Security professionals traditionally hold close to their hearts the responsibility to maintain the integrity of networks. We feel this perpetuates a stereotype that only a select few can handle that responsibility, which disservices those of us who believe a security-first culture should be an organization-wide initiative. When the entire company is becoming a mobile-centric endpoint, …

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Today’s smart, connected, and the increasingly automated world presents businesses with more risks of exposing sensitive data or being compromised by cybercriminals. Companies are increasingly using cloud services and third-party integrations, posing threats such as disruption of operations, erosion of consumer trust, and ultimately damaging their reputations to the detriment of their bottom line. As …

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As COVID-19 crept into this millennium, it caused the most disruptive period in the century’s history. However, it also demonstrated the power and importance of cloud computing. Numerous organizations rely on cloud computing to respond to customer needs, even under the most challenging conditions. Despite being a bright spot from the pandemic, many enterprises have …

Scaling cloud to drive business innovation and the three top strategies!!! Read More »

In tribute to American Independence Day weekend, Kaseya announced that it suffered a cyberattack on its MSP and enterprise clients on July 2, over the weekend. As shown in the graph below, attackers leveraged a weakness in Kaseya’s VSA software to target multiple managed services providers (MSP) and their customers in a supply chain ransomware …

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Dow Chemical had a data problem despite a cutting-edge business insights platform. The company generated hundreds of dashboards and thousands of reports, but none of that information enabled better decision-making. The Dow Chemical D&A team stepped back and looked at what the platform could accomplish and how to achieve them. Typically, organizations continue to invest …

Three organizations that learned to think differently and successfully monetized their data!!! Read More »

A Ponemon survey reveals that cybersecurity leaders don’t have enough information and awareness to plan security defences effectively, leaving companies exposed to risk. A Ponemon survey reveals that cybersecurity leaders don’t have enough information and awareness to plan security defences effectively, leaving companies exposed to risk. A year from now, CISOs will have to start …

Cyberattacks from repeat offenders account for 50% of all attacks !!! Read More »

With improvements to its Hardware Shield and Threat Detection Technology (TDT), Intel announced its ransomware detecting capabilities for its 11th Gen Core vPro processors today at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show. Cybereason, based in Boston, also announced a partnership. The safety firm expected to feature support for these new features to its security software within …

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Several journalists and activists were notified that their phones were compromised by Pegasus software in 2019, after receiving WhatsApp notification. An ongoing controversy is centred on the highly sophisticated surveillance software. A media collaboration reportedly uncovered documents that showed a list of phone numbers that were allegedly targeted by an unidentified agency using Pegasus software …

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