Expert analysis
Hardware is on its way out as the demand for SD-WAN climbs
In today’s world applications are moving to the cloud and employee mobility is on the rise, which adds unprecedented flexibility and agility. However, this drive towards …
Best practice methodology for industrial network security: SEC-OT
Secure Operations Technology (SEC-OT) is a methodology and collection of best practices inspired by a decade of experience working with secure industrial sites. The SEC-OT …
The fundamentals of network security and cybersecurity hygiene
Infrastructure and network security The two fundamental building blocks to ensuring that your data is secure are physical infrastructure and network security. Understanding …
Blind spots and how to see them: Observability in a serverless environment
Companies embracing DevOps and cloud to fuel digital transformation are increasingly turning to serverless computing, also known as ‘functions-as-a-service’ (FaaS), to shift …
Is security the real stuff of nightmares?
The Chief Information Security Officer role (CISO), is the most senior cyber security role in any organisation, and the role has developed rapidly in recent years under the …
Keeping data swamps clean for ongoing GDPR compliance
The increased affordability and accessibility of data storage over recent years can be both a benefit and a challenge for businesses. While the ability to stockpile huge …
Why compliance is never enough
Organizations are well aware of the security risks inherent in our hyper-connected world. However, many are making the mistake of focusing their attention on being compliant …
Take cybersecurity into your own hands: Don’t rely on tech giants
Google doesn’t want you to have to think about cybersecurity at all, similar to how we think about breathing, which sounds like a great idea. However, in all of my years in …
Cybersecurity 2019: Predictions you can’t ignore
As we move forward to 2019, expect credit card and payment information theft to continue to rise. Yes, this isn’t a major surprise; however, if organizations can better …
Why you shouldn’t be worried about UPnP port masking
Last May, security firm Imperva wrote a blog post discussing a new proof of concept for bypassing DDoS mitigation after discovering reflected network protocols appearing on …
ATM attackers strike again: Are you at risk?
The United States National ATM Council recently released information about a series of ATM attacks using rogue network devices. The criminals opened the upper half of the ATM …
GDPR’s impact: The first six months
GDPR is now six months old – it’s time to take an assessment of the regulation’s impact so far. At first blush it would appear very little has changed. There are no …