Organizations Must Brace for Privacy Impacts This Year
In 2022, we saw broad support behind federal privacy legislation in the US Congress. While the American Data Privacy Protection Act (ADPPA) did not see the president’s pen prior to the midterms, the fact that such a bill saw a committee vote in the House — approved 53–2, with bipartisan support — and both industry…
Remote.it takes steps toward zero trust with ‘single line of code’ provisioning
Network management company Remote.it today announced new features for its core SaaS-based service, including support for the Okta user identification platform and Docker containers, and what it’s describing as “programmatic deployment” of zero trust networks. Essentially, the company said, the idea is to provide automated provisioning and deployment of network access to managed assetts —…
3 Cyber Risks in the Era of Musk and Twitter
Since executive Elon Musk became CEO of Twitter, the big issue affecting the future of that social media platform is also one of the most significant assets in the digital business world: trust. Between Oct. 27 and Nov. 1, 2022, nearly 900,000 Twitter users deactivated their accounts. That’s more than double the usual average of…
Darktrace Publishes 2022 Cyberattack Trend Data For Energy, Healthcare & Retail Sectors Globally
Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security artificial intelligence, today released three new cyber-threat trend reports revealing 2022 attack data observed across its global customer fleet.1 The industry reports pertain to the energy, healthcare, and retail sectors respectively. “These industry-specific reports are the first of their kind released by Darktrace, representing an important effort to…
5 Reasons to Consolidate Your Security Stack
Let’s face it – although small to medium enterprises – SMEs – do not have the security resources larger enterprise possess, they face the same risks. Building a comprehensive, cohesive, effective security tech stack is extremely difficult, especially when operating with a limited budget and resources. So how can SMEs achieve enterprise-grade cybersecurity to protect…
Cerberus Sentinel to Acquire RAN Security
Cerberus Sentinel (NASDAQ: CISO), an industry leader as a managed cybersecurity and compliance provider, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of RAN Security, a cybersecurity company with headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and offices in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Under the terms of the agreement,…
Effective and Efficient Automation for Security Teams
Picture it: the company boardroom, two weeks ago: Due to “an uncertain economic outlook,” the expanded security budget and new hires you asked for in 2023 have been denied. As the company “tightens its belt,” you may even lose existing budget and some headcount. You had plans to use those resources to help you shore…
France Seeks to Protect Hospitals After Series of Cyberattacks
“The target is that 100 percent of the most important health facilities have undergone these new exercises by May 2023,” the interior, health and digital services ministers announced in a joint statement. Further effort will be made to spread best-practice throughout French hospitals in “the reactions and practices to adopt in case of a cyber…
Companies Announced Billions in US Government Cybersecurity Contracts in 2022
Just like the private sector, the federal government is well aware of the importance of cybersecurity, which is why it allocates billions of dollars every year for solutions and services designed to protect data, systems and infrastructure. However, while government contracts can be highly lucrative, contractors need to ensure that they comply with federal requirements…
Are 100% Security Guarantees Possible?
There is no software without bugs, right? While this is a common sentiment, we make assumptions that rely on the premise that software has no bugs in our day-to-day digital life. We trust identity providers (IDPs) to get authentication right, operating systems to perfectly comply with their specs, and financial transactions to always perform as…
