings data security and compliance benefits. Are they worth the implementation challenges?  Continue Reading

• What are the top secure data transmission methods?

  Safe information transfer is a must for modern organizations, but not all secure data transmission methods are equal. Explore your secure data transfer options in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Critical IIoT security risks cloud IoT's expansion into industry

  The convergence of IoT with industrial processes increases productivity, improves communications and makes real-time data readily available. But serious IIoT security risks must be considered as well.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity team structure stronger with 3 new roles

  Having the right cybersecurity team in place can help reduce how long it takes to control threats. Consider adding cloud security, third-party risk and digital ethics specialists.  Continue Reading

• 7 SOC automation use cases to augment security operations

  Implementing SOC automation can have far-reaching benefits for an organization's infosec program and security culture. Learn how by exploring these seven use cases of AI in SOCs.  Continue Reading

• 5 key enterprise SOC team roles and responsibilities

  Review the key players in the 2020 SOC and their specific responsibilities, as well as best practices to ensure effective teamwork for a secure organization.  Continue Reading

• Format-preserving encryption use cases, benefits, alternative

  With format-preserving encryption, a ciphertext's format is the same as its plaintext's. Read up on the benefits of this cryptography method, NIST FPE methods, vendors and more.  Continue Reading

• Top 4 firewall-as-a-service security features and benefits

  Firewall-as-a-service offerings implement security policies across consolidated traffic headed to all locations. Learn about four security features and benefits of FWaaS.  Continue Reading

• 3 steps to secure codebase updates, prevent vulnerabilities

  Codebase updates are critical, but what about when they introduce vulnerabilities? These three steps will help app developers secure codebase updates and keep their apps safe.  Continue Reading

• Combination of new, old tech driving remote access security

  The massive shift to home-based workforces left IT vulnerable to unexpected threats, but organizations are combining old and new strategies to maintain remote access security.  Continue Reading

• How cloud security posture management protects multi-cloud

  Improve control plane security at your organization by integrating a cloud security posture management tool into your existing multi-cloud strategy.  Continue Reading

• Infrastructure as code's security risks and rewards

  Infrastructure as code can yield some exciting security benefits for enterprises, but they each come with drawbacks. Learn more about the most critical IaC security impacts.  Continue Reading

• The 7 elements of an enterprise cybersecurity culture

  An effective 'human firewall' can prevent or mitigate many of the threats enterprises face today. Adopt these seven elements of a culture of cybersecurity to defend against risks.  Continue Reading

• 10 RDP security best practices to prevent cyberattacks

  Securing remote connections is critical, especially in a pandemic. Enact these RDP security best practices at your organization to prevent ransomware, brute-force attacks and more.  Continue Reading

• How to shift from DevOps to DevSecOps

  A successful DevSecOps rollout requires software developers to be equipped with the proper security skills and tools. Learn how to transition smoothly from DevOps to DevSecOps.  Continue Reading

• How to start an enterprise bug bounty program and why

  Incentivizing researchers for finding software vulnerabilities can be advantageous for vendors and participants. Here's what to know before starting a bug bounty program.  Continue Reading

• How to mitigate an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability

  Exploiting an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability can result in the inadvertent execution of unauthorized HTTP requests. Learn how to defend web environments from this attack.  Continue Reading

• 6 persistent enterprise authentication security issues

  Some authentication factors are considered more secure than others but still come with potential drawbacks. Learn about the most common enterprise authentication security issues.  Continue Reading

• As network security analysis proves invaluable, NDR market shifts

  IT infrastructure threat detection and response have emerged as critical elements of enterprise cybersecurity as network security analysis proves invaluable to protecting data.  Continue Reading

• Cloud workload protection platform security benefits, features

  VMs and cloud environments make the task of protecting workloads more difficult than ever. Can a cloud workload protection platform help your organization solve the problem?  Continue Reading

• Follow 3 key steps to improve multi-cloud monitoring

  Successful multi-cloud monitoring anticipates security vulnerabilities unique to operating across several environments. Follow these steps to improve multi-cloud security.  Continue Reading

