October 5, 2021
Barracuda to showcase cloud adoption security solutions at GITEX
“Barracuda's enterprise-grade security solutions offer consumer-level ease of use, enabling organizations to focus on realizing their digital ambitions with confidence in the security of their digital services and assets," said Chris Ross, Barracuda Networks.
August 23, 2021
Cybersecurity threats to remote workers in the pharmaceutical industry
Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the expanded attack surface and “reversed” networks, caused, in part, by the increased number of remote workers within the pharmaceutical industry. With everyone distracted by remote work, cybercriminals see opportunities to attack and steal valuable research and intellectual property. One of their most well-known tactics involves distributing ransomware designed to freeze organizations and interrupt or steal research and developments.
August 19, 2021
Securing data through the network to employees – anywhere
There may be 50,000+ connection points outside the traditional corporate firewall, wherever an ‘anywhere worker’ might happen to be. By vastly expanding the network’s reach through VPNs (or ‘Virtually Pointless Networks’, as they are ironically being labelled), IT leaders have ultimately lost the end-to-end visibility that they used to count on.
August 18, 2021
FireEye unveils FireEye XDR to assist security operations teams
The XDR platform from FireEye is best suited for enterprise and mid-market security operations teams which are vulnerable to assaults due to a variety of variables such as threat sophistication, poor security tool management, and staffing shortages.
August 15, 2021
Top nine things to keep in mind when preventing ransomware attacks
Ransomware is a specific type of malware that holds data hostage in exchange for a ransom. As an attack methodology, it has the potential to cause severe damage. Phishing emails are a common delivery method, but ransomware can also be spread through drive-by downloading, which is when a user visits a website that’s infected.
August 15, 2021
Summer surprises could be a bonanza for brand impersonators
The more popular the brand, the more likely it will be co-opted into cybercriminals' nefarious plans. Mimecast’s State of Brand Protection report highlights how companies on the Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2020 index experienced a massive 381% increase in brand impersonation attacks during the two months of May and June 2020 compared to January-February, before the pandemic struck.