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Why data loss prevention is a throwback technology
Times are changing, and traditional cybersecurity tools are no longer enough to protect an organization’s assets.
It’s time to get off the treadmill: Why you should understand adversary playbooks
Flipping the equation on known adversaries by developing and deploying controls at locations on the intrusion kill chain designed specifically for these known playbooks will increase a company’s ability to block an attack. The...
Why security pros are addicted to FUD and what you can do about it
Despite professing anti-FUD rhetoric, cyber experts fan the flames, breathlessly sharing the details of the latest data breaches. It's a risky addiction that can lead to security apathy in enterprises. Here's how to harness it.
EDR is dead! Long live XDR!
Endpoint detection and response has been a valuable technology for years, but its limited view is leaving many blind spots. It’s time the industry evolved to XDR.
Can an organization’s biggest assets also be their biggest threats?
Accidental misuse can be one of the most overlooked causes of insider threats today, putting every business function at risk.
Securing IoT devices: Fortinet's FortiNAC automates the process
Fortinet’s network access control solution, FortiNAC, automatically discovers, controls, and enforces Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints.
How do we build digitally resilient organizations?
As we head towards a digitally dependent future, the need for digital resilience has never been greater. Defining digital resilience and describing the need was the first step, but how do we build organizational capability?
The thin host to serverless model is radically realigning your security responsibilities
This is good news as infrastructure and network security oversight transfers to your cloud provider.
Attacker attribution is hard, but sometimes easier than you think
Attribution of an attacker, and uncovering his or her true identity, remains a vexing problem for incident response teams. But in certain cases, it can be solved. Advanced telemetry and geofencing technologies offer the potential to...
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Improving access certification processes makes life easier for business users. But that’s not the point
When you do everything possible to make access certifications easier, you’re not just doing business users a favor. You’re improving the security posture of the entire organization.
10 topics every security training program should cover
A thorough end-user education program is a necessary weapon in the battle to protect your perimeter. These 10 topics are the baseline of what to include in an awareness training program.
Complying with emerging privacy regulations: sometimes you need a silver cannonball
With GDPR compliance and other privacy regulations around the world in 2018, no small, simple solution exists.
Is it time to drop our identity to become frictionless?
How the data behind the identity is driving services and will help move us away from knowledge-based verification.
The behavioral economics of authentication
Organizations can now implement authentication technologies that improve security and user experience. Consumers just need some nudging to follow along.
5 hard truths every CISO should know
Security professionals ignore these truths at their own peril. The common theme across all five: Don't underestimate the risk of social engineering and poor patching policies.
3 characters from Jurassic Park that could’ve benefited from an IT disaster recovery plan
Jurassic Park and IT disaster recovery — how do they connect? In fact, we can learn some pretty valuable IT-DR lessons from the characters of the movie franchise.
Why you shouldn’t use your face as your password
You can now use your face to lock your smartphone. But just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
Stop playing “whack-a-mole” with your security
Google does it, so can you. Stop dealing with IT security problems when they happen; start addressing the root cause.
Our electric grid is vulnerable to cyberattacks. Here’s what we need to do
As more state-sponsored cyberterrorists and rogue actors take aim at bringing down the U.S. power grid, the government and private utility companies need to coordinate efforts to mitigate the chances of what could be a major...
Does the answer to better security lie in password-less experiences?
Truly password-less authentication that lets users control personal details is key to avoid identity theft and data breaches.
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