What is Adaptive Threat Protection?
Cyber threats continue unabated. Enterprise cyber security teams struggle against the relentless onslaught of ever-evolving attacks. The reason is cyber security falling behind the advances threat actors have attained. Traditional network security is static. It focuses on protecting the network perimeter. It deploys firewalls and antivirus that match network traffic with static malware signatures. Such […]
Leveraging Big Data for Enhanced Protection of Cloud Accounts Against Cyber Criminals
Cyber criminals have become relentless in their attacks against cloud accounts. They use every trick in the book to compromise cloud accounts. After gaining access, they launch internal phishing, data theft and email fraud through such accounts. Of late, they have intensified brute force attacks to guess passwords and exploit weak authentication. Today, about 45% […]
Six Ways CIOs Can Protect Their Organisations from Data-Related Threats
Cybercriminals keep developing new attacks and increasing the intensity of their attacks. They make more targeted attacks than before and expand their net to include smaller businesses. In 2022, 69% of organisations that suffered cyber attacks were victims of targeted attacks. 39% of UK small businesses reported suffering a cyber attack. Most attacks target sensitive […]
De-Risk Your Technology Infrastructure with These Cybersecurity Practices
Digitisation has unlocked a world of possibilities. But it is also a treacherous minefield of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The interconnected digital economy makes every company, big or small, a potential target for cyber attackers. Today’s tech infrastructure and the connected ecosystems are extensive and shifting. Many users access the infrastructure daily and share information. Lurking cyber […]
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 […]
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 […]
5 Security Questions Your Board Will Definitely ask you
Cyber threats are at an all-time high. The grave implications make the C-suite, hitherto not convinced about such dangers, sit up and take notice. They realise that the responsibility for security breaches ultimately falls on them. At the same time, increasing competition puts pressure on margins. The C-suite demands maximum value for every dollar spent. […]
Where is the Future of Cybersecurity Heading?
Cybersecurity has always been a game of one-upmanship between threat actors and security experts. The never-ending cycle of threats and mitigation followed by newer threats shows no signs of abating anytime soon. Here are the top developments in cyber security that will dominate 2023. 1. Increased adoption of Artificial Intelligence Threat actors have started to […]
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 […]
How to overcome the Menace of Insider Threats in Financial Services
Ransomware operators and other threat actors are targeting the financial services industry more intensely than ever. The financial service sector has more robust cyber defences compared to other industries. But many companies in the sector have rogue insiders. Insider threats are internal users, such as employees or contractors with network access, who compromise critical data or […]
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 […]
