The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What I came away with is that many of the new cloud-centric security frameworks and tools fit as components of proactive security, while familiar legacy solutions, like firewalls and SIEMs, can be categorized as either preventative or reactive security. Something simply must be done to slow, and ultimately reverse, attack surface expansion.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 23, 2024

So, whether you’re an enterprise or a small to medium sized business, keep reading because by the end of this blog, you’ll have a better understanding of which option will best suit your needs. Having team members who can understand their clients’ needs on a deeper level, always makes for a successful partnership.

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Daniel Miessler

JUNE 28, 2022

It’s common to hear that it’s hard to get into cybersecurity, and that this is a problem. That seems to be true, but it’s informative to ask a simple follow-up: The current cybersecurity jobs gap sits at around 2.7 Ask your nannies to spend more time with them. That’s why we’re a Tesla family.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2024

API Security in 2024: Imperva Report Uncovers Rising Threats and the Urgent Need for Action madhav Thu, 03/07/2024 - 04:56 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the backbone of modern digital innovation. They drive seamless connectivity, enable rapid development, and power countless business-critical applications.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2023

Whether the long anticipated economic downturn of 2023 is a temporary dip lasting a couple quarters or a prolonged period of austerity, CISOs need to demonstrate that they’re operating as cautious financial stewards of capital, a role they use to inform their choices regardless of the reality — or theater — of a recession.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 29, 2022

To address this evolved intensity and pace of cybersecurity risks, organizations are choosing to invest in proactive solutions like managed detection and response (MDR). So, what should be the key consideration for security leaders when investing in MDR? Conventional security solutions cannot provide a proactive response.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

In the face of challenges never seen before, businesses have evolved, many having changed radically since the beginning of last year. Early in the pandemic, some shifted focus to help manufacture the emergency equipment needed to address a public health crisis. By Tyler Farrar, CISO, Exabeam. Unfortunately, so were cyber adversaries.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

API Security in 2024: Imperva Report Uncovers Rising Threats and the Urgent Need for Action madhav Thu, 03/07/2024 - 04:56 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the backbone of modern digital innovation. They drive seamless connectivity, enable rapid development, and power countless business-critical applications.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

With breaches becoming more frequent and more advanced than ever before, can businesses really choose between the two sides? Businesses need to allocate resource to prevent breaches, as well as having defenses in place to mitigate the damage when they do occur. Who are businesses up against? It’s not one or the other.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Retail Cybersecurity A Shift in Retail IT Security What’s at Stake? The Role of FireMon in Retail Cybersecurity Why Choose FireMon? Retailers , in particular, are attractive targets due to large repositories of customer data and often inadequate security measures. in late March of this year with 63 new requirements. million U.S.,

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Webroot

APRIL 3, 2024

Mark your calendars for April 9, 2024 The second Tuesday of April marks Identity Management Day — a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of safeguarding your digital identity. But what exactly is identity management, and why do we need a whole day for it? But why dedicate an entire day to this?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2022

Related: Tech solutions alone can’t stop ransomware. Related: Tech solutions alone can’t stop ransomware. Why the stark increase? This return on investment is bringing in new players, and the ransomware monster continues to grow…and we’re not ready to fight it off. Low cost attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Securing SMB Success: The Indispensable Role of Protective DNS Cyber attacks pose as much risk to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they do to large organizations — if not more. Implementing a Domain Name Service (DNS) security solution is the most efficient way to protect your business against a wide variety of attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Thus, Surfshark has just become the first VPN provider to launch an antivirus solution as part of its all-in-one security bundle Surfshark One. I accepted because I appreciated Surfshark’s emphasis on privacy and security — and saw it as a way to learn more about the consumer cybersecurity market.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

There can be no doubt that cybersecurity is a significant challenge for businesses of all sizes. Indeed it is now the case that almost every business in every industry will have some sort of online presence. Indeed it is now the case that almost every business in every industry will have some sort of online presence.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time. How do you know what features to look for and why should you invest in an NGFW? But what sets NGFWs apart from traditional firewalls?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of security solutions that identify and monitor information content across storage, operations, and networks. DLP solutions help detect and prevent potential data exposure or leaks. An effective DLP solution provides the security team a complete visibility of their networks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re wondering how to protect your small business against a cyber attack, you’re not alone. Almost 60% of cyber attack victims are small businesses, and within two years of the first attack, the likelihood that a small business will experience another is approximately 28%.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The vast majority of cybersecurity decision makers – 91 percent, in fact – find it difficult to select security products due to unclear marketing, according to the results of a survey of 800 cybersecurity and IT decision makers released today by email security company Egress. Defense-in-depth or Vendor Sprawl?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 27, 2023

Cybersecurity startups had been pretty resilient despite the downturn in venture capital funding, but that run has ended in recent months. Venture investments in cybersecurity startups in the second quarter plunged 63% to $1.6 billion , according to data from Crunchbase. This time is no different.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

Let’s dive more into how ThreatDown performed in G2 Winter 2024 and look at quotes from IT professionals using ThreatDown solutions daily. With the average deployment timeline for traditional EDRs stretching up to 18 months for small security teams, a swifter solution means faster protection and resource savings.

