Infosecurity Opinions
Why Cyber Attacks are Not as Scary as they Sound
The truth is that there are already excellent processes and diligent professionals that have kept us safe, and will continue working to keep us safe.
The Silent Risk: The Risk of File-Less Cyber Attacks
Silent attacks which make it past the gateway and pose the greatest risk to an organization?
Are Data Brokers Actually Secure?
If data brokers are going to amass ever-greater collections of user data, it would make sense that this user data is protected adequately.
HTTPS for the Masses, and Attackers
10% of all phishing links are now hosted on such “secure” sites, but takedowns require the
Don't Let Malware Hit You on the Way Out
Enterprises are not doing enough to secure their organizations when it personnel leave.
Could GDPR Shrink Big Data?
Regulators should take into account the immense task that GDPR compliance will involve, as businesses face losing the capacity to exploit commercially-valuable data.
Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts
The reality is that many organizations are still failing to implement some of the fundamental measures that can protect against external and insider threat.
Preparing for GDPR: Pay Attention to Third Party Services
The wages of ignorance in this case are likely to be sanctions – which, as we have seen, can be substantial.
The Best Steps in a Cyber Incident
Have you ever paused to consider what you would do if your company becomes a victim of a data breach?
Why the Cloud Could Be Your Most Secure Place for Data
Though most are warming up to cloud security, in several industries there is still a misconception by some that the cloud doesn’t offer the same levels of data security as traditional on-premise data centers
Five Essential Steps to GDPR Survival
Five key steps organizations can follow in order to get ready for GDPR.
Why SD-WANs are Just the Beginning of WAN Security
SD-WANs make it easy for IT to use tunneling to segment traffic over the network.
The World's Authentication Problem
The reason we’re so bad at authentication is that we’ve built a number of deeply ingrained habits around the use of shared secrets as a method of authentication.
Are Words Harming the Security Industry?
To make claims that oversell and clearly cannot be substantiated is harming the credibility of the security industry.
How AI Can Help Close the Security Gap
If leveraged correctly, AI can help close the gap between the growing threat landscape and our cyber-defense capabilities.
Why it's Time for a Cybersecurity Sharing Economy
Reasons why more companies should consider joining the cybersecurity sharing economy.
Understand and Protect your Critical Infrastructure Controls
When expanded to encompass critical national infrastructure (CNI), the cyber risk is potentially extended to the entire nation.
Learning from the Financial Sector's Cybersecurity Regulations
That financial institutions have become critical to the functioning of society is clear with just a glance at the headlines.
Safeguarding the Crown Jewels from Cyber-Attack
Organized criminal gangs are increasingly adept at exploiting human weaknesses in order to break into corporate IT systems.
Keep an Open Mind on Open Ports
The time has come for IT to think like that persistent outsider and increase their understanding of their vulnerabilities first.
