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DDoS attacks increase 542% quarter-over-quarter amid pandemic

DDoS traffic capitalizes on work-from-home connectivity reliance to disrupt service provider targets

July 2, 2020

In the first quarter of the year, DDoS attacks rose more than 278 percent compared to Q1 2019 and more than 542 percent compared to the last quarter, according to Nexusguard’s Q1 2020 Threat Report.

CCPA enforcement deadline has arrived - are you prepared?

July 2, 2020

Yesterday (July 1, 2020) marked the official deadline to achieve compliance of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Security 500 survey -- deadline extended to July 31, 2020

July 2, 2020

The deadline to complete this year's Security 500 survey has been extended to July 31, 2020!

Security leadership: Women on the frontline

What does success look like in the enterprise security industry? Meet 13 female security executives who are at the forefront of the field.

Maria Henriquez

July 1, 2020

Meet 13 female executives who are succeeding in security leadership roles.

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Why identity and access management is critical to securing a remote workforce

July 1, 2020

Identity and access management (IAM) protects the business while keeping employees securely connected, but were organizations prepared for their employees to work from anywhere? LastPass ran a study with IT decision makers, in partnership with IDG, to discover the impacts of remote work to IAM and found that IAM is critical to securing a remote workforce, but almost all organizations have had to adjust their IAM strategy to securely enable employees to work from anywhere.

(ISC)2 Security Congress 2020 now a virtual conference

July 1, 2020

(ISC)² announced that its 10th annual (ISC)² Security Congress will take place as a virtual conference, November 16-18.

US Senators introduce the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act

July 1, 2020

U.S. Senators introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, a bill to bolster national security interests and better protect communities across the country by ending the use of “warrant-proof” encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal illicit behavior.

SIA adopts new ethics principles

July 1, 2020

The Security Industry Association (SIA), through its Ethics in Security Technology Working Group, has developed the SIA Membership Code of Ethics, a set of nine ethics principles designed to promote the highest standards of conduct among its members.

Cyber Tactics

Zero trust further considered - another benefit of living in the times of AI

John McClurg

July 1, 2020

The path to securing the remote workforce should be seamless and experienced as a hassle-free balance between safety and a quality user-experience. It is pivotal to implement appropriate security practices, as inadequate measures can lead to unmanaged risks and the endangerment of corporate systems, data and employees.

ISACA announces 2020-2021 Board of Directors

July 1, 2020

Global technology association ISACA recently installed its 2020-2021 Board of Directors at its virtual Annual General Meeting, featuring a strong combination of executive expertise and association and chapter leadership experience.