• Post-pandemic cybersecurity: Lessons learned

  Pandemic lockdowns provided companies with valuable cybersecurity experience. Here's how to make sure post-pandemic cybersecurity operations are prepared for a second wave.  Continue Reading

• To face modern threats, using AI for cybersecurity a necessity

  As cyberattacks grow in complexity, using AI for cybersecurity is required to stay ahead of threats. Here's how to integrate AI into security processes and avoid potential risk.  Continue Reading

• Enhance your cloud threat protection with 5 tools, and more

  Explore the best tools and tactics; you'll need the most effective arsenal available to counteract the attackers gunning for your cloud-based workloads and apps.  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

• Navigate the DOD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

  The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requires DOD contractors to achieve baseline security standards. Explore the five levels of certification and how to achieve them.  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

• Privacy-preserving machine learning assuages infosec fears

  Implementing privacy-preserving machine learning controls, such as federated learning and homomorphic encryption, can address top cloud security and privacy concerns. Learn how.  Continue Reading

• Istio service mesh security benefits microservices, developers

  Learn more about Istio service mesh security features and how the open source technology can enable developers to better run, control and secure a distributed microservices architecture.  Continue Reading

• Unpack the use of AI in cybersecurity, plus pros and cons

  The use of AI in cybersecurity is now under renewed scrutiny as its popularity rises. Discover the pros and cons of machine learning and AI for incident response.  Continue Reading

• 3 key identity management tips to streamline workflows

  Organizations must audit IAM processes to ensure that opportunities to streamline workflows are not missed. Use these identity management tips to get started.  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

• How to ensure security for 3 types of digital identity

  Enterprise identity and access management strategies must include processes for managing and securing three types of digital identity. Learn how.  Continue Reading

• Benefits of open source container vulnerability scanning

  Containers have revolutionized app development but pose many security challenges. Uncover how container vulnerability scanning can help and why to consider open source tools.  Continue Reading

• 4 essential identity and access management best practices

  Now is the time to shore up the who, what and where of network identities. Adopt these four critical identity and access management best practices to bolster your infosec program.  Continue Reading

• How to fortify IoT access control to improve cybersecurity

  Security technology is still playing catch-up with the new risks and attack vectors associated with IoT. Learn how to improve IoT access control and identity management here.  Continue Reading

• 12 Microsoft 365 security best practices to secure the suite

  Migrating to or operating cloud-based Microsoft 365 can bring with it a host of problems and misconfigurations. Check out 12 best practices to tighten Microsoft 365 security.  Continue Reading

• 5 steps to determine residual risk during the assessment process

  Even the best security controls have data management gaps that create risk. Here are steps to identify and offset residual risk during an assessment.  Continue Reading

• Top 6 cloud security analytics use cases

  Security analytics use cases vary from fraud detection to threat intelligence analysis. Learn how deploying this technology in the cloud can improve enterprise infosec programs.  Continue Reading

• AI threat intelligence is the future, and the future is now

  Threat intelligence services and tools get a boost from advanced technology like AI and, specifically, machine learning. Learn how that works.  Continue Reading

• Uncover and overcome cloud threat hunting obstacles

  You can be an effective cyberthreat hunter even if your organization's assets are in the cloud. Know the likely obstacles you'll face, then learn how to surmount them.  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

• 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

• Comparing single cloud vs. multi-cloud security challenges

  A multi-cloud environment is not inherently more secure than a single cloud. Learn how to choose between single cloud vs. multi-cloud for your organization from a security perspective.  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

• 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

• How data loss prevention strategies benefit from UBA

  Data loss prevention strategies require unique insight into user activity. Can user behavior analytics capabilities benefit threat management and breach detection?  Continue Reading

• Identifying common Microsoft 365 security misconfigurations

  Microsoft 365 security problems can double the time it takes to contain a breach, according to a new survey. Check out best practices and operational strategies to fix them.  Continue Reading

• How can security benefit from cyberthreat intelligence?

