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 […]
How Can You Protect Your Organisation from Social Engineering Attacks
Cybercriminals always try ingenious ways to launch attacks. They have recently caught social engineering attacks as an effective way to breach networks. Conventional cyber attacks exploit inherent vulnerabilities in the network to gain access. Social engineering attacks exploit human weaknesses. The hacker could, for instance, impersonate support staff and trick employees out of their passwords. […]
Seven Biggest Issues IT Faces Today and How to Deal With Them
IT is always changing. The volatile nature of the technology makes it impossible to settle down with a fixed stack. CIOs and other IT leaders always have to balance routine maintenance and transformation. The C-suite regards IT as a cost-centre and remains hesitant to release funds. Side-by-side, customers, both external and internal, have become demanding […]
How Can AI Help You Fight Against Sophisticated Cyber Attacks?
Cyber attacks become more menacing and sophisticated with every passing day. Enterprising cybercriminals leverage the latest technologies, including AI, to take down any network. Even governments and Fortune 500 companies have fallen to such assaults. Cyber attackers have always been resourceful. They now use Artificial intelligence (AI) to upgrade their cyber weaponry in a big […]
