Extending the Promise of SASE with MDR
Managed detection and response (MDR) services have recently gained attention as a way to deal with the growth in cyberthreats. MDR services are often classified as a turnkey solution for businesses looking to reduce response times to detected threats. However, deploying an MDR service is not as easy as it ... Read More
Remote Work Brings User Complaints and High IT Costs
A recent “Work From Anywhere” survey commissioned by Cato Networks revealed that IT has encountered many unexpected challenges supporting and securing remote users in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, which queried some 2,686 IT leaders, found a host of operational and budgetary challenges. “Work from anywhere has ... Read More
How Identity Intelligence Anchors Multi-Cloud Identity Management
The growing ferocity and increasing frequency of cyberattacks create huge problems for cybersecurity teams, especially when they lack the tools to measure and manage entitlements and identities. Obviously, more must be done to secure user accounts and the associated digital identities and privileges assigned to remediate attack surfaces. Yet, how ... Read More
Report Reveals AWS S3 Buckets are Poorly Protected
Research from Lightspin indicates that AWS S3 Buckets are not as secure as many users may think. Lightspin, which specializes in cloud security services, inspected more than 40,000 Amazon S3 buckets and found that improperly configured AWS permissions exposed, on average, 42% of an organization’s AWS S3 buckets. While misconfigured ... Read More
Rethinking Networking to Derail Ransomware
Despite the best efforts of many organizations, ransomware attacks are still on the rise; perhaps indicating that those “best efforts” are just not good enough. Take, for example, the recent ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, prompting a shutdown of the 5,500-mile pipeline that carries 45% of the fuel used ... Read More
Cloud Adoption Conflict: Data Privacy vs. Data Science
A survey conducted by Lead to Market reveals a growing conflict between data scientists and data security professionals. Businesses, in their quest for actionable insights, are pressuring data scientists to accelerate analysis, which requires quick access to a business’s library of data artifacts. However, those charged with data security are ... Read More
Network Monitoring: The Forgotten Cybersecurity Tool
In a cyber world filled with SIEMs, security appliances and anti-malware products, one would think that the specter of cybersecurity would be well under control. However, attacks are still on the rise, zero-day vulnerabilities are increasing and cybercriminals are always finding new ways to attack. “When dealing with previously unseen ... Read More
Client-Side XSS Vulnerabilities Growing Fast
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon to online retailers, as well as cybercriminals, according to a recent report from Tala Security. The report reveals that U.S. retailers’ online year-over-year revenue growth was up 68%, with a 148% growth in all online retail orders. While that might be good news ... Read More
Is Misinformation Slowing SASE Adoption?
One of the most notable emerging security architectures in 2020 was secure access service edge (SASE), a technology designed to bring SD-WAN and cybersecurity together on the same plane. Much of that recognition was driven by the coronavirus pandemic crisis, which forced enterprises to explore ways to deploy both zero-trust ... Read More
What Most Enterprises Get Wrong About ZTNA
Zero-trust network access, or ZTNA, is a technology that has come into sharper focus thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. ZTNA has proved critical for securing remote workers that were forced out of the office due to quarantines and the other realities presented by COVID-19 worldwide. However, there are still a ... Read More