  Cyberthreat intelligence is essential to understand common external-facing risks. Learn how to find the right threat intelligence feed and how the data can benefit cybersecurity.  Continue Reading

• SSL certificate best practices for 2020 and beyond

  SSL/TLS security is continuously improving, and there are steps site owners should take to ensure the safety of their SSL certificates, websites and users. Read on to learn more.  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

• Use an IoT security architecture to protect networks end to end

  Organizations can reap benefits from IoT technology but only if it is properly secured. Learn the components of IoT network architecture and the unique security considerations of each.  Continue Reading

• AI pen testing promises, delivers both speed and accuracy

  AI is making many essential cybersecurity tasks more effective and efficient. AI-enabled penetration testing, or BAS, technologies are a case in point.  Continue Reading

• SASE identity policies enhance security and access control

  Will the Secure Access Service Edge model be the next big thing in network security? Learn how SASE's expanded definition of identity is fundamental to this emerging access model.  Continue Reading

• Using AIOps for cybersecurity and better threat response

  AIOps platforms, when properly tuned, can benefit all of IT in important ways. Learn how these advanced security tools improve threat detection and response in myriad ways.  Continue Reading

• Comparing SASE vs. traditional network security architectures

  Today's dispersed environments need stronger networking and security architectures. Enter cloud-based Secure Access Service Edge -- a new model for secure network access.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for threat modeling service mesh, microservices

  In microservices and service mesh environments, communications don't follow static paths. As such, security teams must update their application threat modeling methods.  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

• 4 tips to ensure secure remote working during COVID-19 pandemic

  Don't let teleworkers compromise your enterprise's security. Follow these tips to ensure secure remote working in the event of a teleworker boom during a pandemic.  Continue Reading

• Get to know the elements of Secure Access Service Edge

  Cloud services use cases continue to expand, but implementation challenges remain. Discover Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE, offerings and how they can simplify connectivity.  Continue Reading

• Updating the data discovery process in the age of CCPA

  Privacy regulations are changing the enterprise data discovery process. Now, automation is key for fulfilling data discovery mandates, including those for CCPA and GDPR.  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

• 5G network slicing security benefits IoT, mobile

  The fifth generation of mobile cellular technology offers a unique benefit its predecessors don't: network slicing. Learn more about these virtual slices and their security benefits.  Continue Reading

• Use this CCPA compliance checklist to get up to speed

  California leads the pack in terms of state regulations on data privacy and transparency. Now, it's time for businesses to be proactive with this CCPA compliance checklist.  Continue Reading

• Tips for cybersecurity pandemic planning in the workplace

  Is your security team prepared for a workplace pandemic? This guidance will ensure your company's cybersecurity posture can be maintained despite a potentially severe health event.  Continue Reading

• Balance fraud compliance and prevention with these tips

  IT leaders must be vigilant against cyberfraud. Use this list of fraud compliance statutes and prevention tips to protect IT resources, customers and your company's reputation.  Continue Reading

• 6 cybersecurity strategies to solidify personal data protection

  As consumers add more connected devices to personal networks, cybersecurity risk is hitting close to home. Here are steps individuals can take to ensure personal data protection.  Continue Reading

• How to use TODO comments for secure software development

  Don't let security be a software development burden. Learn app developer tricks, such as using TODO comments, to ensure security controls make it from development to production.  Continue Reading

• Privacy controls to meet CCPA compliance requirements

  Existing risk management programs are a solid foundation for CCPA compliance requirements. Learn the privacy controls needed to remain CCPA-compliant and improve IT security.  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

• Boost security with a multi-cloud workload placement process

  IT must incorporate a multi-cloud workload placement process into its multi-cloud strategy in order to maintain or improve cloud security and cloud operations.  Continue Reading

• Tackle identity management in the cloud with AaaS or IDaaS

  Has your organization considered outsourcing cloud identity management? Learn more about the benefits of AaaS, aka IDaaS, and what to consider before settling on a particular service.  Continue Reading

• AI-driven cybersecurity teams are all about human augmentation

  AI is often associated with technology replacing humans. In the case of AI-based cybersecurity teams, however, AI will augment its human counterparts, not supplant them.  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

• Benefits of cloud data discovery tools and services multiply

  With multi-cloud and privacy regulations becoming the new normal, infosec teams need data discovery tools and services to keep up. Learn more about available cloud options.  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 does antimalware software work and what are the detection types?

