Ransomware-wielding attackers continue to target not just big businesses and large government agencies, but increasingly their smaller counterparts too. In Texas, officials say a campaign tied to a "single threat actor" infected 22 local government agencies on Friday.
The EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2),
presents any business that processes online
payments or provides account related services
in the European Economic Area (EEA) with the
challenge of balancing the Strong Customer
Authentication (SCA) requirements with a seamless
buyer's journey.
To gain competitive...
The promise of an integrated identity and risk platform that continuously monitors a myriad of suspicious activities across channels and applications, and dynamically orchestrates authentication and authorization actions has been around for over a decade. Many organizations and technology vendors have attempted to...
With the GandCrab ransomware-as-service gang promising to retire - and free decryptors now aiding victims - rival Sodinokibi has already stepped into the void, security experts warn. Driven also by attackers wielding Ryuk, Dharma and Phobos, ransom payments by victims have been surging.
Cyber risk management is demanding work. Vulnerabilities are growing, threat actors are smarter and pressure from the executive team is intensifying.
What used to be a side IT conversation is now a top business priority. You finally have the full attention of the C-suite and board - but, do you know which cyber...
Upgrading to a new OS can be a significant headache for IT teams, taking
up a lot of man-hours and IT budgets. Since there is no automatic in-place
upgrade to transition from Win7's 32-bit to Win10's 64-bit version, the
migration process can be extremely time-consuming - involving multiple
manual steps that can...
Not long ago, organizations could control their perimeter with relative ease. However, with companies looking toward digital transformation of business processes, myriad communication and collaboration apps are being adopted, even if they aren't given the official stamp of approval from security departments. How do...
Given today's increasing IT complexity and scale, it's become imperative to break down the barriers between Security and IT groups and align them including their tools, processes, and skills around a common goal: delivering a fast and secure user experience while enabling business agility.
For CIOs and CISOs who...
One of the earliest ransomware victims in the healthcare sector has a strong message for organizations that believe they won't be targeted: Get prepared for an attack - otherwise you risk a devastating impact.
Two years after WannaCry tore a path of destruction through the world, the ransomware remains a danger, with many systems still vulnerable to the EternalBlue or EternalRomance exploits that started it all.
What's it like for a small, not-for-profit healthcare entity to deal with the consequences of a ransomware attack? The president of a substance abuse treatment center shares his first-hand experience - and lessons learned.
A recent cyberattack on a California medical imaging and oncology services provider, which prohibited access to patient data, is one of the largest health data breaches reported so far this year.
With the number of vulnerabilities on the rise, and their severity increasing, how can you identify the biggest cyber threats to your business - and know what to fix first?
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CISOs and other security leaders know they can't find and fix every vulnerability. Yet, that's what's expected. So, what can you do?
The short answer: Work smarter, not harder. To do that, you need to reduce the vast universe of potential vulnerabilities down to a subset of the vulnerabilities that matter...
In 2017, 15,038 new CVEs were published, up from 9,837 in 2016. Last year, 16,500 new CVEs were disclosed. With vulnerabilities growing year after year, patching every potential threat to your business is a futile exercise. The need to prioritize is clear, but where to start, especially when CVSS categorizes the...
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