The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It was just a few short years ago that the tech sector, led by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft, commenced a big push to increase the use of HTTPS – and its underlying TLS authentication and encryption protocol. Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption.

Encryption 218

Encryption Firewall Risk IoT 218

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This year the report focuses on the post digital transformation era. In previous years, we have discussed the efforts of businesses to digitally transform their processes to maintain or gain a competitive advantage and many of these transformative technologies involves moving to the cloud.

Digital transformation 79

Digital transformation Threat Reports Encryption Technology 79

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2020

However, to fully capture the benefits of an IoT-centric economy, a cauldron of privacy and security concerns must first be quelled. Related : The promise and pitfalls of IoT At the technology level, two fundamental things must get accomplished. More IoT standards are sure to come, but regulation will raise the bar only so high.

IoT 157

IoT Authentication Internet Internet 157

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Many businesses subsequently adopted a Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or SaaS model, thus positioning the cloud as the foundation for digital transformation. This presents a security risk to businesses. However, this increased reliance on cloud computing also comes with the risk of dependency.

Encryption 124

Encryption Policy Compliance Digital transformation Data breaches 124

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 14, 2019

Digital transformation is driving IT modernization, IoT, and cloud migrations at a record pace in the federal government. The ability to narrow the gap between taking advantage of digital transformation without compromising security was a reoccurring theme at our 2019 annual Data Security Summit on May 1.

Digital transformation 97

Digital transformation Cloud Migration IoT Threat Reports 97

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

One could make the argument that Application Programming Interfaces — APIs – are a vital cornerstone of digital transformation. APIs interconnect the underlying components of modern digital services in a very flexible, open way. Related: How a dynamic WAF can help protect SMBs. API complexity.

Digital transformation 266

Digital transformation Penetration Testing Mobile IoT 266

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).

Technology 91

Technology Digital transformation IoT Big data 91

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As both the public and private sector embrace digital transformation and face an increasingly sophisticated threat scape, presidential executive orders have sought to remedy that problem. Put simply, trust is critical to the IoT. There are really four categories of threats introduced into organizations with IoT use.

IoT 98

IoT Cybersecurity Manufacturing Digital transformation 98

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.

Risk 164

Risk Technology IoT Digital transformation 164

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 25, 2019

healthcare organizations are nearly universal in the adoption of digital transformation technologies (cloud, SaaS applications, big data, IoT, digital payments, containers, and blockchain). Encryption technologies are the top tools needed – and healthcare’s data encryption usage for critical systems is low.

Healthcare 66

Healthcare Digital transformation Risk Encryption 66

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

Digital transformation realized through new 5G-enabled IoT, Operational Technologies (OT) and IT use cases are no exception. CRN has named AT&T to its 2021 Edge Computing 100 list – with recognition as one of those driving innovation in the IoT and 5G Edge Services Category.

Firewall 94

Firewall IoT Mobile Technology 94

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 8, 2023

Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: Sovereignty, Transformation, and Global Challenges madhav Tue, 05/09/2023 - 05:30 Despite the economic and geopolitical instability in 2022, enterprises continued to invest in their operations and digital transformation. Risk awareness is rising Risk awareness rises together with cloud adoption.

Threat Reports 87

Threat Reports Digital transformation Data breaches Encryption 87

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

Keeping up with new risks, resolving them as soon as they occur, and recovering from incidents identified too late may, as you can certainly imagine, take up valuable resources and cause businesses to lose time, money, and the trust of their clients/partners. Digital Transformation. Kjaersgaard.

Marketing 247

Marketing Digital transformation Technology Cybersecurity 247

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

How do you bring a $9 billion-a-year, digitally-agile corporation to a grinding halt? Related: Why it’s vital to secure IoT. When the popular streaming audio service went offline globally, last August, we saw a glimpse of just how tenuous digital transformation sometimes can be. Ask Spotify.

Digital transformation 214

Digital transformation Encryption Authentication Government 214

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Silverfort is the brainchild of a band of colleagues who toiled together in the encryption branch of Unit 8200 , the elite cybersecurity arm of the Israeli military. They recognized that rising complexities as business networks underwent digital transformation made MFA cumbersome, and sometimes even impossible, to deploy.

Authentication 160

Authentication Digital transformation IoT Risk 160

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

TLS is a component of the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI , the system used to encrypt data, as well as to authenticate individual users and the web servers they log onto. In short, TLS helps preserve the integrity of legitimate digital connections. How TLS works is that there is an encryption point and a decryption point.

Malware 214

Malware Firewall Encryption Digital transformation 214

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. Encryption of data at rest and in motion.

Risk 48

Risk Digital transformation IoT Identity Theft 48

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2022

As digital transformation is advancing and automation is becoming an essential component of modern enterprises, collaboration between humans and machines is crucial. For example, threat actors frequently hide attacks in encrypted traffic. Collaboration between humans and machines is a working reality today.

Digital transformation 87

Digital transformation Cloud Migration IoT Education 87

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Silverfort is the brainchild of a band of colleagues who toiled together in the encryption branch of Unit 8200 , the elite cybersecurity arm of the Israeli military. They recognized that rising complexities as business networks underwent digital transformation made MFA cumbersome, and sometimes even impossible, to deploy.

