Category: Security

January 30, 2024

Looking back on this past year, the network and security space has experienced a series of major advancements, as well as brand new challenges. The innovation and increasing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in network operations has created new opportunities […]

January 30, 2024

Fostering a strong cybersecurity culture is recognized by those in the profession as a foundational element of creating a strong and healthy security program. However, recent research by TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) found […]

January 29, 2024

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is an enterprise networking architecture category introduced by Gartner in 2019. It converges the functions of network and security solutions into a unified, global cloud-native service. SASE allows an architectural transformation of enterprise networking and […]

January 12, 2024

A patched privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Microsoft SharePoint servers has been added to the known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Citing evidence of active exploitation, CISA has tagged the critical severity bug […]

January 11, 2024

Digital business in 2024 demands technology teams collaborate more to provide access to resources and applications while at the same time protecting assets and data from vulnerabilities and malicious attacks. The convergence of network and security teams marks an emerging […]

January 5, 2024

New cybersecurity rules for US Department of Defense (DOD) contractors are entering the home stretch. The rules, which establish a comprehensive and scalable assessment mechanism within the agency’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, aim to ensure that contractors and […]

December 29, 2023

Whether to address the dramatic spike in remote users during the pandemic or support growing network traffic at branch locations, most modern enterprises have deployed a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) within their environments. While the industry has moved on […]

December 18, 2023

When I visit network managers, one of the things they tell me that they like best about their jobs is that they don’t have to attend as many meetings as other IT managers. However, new thoughts on the strategic importance […]

December 15, 2023

Ransomware has come a long way since the days of simplistic “encrypt and pay me” attacks. As much as I wish we could go back to fighting those unsophisticated criminals, ransomware has unfortunately matured in recent years. Attackers have realized […]

December 14, 2023

Marking a major step in the fight against cybercrime, Microsoft has initiated action against Storm-1152, a group that offers a “cybercrime-as-a-service” network. The company has aggressively pursued legal measures to dismantle Storm-1152’s network, seizing its US-based infrastructure, shutting down key […]

December 12, 2023

TA4557, a threat actor tracked since 2018 to be sending job-themed email threats, has started a new technique of targeting recruiters with direct emails that ultimately lead to malware delivery, according to Proofpoint. The threat actor known for using More_eggs […]

December 8, 2023

Data Theorem, a leading provider of modern application security, introduced the industry’s first API Attack Path Visualization capabilities for the protection of APIs and the software supply chain. This latest enhancement of its award-winning API Secure solution empowers organizations with […]

December 6, 2023

Cisco has unveiled its natural language-based AI Assistant for Security aimed at helping enterprise customers better assess security situations, eliminate configuration errors and automate complex tasks. The Cisco AI Assistant for Security will first be implemented as part of the […]

December 5, 2023

Cisco is making a bid to drive artificial intelligence (AI) deeper into its cloud security platform, launching a new feature, AI Assistant for Security, a cross-domain AI-driven assistant designed to help organizations of all sizes level up their defenses against […]

December 1, 2023

In an era marked by increasing environmental concerns and the urgent need to address climate change, sustainability has become a central focus for nations, cities, and businesses around the world. It’s no surprise then that data centres come under a […]

November 30, 2023

It’s common knowledge that natural disasters are increasingly threatening more and more of the world and in places that were once thought of as safe from the ravages of nature. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there […]

November 29, 2023

Enterprises and their ever-expanding IT systems are more laborious to manage with each passing day. With numerous applications, multi-cloud deployments, Edge computing, and various partner integrations, enterprises are dealing with an expanded attack surface that makes traditional monitoring obsolete. Observability […]

November 27, 2023

A cyberattack can devastate its victim. MGM Resorts, for instance, expects to take a $100 million hit from its September cyberattack. What’s less well known is that in many cases a cyberattack can be either prevented or nipped in the […]

November 22, 2023

Mounting interest in single-vendor SASE solutions looks to be on the road to flipping the market away from multi-vendor offerings that have been tracked since pre-Covid. Some market research reports done this year confirm that more enterprises are opting for […]

November 22, 2023

Nearly 90% organizations have begun embracing zero-trust security, but many still have a long way to go, according to a report by multinational technology company Cisco. The report, based on a survey of 4,700 global information security professionals, found that […]