We should thank the Department of Justice for their consideration in wrapping up one of the most (potentially) consequential government insider threat cybersecurity stories in time for us to cover it for this year’s National Insider Threat Awareness Month. And this one was a doozie. In case you missed it […]
Eliminating the possibility of an insider threat is nearly impossible. However, some strategies, widely considered insider threat best practices by the cybersecurity community, help minimize the chances of insider threats materializing through mitigation and investigation. Mitigating insider threats focuses on putting systems into place that thwart malicious and unintentional insider […]
A man walks into a bar with a USB flash drive containing the personal information of every resident of an entire city. This isn’t the setup for a joke. This is the story of a city worker in Amagasaki, Japan, who carried a USB flash drive in his bag containing […]
Cybersecurity has never been what you might call easy. But it is safe to say that doing it well over the past few years has gotten objectively harder. The reasons are many. Ransomware-as-a-Service, the rapid shift to remote and then to hybrid, and the massive adoption of the cloud that […]
Organizations in highly regulated industries struggle to keep up with changing requirements, with 62% of risk executives saying that policy shifts in technology and data are leading to the most change in their business. Not only must these organizations comply with industry-specific regulations and general data protection regulations, but they […]
Email serves a critical function in the operation of most businesses, yet it was never designed to be a secure method of communication. Internal security protocols and robust employee education can help decrease the likelihood of an email breach, but human error is inevitable. Email security tools fill the gap […]
Enterprise data is one of the most important assets a company has. It contains information about customers, products, and business processes. Protecting sensitive data should be a top priority for companies, since the theft of that data can cause tremendous financial and reputational damage. This article discusses strategies for protecting […]
Endpoint security protects endpoints, like desktops, workstations, servers, smartphones, tablets, and IoT devices, from threats. Cyberattacks are happening more frequently, and the attacks are becoming more sophisticated and hard to detect. As the threat environment has evolved, businesses have had to update endpoint security strategies to better safeguard their data. […]
In the finance industry, where lots of information is sensitive and can be used for identity theft, security against insider threats is especially critical. But it’s not always easy to circle the wagons in ways that would completely foil hackers, or, alternately, people inside of a banking or finance institution […]
Endpoint data loss prevention is critical to any organization’s security strategy. Endpoint vs. Network: What’s the Difference? When we talk about endpoint and network attacks, what do we mean? Endpoint security defends the individual devices connected to your networks, such as laptops, computers, or mobile devices. Network security seeks to protect endpoints […]