Category: Security

December 4, 2020

There is no question that attackers are going after your sensitive account data. Passwords have long been a target of those looking to compromise your environment. Why would an attacker take the long, complicated way if they have the keys […]

December 3, 2020

Cybercriminals are exploiting the mass shift to telework during the COVID-19 pandemic to conduct malicious operations, including BEC scams that are more likely to succeed due to the targeting of an email rule forwarding vulnerability. In 2019, BEC losses surpassed […]

December 3, 2020

The uptick in cyber-attacks during the pandemic is well documented at this point. As ransomware, phishing, insider threats and other types of attacks rise, IT and business leaders are already anticipating an increased need for more cybersecurity professionals. The industry […]

December 3, 2020

Today’s cloud services customers are looking beyond the basic benefits of the cloud, such as ease of scale and payment options. Now, they want the cloud to keep their business evolving and improve customer experience to help them compete. Amazon […]

December 2, 2020

If you ask cybersecurity execs where the biggest risk to their companies lies, 41.33% will tell you it’s marketing tech. At least, that’s what research provider Pollfish contends in its October 2020 report of 600 American professionals. Not just any […]

December 1, 2020

When it comes to the future of cybersecurity, an ounce of prevention is worth far more than a pound of cure. According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM Security’s 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, enterprises that designated an […]

November 30, 2020

For many of us stuck working from home for most of the year, the lines between work and home activities have blurred. You might not even realize when you’re using your work computer to buy something online or using your […]

November 30, 2020

Researchers at Abnormal Security have uncovered a credential-stealing phishing campaign that spoofs internal company memos concerning returning to the office. The ongoing campaign is believed to have targeted about 100,000 inboxes, bypassing Google G Suite email security, the researchers say. […]

November 24, 2020

Last week, I took a deep dive on U.S. election-related topics, including the government’s response to potential cyber threats, the issue of malspam during the election, and whether or not nation-state attacks had a meaningful impact on the election. Here […]

November 23, 2020

While far from over, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive effect on organizations and the security teams that work to protect them. Yet there have been learnings and interesting pieces of information at every stage of the pandemic. Many […]