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 […]
From small businesses to the corporate ‘big fish,’ all sorts of companies fear a data breach situation. There are many different kinds of insider threats and cyberattacks that can result in a data breach, where the company loses sensitive data, triggering liabilities and other problems. So what are some of […]
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 […]
Any organization that collects, generates, or stores sensitive information has a responsibility to keep that information safe. This responsibility can be moral (protection of employee and customer information, legal (compliance with GDPR, PIPL, and CCA) or profit-based (keeping trade secrets and intellectual property safe). Previously, the only protection available was […]
Securing their businesses against insider threats continues to be a top concern for organizations as part of their overall cybersecurity strategy. Even as geopolitical tensions and foreign ransomware crews have been in the headlines, security teams understand that a malicious insider with their extensive knowledge of where all the valuable […]
Insider threats to enterprise data have more than one look. A simple mistype by an employee with privileged access can be just as damaging as a compromised employee looking to make a quick buck. One thing that’s always the same, however, is the amount of destruction they impart on a […]