7 critical steps to defend the healthcare sector against cyber threats
While knowing full well that human lives may be at stake, criminal gangs have been increasingly targeting the healthcare sector with high-impact attacks like ransomware. 1. …
Economic uncertainty is increasing cybersecurity risks
Cybercriminals are always seeking to make their attacks, scams and campaigns as effective as possible. This includes harnessing whatever is dominating the news agenda and is …
Smart buildings may be your cybersecurity downfall
According to a recent eEnergy report, 30 per cent of all purchased energy in the UK is currently wasted in commercial buildings, warehouses and education facilities. Whilst …
What you should look for in an MDR relationship
The managed IT services market is growing both in size and importance, as more organizations decide it makes fiscal and operational sense to outsource key functions. This is …
Are your cybersecurity investments making you less resilient?
In the past decade, digital transformation has become a buzzword in nearly every industry. Organizations have scaled down workforces in favor of automation, moved their …
Don’t lose control of your smart thermostat this winter
Winter is coming and the energy crisis is upon us. With rocketing prices and dwindling supply, much of the western world is bracing for three cold months beset by …
2FA is over. Long live 3FA!
In the past few months, we’ve seen an unprecedented number of identity theft attacks targeting accounts protected by two-factor authentication (2FA), challenging the …
Cybercriminals are having it easy with phishing-as-a-service
In this interview for Help Net Security, Immanuel Chavoya, Threat Detection Expert at SonicWall, talks about phishing-as-a-service (PaaS), the risks it can pose to …
EDR is not a silver bullet
Old lore held that shooting a werewolf, vampire, or even just your average nasty villain with a silver bullet was a sure-fire takedown: one hit, no more bad guy. As …
Purpose-based access control: Putting data access requests into context
Access control is the heart of data protection. Striking the right balance between easy access and tight security isn’t easy, but getting it right is how you maintain business …
Lack of transparency, systemic risks weaken national cybersecurity preparedness
What is critical infrastructure? If you ask 5 different people, you may receive 5 different answers. The term critical infrastructure has lost much of its meaning as a …
October 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Looking for treats, not more tricks
We’ve entered the final quarter of 2022 with a favorite holiday for many – Halloween, at the end of the month. Unfortunately, Microsoft has continued to play a few tricks on …