The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2019

The firings came as a result of a massive data breach which routed through an HVAC contractor’s compromised account. So they began inundating their third-party suppliers with “bespoke assessments” – customized cyber risk audits that were time consuming and redundant. For a full drill down, please listen to the accompanying podcast.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2020

Related : SMBs are ill-equipped to deal with cyber threats Without a cohesive cybersecurity framework, SMBs are falling further behind as digital transformation, or DX, ramps up. Embracing digital transformation becomes even more of a challenge without a dedicated platform to address vulnerabilities. I’ll keep watch.

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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 26, 2020

Doing authentication well is vital for any company in the throes of digital transformation. Digital commerce would fly apart if businesses could not reliably affirm the identities of all humans and all machines, that is, computing instances, that are constantly connecting to each other across the Internet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Defined as the set of Internet assets relevant to an organization’s cybersecurity posture, including everything from digital assets like websites and remote networks to applications and servers. The Acceleration of Digital Transformation and Connected Devices. ASM in the Current Landscape.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 17, 2020

Without them digital transformation would never have gotten off the ground. based application security vendor, today is launching a new solution, called API Sentinel, designed to help companies jump in and start proactively mitigating API risks, without necessarily having to slow down their innovation steam engine.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2024

The Rise of the Bad Bots madhav Tue, 04/23/2024 - 05:13 Imperva's annual Bad Bot Report is always a fascinating – albeit alarming – insight into the nature of non-human internet traffic. The 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report is no different, revealing that bots made up nearly half (49.6%) of all internet traffic last year. in 2022 to 39.6%

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

When the popular streaming audio service went offline globally, last August, we saw a glimpse of just how tenuous digital transformation sometimes can be. We discussed the work DigiCert has been doing to strategically automate certificate management as we get deeper into digital transformation. Ask Spotify.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Yet, API security risks haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. The threat intelligence platforms and detection and response systems installed far and wide, in SMBs and large enterprises alike, simply are not doing a terrific job at accounting for how APIs are facilitating multi-staged network breaches. Dearth of planning.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2019

Without APIs there would be no cloud computing, no social media, no Internet of Things. APIs are the glue that keeps digital transformation intact and steamrolling forward. APIs have been a cornerstone of our digital economy from the start. But APIs also comprise a vast and continually-expanding attack surface.

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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. Such attacks can create or takeover accounts, detonate reputation bombs, scrape content, deny inventory and carry out extortion variants.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Meanwhile, Level 3, calls for several more tiers of protection specifically aimed at reducing the risk from Advanced Persistent Threats ( APTs ) in order to safeguard so-called Controlled Unclassified Information ( CUI.). Crucially, this includes accounting for the cybersecurity posture of third-party partners. Raising the bar.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Gartner defines digital risk management as “the integrated management of risks associated with digital business components, such as cloud, mobile, social, big data, third-party technology providers, OT and the IoT.” Best Practices for Digital Risk Management. Securing Your Digital Transformation.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

APIs are putting business networks at an acute, unprecedented level of risk – a dynamic that has yet to be fully acknowledged by businesses. That said, APIs are certain to get a lot more attention by security teams — and board members concerned about cyber risk mitigation — in 2022. based supplier of networking technology.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 9, 2023

Extending ‘digital trust’ As DigiCert and Oracle separately headed down these paths, digital transformation shifted into high gear and massive interconnectivity built off of wide distribution of ephemeral APIs took center stage. And that was the design point we gave them.” I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

As we ride the biggest digital wave in history, the internet has become fundamental to how society maintains livelihoods, conducts business, and stays connected. With it, come a constant evolution of risk. Effectively managing the revolving door of risks calls for a new era of trust. It calls for a new standard of trust.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2020

Indusface seeks to enable its customers to account for vulnerabilities not just in the live environment, but also when software is being developed and tested. When it comes to security, you should start by assuming that any application intended to be consumed over the Internet will have risks.

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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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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2022

The range of items will vary per company and vertical, but the term is very important as we continue to embark on digital transformations and work from home and work from anywhere initiatives. Access is provided based on a dynamic risk-based policy. All communication is secured (internal or external).

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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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BH Consulting

MARCH 3, 2022

The more devices there are on a network, the greater the risk of an intrusion or attack. And with the IoT (Internet of Things) technology that smart buildings typically use, improvements to these systems have tended to focus on features, cost savings, or ease of use. Also known as Hypponen’s Law.)

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Google, Facebook and Amazon have gotten filthy rich doing one thing extremely well: fixating on every move each one of us makes when we use our Internet-connected computing devices. Losing control of risk. Like most other pressing cybersecurity challenges today, the problem is rooted in digital transformation.

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Hot for Security

MAY 25, 2021

.” Helping millions cope with conditions of the new normal, the digital world has become an indispensable tool that continues to develop while both hurting and helping society. The Internet seems to be the indispensable medium in which we live, and at the same time, it has become an extension of our mind.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Growing API Usage in Telco Sector Increases Security Risks. Like organizations in many other industries, Telcos and ISPs have begun to broadly adopt APIs to drive digital transformation initiatives. Moreover, the risk extends far beyond data exfiltration. That’s a huge risk! What Steps Telcos Should Take.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

It’s been wild to see the digital transformations happening across all industries over the past few years but think about the progressions when it comes to social media. Enterprises and organizations are not the only ones at risk when it comes to cyber-attacks, and that’s a mentality we need to emphasize.

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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. Privilege account credentials are widely available for sale.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 7, 2019

Here are excerpts of my discussion about this with Radiflow’s CEO Ilan Barda and CTO Yehonatan Kfir, edited for clarity and length: LW: As we move forward with digital transformation and the Internet of Things, is it becoming more urgent to think about how we protect OT systems? The risks are growing for two reasons.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The Venafi Trust Protection Platform was recognized as the only solution on the market that provides full lifecycle machine identity management for all machine identity types from the data center to the cloud at internet scale. health insurers; the top five U.S. retailers; and the top four banks in each of the following countries: the U.S.,

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Every aspect of human life is influenced and changed by machines — from visiting the doctor, to purchasing online, to accessing bank accounts, to flying on an airplane. We count on the digital world which consists of many millions of machines and machines are basically software (1). Mon, 10/10/2022 - 08:15. What’s new here?

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Hacker Combat

APRIL 21, 2021

Companies all over the globe continue to hasten their digital transformation, and cybersecurity is their recent major concern. They are misrepresenting official tracing accounts via emails. Whether you own a huge company or operate a business online, your company is at risk for a cyberattack.

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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. Software development today routinely occurs at high velocity in order to build the digital services we can’t live without. Practicing restraint.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In the past decade however, largely driven by digital transformation and the digital economy, data has become the lifeblood of functionality and innovation ensuring things run smoothly, consumers are happy, new opportunities are uncovered, and progress accelerates. Data privacy is not a check-the-box compliance or security item.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2021

They were able to take control of multiple systems to steal account credentials, compromise domain controllers, and retain remote access to key hacked machines. True enough, cyber attacks are steadily becoming more sophisticated across the board and the attack surface continues to expand as digital transformation accelerates.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

It serves as a cornerstone in auditing, primarily concerned with evaluating the effectiveness of controls related to regulatory risks. Automated Compliance Testing: Efficiency and Accuracy In an era defined by digital transformation, automation is a game-changer. This step is crucial in determining which controls to test.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2019

I think it’s super important that organizations are being held accountable for looking after our data. Changing the SIEM game To top it all off, digital transformation ( DX ) is making everything much more complex. Trust is an important part of their brand; it should be all about trust. million, on average. Talk more soon.

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