The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2019

So they began inundating their third-party suppliers with “bespoke assessments” – customized cyber risk audits that were time consuming and redundant. I had the chance to visit with CyberGRX CEO Fred Kneip at RSA 2019 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center last week. For a full drill down, please listen to the accompanying podcast.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 24, 2019

Accounting for third-party risks is now mandated by regulations — with teeth. What does this mean for company decision makers, going forward, especially as digital transformation and expansion of the gig economy deepens their reliance on subcontractors? That out of the way, business can proceed with less risk.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2019

One of the catch phrases I overheard at RSA 2019 that jumped out at me was this: “The internet is the new corporate network.” There’s no question the benefits of accelerating digital transformation are astounding. There’s no question the benefits of accelerating digital transformation are astounding.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

I had the chance to meet with Randy Watkins, Critical Start’s chief technology officer at Black Hat USA 2019. Even more ambitiously, the company wants to lead the way in pivoting network security back to a risk-oriented approach, instead of what Watkins opines that it has all too often become: a march toward meeting controls-based checklists.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

This underpins the digital transformation imperative most of them face today, and the huge responsibility that rests on the shoulders of the CIO. The vast majority (84%) of enterprises are now using, or planning to use, digitally transformative technologies – such as big data, containers, blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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McAfee

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Today, businesses operate in a world where over the last few years, more than 85% of business leaders surveyed by Dell and Dimensional Research say they believe security teams can better enable digital transformation initiatives if they are included early. Q1: What are some of the IT security trends for 2019? Why do you exist?

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Veracode Security

JULY 23, 2021

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations in all industries ramped up their digital transformation efforts to make online operations easier for their employees and customers. But with more and more organizations online, the digital attack surface is growing at a record pace. By the end of 2019, there were already 7.6

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2019

Imposing just the right touch of policies and procedures towards mitigating cyber risks is a core challenge facing any company caught up in digital transformation. Digital transformation is all about high-velocity innovation and on-the-fly change. Related: Data breaches fuel fledgling cyber insurance market.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 23, 2021

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations in all industries ramped up their digital transformation efforts to make online operations easier for their employees and customers. But with more and more organizations online, the digital attack surface is growing at a record pace. By the end of 2019, there were already 7.6

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2019

One way to grasp how digital transformation directly impacts the daily operations of any organization – right at this moment — is to examine the company’s application environment. Internet-facing applications and APIs are a prime target for a broad range of sophisticated semantic and syntactic attacks, Link pointed out. “As

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 5, 2020

Rogers made his remarks as part of a panel discussion on securing digital transformation moderated by Infosys CISO Vishal Salvi. With cyber attacks intensifying and a systemic reversal a long way off, the burden for mitigating cyber risks in the digital age has come to lie with company decision makers and individual employees.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Most businesses cannot survive without being connected to the internet or the cloud. Yet, the digital connection is also a threat. External attacks on cloud accounts increased by an astounding 630% in 2019. Full Protection for High-Risk Individuals.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Hear about the smart toaster that got attacked three times within an hour after its IP address first appeared on the Internet? We met at Black Hat USA 2019 , where Baffin Bay touted its cloud-first, full-stack suite of threat protection services. For a full drill down on our conversation, give a listen to the accompanying podcast.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2019

Digital transformation is all about high-velocity innovation. Yes, the rapid integration of digital technologies into all aspects of commerce has enabled wonderful new services. I had the chance to sit down at RSA 2019 with ExtraHop Networks , a Seattle-based supplier of NTA systems. But velocity cuts two ways.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

This year, we’ve written about what the future holds in terms digital transformations and new and exciting technologies. In our recently launched 2019 Thales Data Threat Report- Global Edition , 60% of organizations say they have been breached at some point in their history, with 30% experiencing a breach within the past year alone.

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Veracode Security

AUGUST 6, 2021

As Chris noted when the Lunch & Learn session began, the pandemic drove many organizations to digitally transform most functions of business, quickly, which meant increased security threats — especially for organizations in the healthcare industry where Advantasure thrives.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Related: A primer on IoT security risks The big hitch with 2FA, and what it evolved into – multi-factor authentication, or MFA – has always been balancing user convenience and security. Predictability Enter secure authentication, or more precisely, risk-based authentication. Established low-risk patterns are allowed to run unhindered.

