Sponsored Post: Palo Alto Maybe its folklore, but evidently there was a time when people could leave their doors unlocked and feel safe. If indeed that was the case, it’s a bygone era for most people today. Threats aren’t just in someone else’s backyard anymore. They can be anywhere. That’s the same realization that enterprise […]
Sponsored Post: Palo Alto Global organizations face two major security challenges in today’s business climate: digital transformation and macroeconomic conditions. Let’s address digital transformation. The past three years saw massive cloud IT investments and expansions, with organizations adopting large-scale remote and hybrid work to support business continuity. Cloud-based applications, devices and endpoints are more connected […]
Among software vulnerabilities, none is more feared than so-called “zero days,” which are known only to the attackers (that is, defenders have “zero days” to patch). These have traditionally been used sparingly in targeted attacks carried out by nation-states. Recently, however, this has started to change, and zero day exploits have started turning up more […]
There aren’t many certainties in cybercrime, but one that is often repeated is that malware is overwhelmingly a problem affecting computers running Microsoft Windows. This can sound like a statement of the obvious, but malware targets Windows because there are a lot more Windows computers to target—up to 80% of all desktops and laptops globally, […]
In November 2019, companies across the United States started receiving the following poorly written but still threatening email: In the past day we have come across data pertaining to company you work for: [company name]. Data contains all personal identifiable information for every employee that works for this company including yourself. Data was leaked around […]
Sponsored Post: Ben Clark, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Nasuni A ransomware attack can be absolutely debilitating to a company. Fortunately for all stakeholders, new, better ransomware mitigation solutions are proving themselves in the field. Nasuni is one such example, providing integrated protection, detection and recovery of crucial enterprise files that allows users to return to productivity […]
