Overcoming the roadblocks to passwordless authentication
It’s a well-known fact that humans are the weakest link in any security strategy. Verizon’s latest annual data breach report found that over 80% of breaches in the “Basic Web …
Why organizations should control Active Directory permissions
In this Help Net Security video, Matthew Vinton, Strategic Systems Consultant at Quest Software, illustrates the importance of regularly analyzing, controlling and adapting …
Why it’s past time we operationalized cybersecurity
Enterprises are investing more in cybersecurity than ever before, but we’re also seeing a record number of breaches. More than 5.1 billion pieces of personal information were …
The impact of exploitable misconfigurations on network security
Network professionals feel confident with their security and compliance practices but data suggests that they also leave their organizations open to risk, which is costing a …
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 …
Why SAP systems need to be brought into the cybersecurity fold
SAP’s status as a leading business process management software provider is undeniable. Today, the company serves over 230 million cloud users and 99 of the top 100 companies …
Real-world threat response: What are organizations doing wrong?
In this video interview with Help Net Security, Stephanie Aceves, Sr. Director of Threat Response, Product Management at Tanium, talks about what organizations are doing wrong …
Identity is the killer context: 4 ways to stay in control
The COVID-19 pandemic sounded the death knell for the traditional perimeter. Work is now an activity, not a place, meaning the concept of an encircling wall of security is as …
Understanding your attack surface is key to recognizing what you are defending
In this interview with Help Net Security, Marc Castejon, CEO at Silent Breach, discusses what organizations should be worried about at the moment, and what technologies they …
Risk astute leadership: Converting intelligence into actionable controls
In this Help Net Security video, John deCraen, Associate Managing Director at Kroll, talks about risk astute leadership and the leveraging of threat intelligence to inform …
6 ways your cloud data security policies are slowing innovation – and how to avoid that
As practically every organization shifts from managing their data in network-based data centers to storing it in the cloud, cloud data security policies are created to secure …
A third of organizations experience a ransomware attack once a week
Ransomware attacks show no sign of slowing. According to new research published by Menlo Security, a third of organizations experience a ransomware attack at least once a …