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Back in 2019, when I was a research analyst at Gartner, I started to see a monumental shift in how organizations were looking at identifying and managing their rapidly expanding external perimeter(s). What soon followed was a tidal wave that resulted in a 430% increase in attacks from May 2019 to May 2020.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

It also has become very clear that we won’t achieve the full potential of digital transformation without security somehow getting intricately woven into every layer of corporate IT systems. Early SD-WAN solutions “were built only to replace an MPLS-VPN with an Internet-based VPN,” Ahuja says. I’ll keep watch, and keep reporting.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

APIs are the conduits for moving data to-and-fro in our digitally transformed world. The growth of APIs on the public Internet grew faster in 2019 than in previous years, according to ProgrammableWeb. The forward-pull of digital transformation is kicking in. I’ll keep watch.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

A pair of malicious activities have become a stunning example of digital transformation – unfortunately on the darknet. Nimble attack tools Digital transformation is said to be all about the rapid development of nimble, high-functionality software – a description that fits credential stuffing and account takeover software.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 7, 2019

In 2019, and moving ahead, look for legacy IT business networks to increasingly intersect with a new class of networks dedicated to controlling the operations of a IoT-enabled services of all types, including smart buildings, IoT-enabled healthcare services and driverless cars. The risks are growing for two reasons. Barda: Yes.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 6, 2021

As Chris noted when the Lunch & Learn session began, the pandemic drove many organizations to digitally transform most functions of business, quickly, which meant increased security threats — especially for organizations in the healthcare industry where Advantasure thrives.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 31, 2021

Prior to 2020, many treated “digital transformation” as merely a buzzword — a low priority, at best. Organizations need better visibility, context, and control to ensure network performance and security, especially as this flexible new normal distributed workforce brings additional cybersecurity challenges and risks.

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McAfee

JULY 7, 2020

McAfee Unified Cloud is a framework for implementing a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture and a safe way to accelerate digital transformation with cloud services, enable cloud and internet access from any device, and allow ultimate workforce productivity. DLP rules are easy to configure. All rights reserved.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

According to the World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report , ransomware was the third most common, and second most damaging type of malware attack recorded last year, with payouts averaging a hefty $1.45M per incident. Digital transformation and the move to remote work has fundamentally changed the way modern businesses operate.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

With the world constantly developing and undergoing digital transformation, the devices we all rely on for both our personal and work lives are increasingly manufactured in countries considered potentially or even actively hostile toward our national interests. government and industry. . contractor or subcontractor and,?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

In fact, IoT Analytics, a leading provider of market insights for the Internet of Things (IoT), M2M, and Industry 4.0, One of the lasting legacies of the 2020 pandemic is knowing that digital transformation can happen overnight and innovation can occur faster than we ever thought possible. billion by 2025, up from 12.5

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2019

We spoke at Black Hat USA 2019. Changing the SIEM game To top it all off, digital transformation ( DX ) is making everything much more complex. We present data in a way that makes sense, and then the analyst can go and do something very quickly to reduce that risk of something really bad going on.” million, on average.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

And the risk factors will only rise exponentially as reliance on cloud infrastructure and Internet of Things (IoT) systems accelerates. It both contributes to — and provides a preview glimpse of — an exciting future in which the full potential of digital transformation becomes realized.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

GLIBC keeps common code in one place, thus making it easier for multiple programs to connect to the company network and to the Internet. Critical application processes are at the greatest risk, including those that are running in air-gapped environments,” Gupta says. Addressing the exposure. You’ll hear more from me on this topic.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The edge, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and more have led to a much bigger attack surface and have required new vulnerability scanning approaches and tools. Findings are used to get a clear idea of the risks, factors, and threats levels. It also provides compliance reports, risk assessments, and threat monitoring.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 22, 2021

Gartner introduced Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to the market in 2019. Building a roadmap of upcoming network and security transformation initiatives and starting a proof-of-concept process to qualify SASE solutions early can help set up businesses for increased productivity, fewer risks, and simplified management.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, digital trust involves several interconnected elements, including: • Security of Systems and Data • Privacy of Data • Transparency of Operation • Accountability when things go wrong • Reliability But why is digital trust suddenly important? I consider digital trust, just like cyber risk management, to be a team sport.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

In a world of remote working and digital transformation, cyberattacks and compliance failures are on the increase. But according to a report by PWC, over half (56%) of the leaders they surveyed believed their organisations were at risk due to cybersecurity staff shortages.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Rise of data leak site: many cyber extortion groups may pivot to solely conducting data exfiltration One of the biggest trends from 2021—which continued in 2022—was an expansion of the numbers of double extortion attacks, which originally started in 2019.

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