cybersecurity
Approaching zero trust security strategically
With digital transformation efforts accelerating, the attack surface expanding exponentially and conventional perimeter-based security continuing to fail, there’s never been a …
Product showcase: Accurics
It is no big secret that infrastructure has changed over the last decade. We went from tools such as autossh, to configuration management, and ended up with Infrastructure as …
Consumer data protection is a high priority, but there’s still work to be done
Enterprises see protecting customer personal information as the top reason to encrypt data, and yet report actually encrypting customer data at a far lower rate. This and …
Even though critical, web application security is getting less attention
As organizations shifted focus to support remote work and business continuity amid the challenges of 2020, web application security suffered, according to an Invicti Security …
Number of users of software-based facial recognition for payments to surge
The number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million in 2020, a Juniper Research study …
Digital business requires a security-first mindset
Security is an undeniable necessity for the survival and success of any company. COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation initiatives across all industries and this shift …
Improper cloud IAM leaving organizations at risk
There is an industry-wide cloud permissions gap crisis, leaving countless organizations at risk due to improper identity and access management (IAM), a CloudKnox Security …
COVID-19-themed cyberattack detections continue to surge
McAfee released its new report, examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In Q4, there …
Payment transaction volume using 3-D Secure protocol grows globally
RSA has published its latest quarterly fraud report, reinforcing the migration to more precise payment authentication methods and showing a notable spike in brand abuse …
Five steps to get employees invested in security awareness training
Remote work has become a new normal for industries worldwide, which presents exciting opportunities but also has the potential to expose critical security weaknesses, since …
Bad bot traffic reaching an all-time high over the past year
In 2020, Imperva saw the highest percentage of bad bot traffic (25.6%) since 2014, while traffic from humans fell by 5.7%. More than 40% of all web traffic requests originated …
Protecting the human attack surface from the next ransomware attack
As we head into 2021, ransomware is making another resurgence, particularly in targeted attacks from highly organized hacker groups. In fact, cybercrime is surging since the …