RSS_Virtulization

Millions of the UK’s small businesses aren’t confident they can withstand a cyber-attack, with resources frequently diverted to other areas, according to new research from Arctic Wolf. The security operations vendor polled over 500 decision-makers in the UK working at firms with fewer than 250 employees to better understand their cyber challenges. It found that three-quarters (73%) believe their organization lacks the in-house expertise and capabilities to defend against cyber-attacks. The figure could amount to…

When it comes to evaluating technology in the home, there seems to be no shortage of new devices and shiny gadgets, mainly part of the Internet of Things (IoT), to discuss. Unfortunately, there seems to be no shortage of security issues to consider regarding these same devices, either. It’s not uncommon to hear of “virtual break-ins” caused by a malicious hacker connecting to a home’s network or accessing sensitive information through smart thermostats, refrigerators, and…

Everything evolves. Simply stated, the gradual development of something from a simple to a more complex form is what evolution is all about. When something ceases to evolve, yet still exists, it becomes classified as a living fossil. One example is the Ginkgo Biloba tree. It took millions of years for this evolution to cease. This all happened without any help from humans. When we think of our relationship with technology, it is apparent that we are nowhere…

How much of the global economy is managed from a home network these days? Or, more importantly, what percentage of your company’s most sensitive data passes through employee home networks right now? If you’re like me, working from a home office, you can’t help but think about all of the cybersecurity tradeoffs that accompanied the widespread shift from on-premises to cloud-delivered services. Better productivity in exchange for deeper vulnerabilities—like man-in-the-middle attacks—wasn’t a choice many cybersecurity…

In the current landscape of cybersecurity, most CISOs have come to understand that breaches are inevitable – however, with early detection and remediation, organisations can significantly reduce the harmful impacts of a breach, writes Karl Swannie, Founder of Echosec Systems. By Karl Swannie, Founder, Echosec Systems Data breach recovery is only as successful as the time it takes to find and remediate the compromise. Thanks to reports like IBM’s 2020 Cost of a Data Breach,…