When it Comes to Malware Think Like Bond “Trust No One”
If you’ve ever watched a Bond movie you know that James Bond has a trust complex. Whether it’s M, MI6, or a femme fatale – Bond always gets into trouble when he trusts the wrong person (i.e., Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale). Arguably though, it’s this instinct to “trust no ... Read More
How US Federal Government Proposals Promote Zero Trust Network Access
As part of the mandates from President Joe Biden’s May 12th Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is giving agencies until the end of October to assess how well they log cybersecurity incident data against a new maturity model. Agencies have just ... Read More
Why Phishing is a Bigger Threat than Ransomware
While enterprise security teams have had their hands full battling an increasing number of more sophisticated ransomware attacks, phishing attacks are on the rise with the easing of pandemic-related restrictions. In fact, just this past week Microsoft warned of a widespread credential phishing campaign that leverages open redirector links in ... Read More
Why IaaS Security Should be a Priority
Why are CIOs and IT organizations prioritizing investment in cloud infrastructure? The answer is simple: to better support virtual workforces, supply chains, and partners. Getting the most value out of legacy systems typically involves integrating them with cloud infrastructure and apps. As a result, cloud infrastructure in IaaS is projected ... Read More
The Future of Work is Hybrid – Is Your Security Ready?
It wasn’t that long ago that most of us used to work in an office. Fifteen months into the global COVID pandemic it’s now certain that the future will not be a full return to the office or a continuation of the present remote working experience – it will be ... Read More
Will New Executive Order on Cybersecurity Fast Track Zero Trust?
On May 12, US President Biden issued a landmark executive order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity that signals the need for governments and enterprises alike to boost their cyber defenses around the principles of zero trust in their fight against cybercrime. In the wake of recent high-profile attacks such as ... Read More
SmartEdge is a Key Enabler for a Modern Remote Workforce
To fully protect enterprise data, security teams have to balance two principle security threats: those coming from inside the organization, such as employees managing sensitive data, and those originating from malicious external sources. Data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities within a broader CASB (cloud access security broker) solution have emerged as ... Read More
Pushing Web Security to the Edge is Common Sense
Not many people would argue with Thomas Edison's quote, “The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” If anything, it’s the last point – common sense – that’s been a virtue of the IT and software industry for decades, while the ... Read More
Securing Remote Work pt 1: Web Traffic, SWG, & a Smarter Digital Edge
Enterprises are embracing digital transformation and moving their applications and data to the cloud. This is accelerated by today’s expansion of the remote workforce. Despite the obvious benefits of embracing a modern cloud environment, many organizations still hang on to their legacy security practices – secure web gateways (SWG) are ... Read More
