COVID-19 Leads to Greater Consumer Awareness of Data Security
It turns out that IT departments and business leaders aren’t the only ones concerned about the impact of COVID-19 and remote work on data security. The average American has a heightened awareness of the safety of their personal data, which has increased during the pandemic, and nearly half don’t want ... Read More
DataSecOps: Protecting Data in the Cloud
DataSecOps melds an automated mechanism to manage data, along with security, in an effective operations setup Data is the backbone of any organization. It’s what makes the company run. It is also where all the company secrets are kept. But when data analysts began to engage with IT, there was ... Read More
Credential Theft on the Rise, in Part Due to Remote Work
Credential theft has been on the rise in recent years; more than 80% of hacks are the result of credential theft (most of it coming from successful phishing attempts), according to the 2020 “Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.” This number could increase in next year’s report, thanks to an increase ... Read More
Misinformation Campaigns Rise Thanks to COVID-19
Misinformation abounds during the pandemic. Vigilance and skepticism are the best defense In late January, Clint Watts, senior fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at George Washington University and a Foreign Policy Research Institute fellow, gave the keynote address at the CPX 360 Cybersecurity Conference. The topic ... Read More
There But Not There: Phishing Emails Using Invisible Text
We’re used to hackers slipping malicious links and attachments into phishing emails. That doesn’t mean there aren’t the occasional slip-ups that result in malware infections, but for the most part, cyber-savvy users recognize the tricks used to fool them. In response, hackers have taken it up a notch. In April, ... Read More
Stress, Age Play Role in Cyber Mistakes
Human error is known to play a major role in cybersecurity attacks, but why are humans making so many mistakes? That’s what a new study from Tessian investigated, and the results could help cybersecurity teams better address data and network protection as we continue to deal with the pandemic and ... Read More
IT Relaxing Security Policies During WFH While Employees Step Up Their Efforts
IT workers may have had the toughest transition to the WFH model. Not only were they tasked with preparing entire organizations for remote work, setting them up with the right equipment and ensuring access to the right technologies and software—and doing it in a matter of days or less—but many ... Read More
The Future of Work: WFH Changing Cybersecurity
As we hit the six-month point of work from home (WFH) orders and seven months since COVID-19 first knowingly made its appearance in the U.S., workplaces continue to struggle with many uncertainties. But one thing we know for sure is the virus has changed everything about securing the workforce. This ... Read More
Back to WFH: Lessons Learned to Improve Security
As many organizations revert back to WFH strategies amid another COVID-19 spike, is security better this time around? Just as businesses began to welcome back employees, the virus kicked back into gear and some states have reinstated mandatory work-from-home (WFH) orders. When the initial WFH orders came, security and IT ... Read More
CCPA Compliance Can Improve SMBs’ Cybersecurity
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect Jan. 1, but its enforcement began July 1. Yet, many organizations have not prepared for CCPA at all, according to a study from data privacy management company Ethyca. More than half of the organizations surveyed said they aren’t ready for any ... Read More
