How smartphones became IoT’s best friend and worst enemy
These days, you’d be hard-pressed to find connected devices that do not come with companion smartphone applications. In fact, it’s very common for contemporary devices to …
What CIOs must do to create resilient and adaptive future enterprises
As the chief owners of the digital infrastructure that underpins all aspects of modern enterprises, CIOs must play pivotal roles in the road to recovery, “seeking the next …
Technology solutions providers must empower end users to improve cybersecurity standards
Despite the fact that many organizations are turning to outside cybersecurity specialists to protect their systems and data, bringing in a third-party provider remains just a …
Moving past the madness of manually updated X.509 certificates
Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) is by far the most widely used enterprise repository for digital identities. Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) is …
What’s next for cloud backup?
Cloud adoption was already strong heading into 2020. According to a study by O’Reilly, 88% of businesses were using the cloud in some form in January 2020. The global pandemic …
Can automated penetration testing replace humans?
In the past few years, the use of automation in many spheres of cybersecurity has increased dramatically, but penetration testing has remained stubbornly immune to it. While …
What the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 means for the future of connected devices
Connected devices are becoming more ingrained in our daily lives and the burgeoning IoT market is expected to grow to 41.6 billion devices by 2025. As a result of this rapid …
Political campaigns adopt surveillance capitalism at their own peril
Since the middle of the 20th century, commercial advertising and marketing techniques have made their way into the sphere of political campaigns. The tactics associated with …
How to apply data protection best practices to the 2020 presidential election
It’s safe to assume that we need to protect presidential election data, since it’s one of the most critical sets of information available. Not only does it ensure the …
Work from home strategies leave many companies in regulatory limbo
Like most American businesses, middle market companies have been forced to rapidly implement a variety of work-from-home strategies to sustain productivity and keep employees …
MDR service essentials: Market trends and what to look for
Mark Sangster, VP and Industry Security Strategist at eSentire, is a cybersecurity evangelist who has spent significant time researching and speaking to peripheral factors …
Moving to the cloud with a security-first, zero trust approach
Many companies tend to jump into the cloud before thinking about security. They may think they’ve thought about security, but when moving to the cloud, the whole concept of …