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Curbing cybersecurity risks at the core with public online data collection

August 10, 2021

It is more critical than ever to prioritize fixing vulnerabilities to combat attacks and preserve valuable data by using advanced comprehensive technologies and solutions.

Plan cybersecurity guidance: DOL enforcement warrants plan sponsor action

Hannah Munn

August 10, 2021

Benefit plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries should take note and act quickly – the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new cybersecurity guidance package with far-reaching effects and has already begun including this in its enforcement efforts.

Artificial intelligence meets live monitoring

Sean Foley

August 10, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology seems poised to enhance nearly every aspect of our lives. The security industry is no exception where we see AI-based object detection and classification providing analytics with increasingly reliable data. One of the chief benefits is the reduction of false alarms, and the ability to finally reap the benefits analytics have promised for security and business intelligence.

Drones: Security threats from above

Dan Dunkel

August 10, 2021

Today, off-the-shelf commercial drone technology poses a significant threat to governments, corporations and the public. While the positive use cases for deploying commercial drones are many, like all technologies, drones have a dark side that security professionals must prepare for.

Firewalls, you’re fired

Even in progressive organizations, network-based security practices still linger and they can lead to a dangerously flawed cloud strategy.

Eric Kedrosky

August 9, 2021

Even in progressive organizations, network-based security practices still linger and they can lead to a dangerously flawed cloud strategy.

The dangers within: What’s hiding in your network?

Barb Rigel

August 9, 2021

Sumo Logic research reports that 56% of companies with more than 10,000 employees receive more than 1,000 security alerts every day, and 93% say they cannot address all alerts the same day. Cybercriminals are also aware of alert fatigue and count on IT to ignore many security alerts. So, what can you do?

Women in Security 2021 Edition

5 minutes with Kimber Goerres - Establishing technical security requirements

Maria Henriquez

August 6, 2021

Security spoke to Kimber Goerres, Security Systems Integration & Project Management Lead at Sony Electronics, who has served diligently in her role, ensuring the company’s error or down rate is nominal and establishing the technical security requirements for Sony offices globally. Here, Goerres speaks about her role, establishing technical security requirements and ensuring improved security levels through risk, vulnerability and audit assessments.

Passwords aren’t enough: Why businesses need to build more comprehensive security

Mario Dusaj

August 6, 2021

In the past, passwords were the key to accessing systems and platforms, and they held much value as a security measure for businesses. But over time, the threat landscape has evolved, and weaknesses have been discovered in standard encryption methods that have diminished the password’s value.

Between the breaches: A platform shift in the SaaS market

Tibi Popp

August 5, 2021

In a sense, it is understandable why so much business and consumer coverage of tech security is driven by the latest high-profile breach. After all, good security that works and prevents malware and ransomware attacks does not generate headlines. However, to those of us active in information archiving and cloud security and who understand the blessings and dangers of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in the cloud, for example, it sure is maddening.

Overcoming security metrics challenges to measure what matters

Noah Simon

August 5, 2021

While many organizations may realize they can’t entirely eliminate cyber risk, they still need to quantify their security efforts and set thresholds to show whether they’re trending positively or introducing more risk. The right metrics help to shed light on a company’s current security posture and, more importantly, where it might have gaps, shortcomings, or areas to prioritize for future improvement.