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Jane Frankland

MARCH 1, 2023

Is it really something worth celebrating in cybersecurity? Here’s why. #1. However, in the Middle East and Africa it’s much lower with women contributing to 5% and 9% of the cybersecurity workforce respectively. Just consider Accenture’s Cybersecurity Forum Women’s Council report.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 8, 2022

It’s no wonder why nearly all (97%) respondents in a recent Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) survey responded that they will make identity security investments in the next two years. Small businesses often struggle to develop and implement a plan for securing their identities due to a lack of time and resources.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A major focus of cybersecurity as an industry is its efforts to detect, root out, and respond to potential fraudsters attempting to trick companies and people out of their money, data, or both. This made a lot of sense, especially in the earlier days of the Internet where cybersecurity measures were nowhere near as robust as they are today.

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Jane Frankland

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We see this in business. To prosper, every IT decision maker and cybersecurity leader must anticipate, and the easiest way to do this is by reviewing past performance – yours and the markets. How cybersecurity (the market) performed in 2022. Sir Isaac Newton first presented his three laws of motion in 1686.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 30, 2023

AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) – A transit gateway is a network transit hub that you can use to interconnect your virtual private clouds (VPCs) and on-premises networks. As your cloud infrastructure expands globally, inter-Region peering connects transit gateways together using the AWS Global Infrastructure.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The small business (SMB) movement is anything but small. From sole proprietors to startups, businesses with one to four employees account for 1.2 million businesses in the United States. In fact, 42 percent of small businesses plan to increase their security investment within the next 12 months. Always available.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In this piece, Robert discusses Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) and his message to his fellow business leaders as a champion of the global initiative. In this piece, Robert discusses Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) and his message to his fellow business leaders as a champion of the global initiative.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 8, 2024

That inspiration is needed, because inequality and gender representation still need to improve in cybersecurity. Even though girls outperform at school, just 26 per cent of people under the age of 30 working in cybersecurity are female, according to ISC2. We’ve chosen only some of these women to profile today.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

If 2020 and 2021 saw security convergence gain wider acceptance among enterprises and small/medium businesses, 2022 is set to see the trend accelerate and impact many previously ‘standalone’ aspects of cyber and physical security. The goal is to close the security gaps that can exist when physical and security teams operate in silos. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Likewise, if a business doesn’t integrate security into operations from the beginning there is only so much that can be done to implement necessary controls. Likewise, if a business doesn’t integrate security into operations from the beginning there is only so much that can be done to implement necessary controls.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The cybersecurity operational risks businesses face today are daunting, to say the least. Adopting and nurturing a security culture is vital for all businesses. By focusing on appsec, companies will be able to understand risk, reduce it, and convert their investment into a competitive advantage. But where to start?

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Two years ago, we asked the question: What actually works in cybersecurity? Not what everyone’s doing—because there are plenty of cybersecurity reports out there that answer that question—but which data-backed practices lead to the outcomes we want to implement in cybersecurity strategies? Cat Stevens (Yusuf).

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Global inflation can have, and is having, a significant impact on cybersecurity. As prices rise, organizations may be tempted to cut back on cybersecurity spending, making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Additionally, inflation can make it more difficult for organizations to keep up with the latest cybersecurity threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

A foundational approach to cybersecurity empowers CISOs to see abnormalities and block threats before they do damage. Constantly playing catch-up seems to have become the unfortunate norm in the cybersecurity industry. by David Ratner, CEO, HYAS ( www.hyas.com ). New major exploits are being revealed with almost clockwork regularity.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2023

However, over one-third of businesses are impacted by insider threats every year, and US businesses face about 2.500 internal security breaches in the aggregate per day. The question isn’t why to build out an insider threat prevention program: it’s how. Knowing that insider threats are a risk is one thing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Gaining investment from business leaders to create a mature cybersecurity program and fund initiatives is an imperative for success in enterprise risk mitigation. The result is an organization with increasing exposure to risk and unwanted cybersecurity challenges.

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