Authentication 113

Authentication Digital transformation IoT Risk 113

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 19, 2018

called Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. This event is focused on the needs of senior IT and security professionals, such as CISOs, chief risk officers, architects, IAM and network security leaders. They looked at “risk” through analogies, and spoke about what can be controlled and what can’t.

Risk 59

Risk Digital transformation IoT Firewall 59

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As digital transformation takes hold, the retail industry is under siege from cyber criminals and nation states attempting to steal consumers’ personal information, credit card data and banking information. Lines are now blurred between physical and digital experiences. retailers are implementing encryption in the cloud today.

Retail 66

Retail Data breaches Digital transformation Big data 66

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

businesses are taking advantage of digital technologies like cloud, mobile, and IoT to digitally transform their operations. Even “traditional banks” seek to drive more revenue from digital products, personalized services and experiences. Increased contactless and mobile payments introduce bigger risks.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Mobile Digital transformation Encryption 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 18, 2022

On the flip side, awareness of the necessity to prioritize budget and resources to reduce cyber risk is at an all-time high. Todd Moore, Vice President of Encryption Products at Thales Cloud Security & Licensing, will join Nelly Porter, Group Product Manager Cloud Security at Google, to discuss "Solving the Cloud Trust Paradox Together."

Digital transformation 71

Digital transformation Encryption Cyber Risk IoT 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 10, 2023

By removing the need for organizations to buy and invest in the expensive infrastructure required for computing applications, cloud computing has enabled huge improvements in artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and remote and hybrid working. However, as cloud adoption increases, so does its inherent risks.

Encryption 48

Encryption Artificial Intelligence Digital transformation IoT 48

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

Advancing Trust in a Digital World. The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation beyond anyone’s imagination. Considering the increased cybersecurity risks introduced by digital technologies, what should society do to prevent cyber-attacks, reduce damage, and strengthen trust? Thu, 06/16/2022 - 05:26.

Encryption 71

Encryption Artificial Intelligence Architecture Digital transformation 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

This year much of the emphasis within the results was on how digital transformation can put organizations’ sensitive data at risk. An alternative is that perhaps those investing heavily in digital transformation are more sophisticated, and therefore better at detecting breaches than less innovative organizations.

Digital transformation 70

Digital transformation Data breaches Threat Reports Marketing 70

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Tatsuaki Okamoto, director of NTT Research’s Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab , and Dr. Amit Sahai, professor of computer science at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and director of UCLA Center for Encrypted Functionalities (CEF). This, in fact, is the core security challenge companies face defending their business networks.

Software 182

Software Computers and Electronics Encryption Energy and Utilities 182

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. So how can they hope to secure it?”

Authentication 174

Authentication Digital transformation Software Accountability 174

The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In the first segment, we talk with Thomas Harvey of the firm RMS about the problem of “silent cyber” risk to insurers and how better modeling of cyber incidents is helping to address that threat. Sure, that seemed like an unlikely (though not unprecedented ) risk. In part II, we invite Chip Block of. But what the heck?

Insurance 40

Insurance Cyber Risk Risk Cyber Insurance 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2023

These secrets control data access when transferred between applications—sending information from a webpage, making a secure request to an API, accessing a cloud database, or countless other cases that modern enterprises encounter while pursuing digital transformation and increasing automation.

Data breaches 62

Data breaches Encryption Identity Theft Passwords 62

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Indeed, APIs have opened new horizons of cloud services, mobile computing and IoT infrastructure, with much more to come. Yet, API security risks haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. The Peloton, Experian and Capital One hacks reflect the challenge of balancing security with the fast pace of digital transformation.

Big data 240

Big data Digital transformation Accountability Software 240

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 5, 2018

Healthcare’s IT evolution has brought numerous security challenges including regulations, the use of digitally transformative technologies that have created huge amounts of data to store and protect, and the extraordinary value of electronic personal health information (ePHI) to cybercriminals. Almost all (96%) of U.S.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Digital transformation Unstructured Data Encryption 87

Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

The increased reliance on decentralized connection and the continued rapid expansion of digital transformation by enterprises, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and individuals, provided cybercriminals with many opportunities to exploit and capitalize on unsuspecting businesses and individuals. Consumers also remain at risk.

Cybercrime 105

Cybercrime Phishing Ransomware Cryptocurrency 105

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Third-party Risks Take Center Stage. Third-party risks are at the forefront of security concerns, with identity risk management provider SecZetta predicting that “supply chain paranoia” will take over the cybersecurity world this year. Also read: Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools for 2022.

Ransomware 135

Ransomware Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence CISO 135

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. To a certain degree, we need to see IoT as completely untrusted.

Digital transformation 40

Digital transformation Cybersecurity IoT Technology 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 23, 2018

94 percent of respondents are using sensitive data in cloud, big data, IoT or mobile environments. But with widespread enterprise adoption of cloud technologies, come very real data security risks. Businesses shouldn’t be afraid to adopt emerging technologies that accelerate growth and digital transformation.

Digital transformation 75

Digital transformation Encryption Technology Big data 75

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Software developers have become the masters of the digital universe. Related: GraphQL APIs pose new risks. Companies in the throes of digital transformation are in hot pursuit of agile software and this has elevated developers to the top of the food chain in computing.

IoT 203

IoT Engineering Software Digital transformation 203