  Virus detection techniques used by antimalware tools can be a huge boost to enterprise cybersecurity programs. Learn how antimalware software works and its benefits in this tip.  Continue Reading

• How to write a quality penetration testing report

  Writing a penetration testing report might not be the most fun part of the job, but it's a critical component. These tips will help you write a good one.  Continue Reading

• Improve data security in the modern enterprise

  From growing attack surfaces to new regulations, these data security considerations must be on every company's radar.  Continue Reading

• Lyft's open source asset tracking tool simplifies security

  Security teams need information and context about data in order to keep it safe. Learn how Cartography, Lyft's open source asset tracking tool, creates highly comprehensive maps.  Continue Reading

• Craft an effective application security testing process

  For many reasons, only about half of all web apps get proper security evaluation and testing. Here's how to fix that stat and better protect your organization's systems and data.  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

• Top 10 cybersecurity predictions: 2020 edition

  When it comes to cybersecurity predictions, in many ways, 2020 is a continuation of the present. Emerging trends include nation-state activity, IoT infrastructure attacks and more.  Continue Reading

• AI and machine learning in cybersecurity: Trends to watch

  AI and machine learning in cybersecurity are not so much useful to security teams today as they are necessary. Examine cybersecurity automation trends and benefits.  Continue Reading

• 5 steps to a secure cloud control plane

  A locked-down cloud control plane is integral to maintaining cloud security, especially in multi-cloud environments. Here are five steps to a secure cloud control plane.  Continue Reading

• 3 steps to prepare IT operations for multi-cloud

  Organizations must ready their IT operations for multi-cloud and the unique security challenges ahead. Equip your IT ops team with the right people and processes to adapt smoothly.  Continue Reading

• NIST CSF provides guidelines for risk-based cybersecurity

  Organizations benefit from identifying their unique risks when developing cybersecurity processes. Here's how the NIST Cybersecurity Framework can help guide risk-based IT protection.  Continue Reading

• IT vs. OT security -- and how to get them to work together

  While IT and OT security have historically been separate, the advent of IoT is forcing the two together. Cross-pollinating IT with OT is critical to ensuring IoT security.  Continue Reading

• Learn some key cloud workload protection best practices

  Learn key practices to protect cloud workloads whether using VMs, endpoints or containers. And don't forget to consider the best means for building a fruitful feedback loop.  Continue Reading

• What cloud workload security tools and controls work best?

  Read on to learn how to build a cloud security model that allows your team to embed controls and monitor deployment without getting in the way of business processes.  Continue Reading

• Perimeterless security still has borders -- and APIs need it

  Many people believe perimeterless security means borders are a thing of the past. But virtual borders secure APIs needed by mobile users and cloud workloads. Check out how to manage them.  Continue Reading

• Use a data privacy framework to keep your information secure

  Find out how a data privacy framework gives companies the tools they need to ensure their information is protected -- from both internal and external threats.  Continue Reading

• How to implement zero-trust cloud security

  The nature of cloud environments and workloads is changing. Security team approaches must evolve in response. Learn how to implement zero-trust cloud security from expert Dave Shackleford.  Continue Reading

• As cybersecurity insurance coverage becomes common, buyer beware

  Cybersecurity insurance coverage can certainly have its benefits after a breach, but companies must consider a variety of unique business factors before choosing a policy.  Continue Reading

• Building a security operations center with these features

  Building a security operations center means understanding the key features you need to ensure your network remains protected against threats.  Continue Reading