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Businesses can avoid fines if customer data is encrypted or redacted
Encryption provides the best defense against any fines that might be levied for violations or data breaches under CCPA, according to ESG and Fortanix. What can you do? The …
Webinar: You don’t get a pass on cybersecurity during a crisis
This webinar is no longer available. In this webinar, Mark Sangster discusses how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting businesses and individuals and the need to stay vigilant. …
How to secure customer data for SaaS success
Recently, some of the biggest names in SaaS have experienced customer support data breaches. With data playing an important role in the success of customer support, companies …
Legal industry at great risk from insider data breaches
A staggering 96% of IT leaders in the legal sector say insider breach risk is a significant concern, according to Egress. 77% think employees have put data at risk …
Five steps to maintain business continuity during the coronavirus pandemic
A five-phase strategic and systematic approach to strengthen the resilience of organizations’ current business models is key to business continuity during the coronavirus …
Global 5G connections reach 17.7 million, 59 5G commercial networks live
Customers are making 5G the fastest growing generation of cellular wireless technology in terms of new subscriptions, according to 5G Americas. According to data based from …
Python backdoor attacks and how to prevent them
Python backdoor attacks are increasingly common. Iran, for example, used a MechaFlounder Python backdoor attack against Turkey last year. Scripting attacks are nearly as …
Social isolation is a risk factor for scam loss
The coronavirus crisis is forcing people to distance themselves from others, work remotely, and spend time indoors and online. While social distancing is a good health …
Increasing number of false positives causing risk of alert fatigue
More than two-fifths (43%) of organizations experience false positive alerts in more than 20% of cases, while 15% reported more than half of their security alerts are false …
Top priorities for business leaders during COVID-19 crisis
88% of organizations have encouraged or required employees to work from home, regardless of whether or not they showed coronavirus-related symptoms, according to a Gartner …
Crowdsourced pentesting is not without its issues
Crowdsourced security isn’t new anymore, having existed in one form or another as a consumable enterprise service since 2013 with the launch of the main crowdsourced platforms …
Personal data protection today: We should demand more
The growing number of cybersecurity incidents reported each year – and the fact that many attacks remain unreported for security and PR reasons – can leave even …
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