A Guide to Zero Trust Security to Keep Your Network Secure
The digital landscape has evolved from the early days of the Internet. Cloud and mobility have affected paradigm changes in traditional computing models. Side-by-side, security models have also undergone a massive transformation. Since enterprises no longer have their data in one place and employees work remotely, traditional perimeter-based identity and access models have become obsolete. […]
How to Stay Ahead of the Latest Business Email Threats
Email remains the most favoured for business communication. But cybercriminals have been relentless. They have honed their tactics to make social engineering tactics more nuanced and personalised. Phishing continues unabated, but many people have become wise to it, and businesses have fool-proof safeguards. Cyber attackers, in turn, have upped their game and now focus on […]
Can AI be Used to Find Vulnerabilities
Despite the rapid advances in technology and computing power in recent times, cyber security remains a major concern. Interconnected systems expand the attack surface and increase the challenge for security professionals. One way cybercriminals attack at will is by exploiting vulnerabilities in software codes to gain entry to networks. Such exploits can have devastating consequences, […]
Mitigating the risks of insider threats to your organisation’s cybersecurity
Do you know that over one of every three enterprises worldwide has suffered from cyberattacks or cybersecurity risks due to insider threats? In monetary terms, the damage to business due to credential theft by rogue insiders in 2020 was $27.9 million. What are insider threats? Insider threats are cybersecurity risks that originate from within the […]
Solutions for Top IT challenges – Security, Sustainability, and Agility
Most enterprises struggle with IT challenges as they seek growth in a demanding business environment. 51% of digital transformation efforts arise from growth opportunities and 41% from increased competitive pressure. But a whopping 80% of such digital transformation initiatives fail. Coping with today’s uncertain business environment requires a combination of adequate infrastructure resources and quick […]
Four Key Elements of Effective Cyber Security for New-gen Digital Innovations
Industry 4.0 has resulted in the rise of several new digital technologies and trends. Among the latest trends, metaverse, blockchain, and NFTs have gained considerable traction. Side-by-side cloud adoption has increased exponentially. Metaverse, the next phase of the Internet, merges elements of the physical and digital world. Blockchain-enabled non-fungible tokens (NFTs) stimulate the creativity of digital […]
“Disturbing” Rise in Nation-State Cyberattacks
Microsoft’s 2022 Microsoft Digital Defence Report focuses on the ‘rise in nation-state-sponsored cyberattacks. Threat actors from North Korea, Iran, Russia, China and other countries engage in ransomware, business email compromises, crypto theft, cyber-espionage, hack-and-leak attacks, and other types of attacks. There has been a spurt in such attacks over the last year. Russian attacks against […]
The role of cloud security in protecting sensitive data
Enterprises have been migrating data and applications to the cloud over the years for good reasons. The cloud improves data accessibility, enhances collaboration and eases content management. But cloud security remains a concern for many CIOs and enterprise leaders. They feel moving to the cloud will raise governance, safety, and compliance issues. At the end […]
How hackers and threats are adopting to a post-macro world
Macros automate or simplify repetitive and time-consuming tasks in MS Word and MS Excel. But macros also pose a security risk as hackers can embed malicious code in them. Enterprising hackers email malware-embedded macros to unsuspecting users. They promise such users with top-grade functionality to improve productivity or efficiency. Since macros are not flaws that […]
Meeting Today’s Security Challenges through Data Analytics
Cyber threats get meaner with every passing day, and show no signs of abating. Conventional security deployments no longer suffice for new business models that attract complex threats. For instance, the bulk of the network traffic in today’s age of remote work comes from outside the network firewall. Such changed realities necessitate new approaches to […]
What is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)?
Enterprises that ignore cyber-security live dangerously. Cyber crimes have become more complex over the years. Threats like ransomware have gone out of hand, with attackers striking at will and cyber security helpless to thwart attacks. The cloud renders traditional security models redundant. Enterprises have no option but to overhaul their security models and apparatus. Cloud […]
Ransomware Prevention: How to Shift from Detection to Prevention
Enterprises across the world dread coming under the crosshairs of ransomware operators. And the threat is growing. Ransomware operators struck a new enterprise every 14 seconds in 2019 and every 11 seconds by 2021. As of 2021, such attacks cost the global economy $6 trillion annually. The traditional countermeasure to ransomware is detection, followed by […]
