Your cyber security strategy probably includes some information about phishing. Maybe you even mention it at your orientation and provide a guide for what to do in the case that an employee spots a phishing email. But there’s so much more you could be doing to prevent this type of attack on your data and systems. Here are four innovative ideas for improving identification and response to phishing emails: Start With Training Phishing is one of the most common ways in which every level of … [Read more...]
Insider Threats Are a Major Problem in All Industries: Protect Yourself With the Right Solutions
There are plenty of things to worry about and plan for when you consider all the outside threats in cyberspace. Interestingly, for most companies, the weakest link is the insider threat – the employee who has either not been properly trained or let good practices slide, inadvertently opening the door to cyber criminals. Negligence and a lack of training often work hand in hand to create a situation that can take down a company – or at the very least, cause a major inconvenience. In some … [Read more...]
5 Steps to Get Started with Zero Trust Security
Zero trust security is an approach that assumes the untrustworthiness of every user and device until proven otherwise. This is in stark contrast to past security postures which assumed devices and users were valid and trustworthy unless proven otherwise. In the days when a network perimeter could be firmly established, this approach made sense. In an era where the perimeter has eroded to be nearly non-existent, companies require a network security approach that can be applied to every level … [Read more...]
Work-From-Anywhere Security Solutions for 2022
Allowing employees to put their work hours in from the location of their choice was a topic of discussion prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but when work from anywhere became a mandatory situation in 2020, it was clear that cyber security strategies needed to be addressed in a new way. Identifying the right security solutions is among the most important things companies can prioritize to protect themselves from threats specific to remote work situations. After the initial scramble to equip … [Read more...]
Cyber Attack Tips: What the Experts Say
2021 was a hard year for cyber attack activity, but it’s possible that 2022 is shaping up to be even more challenging. Cyber security experts are weighing in on steps to take to reduce the risk of getting hit by an attack. According to CheckPoint Research, in 2021 there were more than 100,000 malicious websites and 10,000 malicious files circulating daily. Nearly 90% of organizations have had some sort of cyber exploit experience or attempted exploit occur, and 46% have had one employee … [Read more...]
Security Breaches: Can Zero Trust Be the Answer to Stopping them?
Anyone with IT experience can tell you that the more complex the system is, the more difficult it is to keep it secure from breaches. You don’t have to be an IT expert to know that systems aren’t getting any less complex. Technology is evolving at a rapid pace, including in the cloud – which means juggling the variety of solutions can be a handful, even for organizations with a fully staffed IT team. Go-To Strategies: Do They Work? It seems there is no shortage of security challenges out … [Read more...]
Demystifying Secure Access Service Edge
The emergence of secure access service edge, also referred to as SASE, has emerged as a priority investment for companies pursuing a cloud-first positioning for their technology strategy. In order to demystify SASE, it helps to know a bit about software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) as well as anything as a service (XaaS) and cloud security challenges. What Is SASE? In its simplest description, secure access service edge integrates security functions and features with SD-WAN. SASE … [Read more...]
Do You Need to Update Your Disaster Recovery Strategy?
The list of disasters that can impact your ability to carry on with business as usual is long. Rather than being reactive to a bad situation, getting ahead of them and knowing exactly how you will react to unfortunate circumstances is important for your business. If it’s been a while since your organization has addressed your disaster recovery strategy, there’s no time like now to make some important adjustments. Cloud Assistance Organizations have flocked to cloud-based solutions for … [Read more...]
Improved Network Security, Plus 4 More Benefits of SDN
A traditional network security approach, which involved securing the perimeter, is no longer relevant in an era where the perimeter has all but disappeared. Instead, companies are turning to virtualized network security through software-defined networking solutions (SDN). These solutions offer better visibility and control, which translates to improved overall security. As companies scale and take on ever-more-complicated cloud environments, network security can scale with them if their … [Read more...]
Steps to Take for Zero Trust Security
Zero trust security had made a name for itself prior to the pandemic, but when remote work became a necessity instead of a preference, the need for zero trust security became truly known. It’s gone from a buzzword to an integral part of the security strategy. Most organizations have a hybrid model where a percentage of employees are in-office while the others are working remotely. And whether you’re fully remote or fully in-office, taking a look at endpoint security is probably going to be … [Read more...]