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To Fight Cyber Extortion and Ransomware, Shift Left

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To Fight Cyber Extortion and Ransomware, Shift Left

Continue reading the Ransomware Spotlight series: Ransomware is a ‘noisy’ threat. When it hits, there’s no hiding it: attackers lock up systems and issue explicit instructions about what organizations need to do—and pay—to set their data and devices free. That’s why most bad actors engage in cyber extortion only once they’re ready to be exposed, after they’ve already achieved other malicious goals such as exfiltrating data, setting up clandestine command and control structures, or selling…

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Cybersecurity Laws Begin with Federal First

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Cybersecurity Laws Begin with Federal First

Intensifying cyberattacks and heightened awareness of the risks they pose is driving the creation of new cybersecurity laws around the world, including in the U.S. at both the federal and state levels. Some of these new measures are sector-specific, others apply more broadly, and all of them add to existing privacy and data protection regimes such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for healthcare, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) for financial services, and…

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SSL vs TLS: Which Should You Be Using?

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SSL vs TLS: Which Should You Be Using?

Secure communication protocols like SSL and TLS are the modern Internet’s foundation. They form an invisible yet essential layer to protect all our online activities from ever-increasing, evolving cyber threats. This article reviews differences, use cases, and best practices for each so you can make an informed decision. What is SSL and TLS? The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols use encryption algorithms to establish a secure connection between two endpoints….

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Security Benefits of Enhanced Cloud Visibility

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Security Benefits of Enhanced Cloud Visibility

A platform also provides you with the flexibility to choose the protection you need, which aligns with the security by design approach. With a platform, you can choose the cloud (hybrid or multi), the environments (public, private, virtual), and the tools necessary to securely meet your organization’s objectives. Security teams may feel over-burdened, and DevOps teams can be resistant to integrating security into their processes, as it often slows them down—that’s where platform-driven automation comes…

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Achieving Cloud Compliance Throughout Your Migration

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Achieving Cloud Compliance Throughout Your Migration

So, where do you start? Your first step should be identifying which security tool will best meet the needs of ever-changing compliance standards and will keep up with your evolving infrastructure. As we discussed in our last article, a security services platform is ideal. Here’s how it can help you with the four compliance challenges we mentioned earlier: Challenge #1: Data transfer ─ Localized protection Unlike point products, a platform can be deployed across multi-…

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Cyber Threat Intelligence: The Power of Data

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Cyber Threat Intelligence: The Power of Data

In an increasingly connected and digital world, cyber threats have emerged as a significant challenge that can jeopardize your organization’s reputation, financial stability, and overall operational efficiency. In fact, according to a 2022 report by IBM, the average cost of a data breach is now $4.35 million. Given the growing prominence and impact of cyber threats, Chief Risk Officers (CRO) need to pay close attention to cyber threat intelligence and its role in enhancing your…

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5 Types of Cyber Crime Groups

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5 Types of Cyber Crime Groups

The adage “teamwork makes dreamwork” extends to cybercriminals as well. To launch more successful cyberattacks, malicious actors with different specialized skills have conglomerated to form Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS). We’re now seeing people and groups specialize in various parts of the attack lifecycle. This means that we’re likely going to see less mistakes made leading to detections, and we should expect multiple groups colonizing an infected network. Within CaaS there are five types of…

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Benefits of Cloud Automation

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Benefits of Cloud Automation

Benefits of Cloud Automation Workload Security Learn more about how cloud automation can simplify security controls, policies, and scans. By: Andrew Stevens April 18, 2023 Read time:  ( words) Related articles in the Cloud Migration series: Automation is the bedrock to innovation. It allows people to work smarter, not harder. Think of inventions like the dishwasher, laundry machines, and the robotic vacuum. All of these automate chores that are mundane, tedious, and time-consuming. You can…

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Choosing a Hybrid Cloud Security Solution 101

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Choosing a Hybrid Cloud Security Solution 101

The accelerated shift to the cloud was mostly borne out of necessity due to the influx of remote workers and changing customer demands requiring more business agility. According to Forrester, 94% of US enterprise infrastructure decision makers are using at least one type of cloud deployment. While there is a push to be cloud-native, the reality is that most companies will keep their “crown jewels” or critical systems on private clouds or on-prem, while leveraging…

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Cyber Insurance Coverage FAQ with DataStream CEO

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Cyber Insurance Coverage FAQ with DataStream CEO

Common perception now points to the COVID-19 epidemic as the demarcation point for our new era for cybersecurity. This expansion of remote work and cloud services has widened the attack surface significantly and placed security leaders in a position to approach cybersecurity and cyber risk more proactively. However, the “new normal” hasn’t just affected the how IT security teams operate, as we’re seeing a hardening of the cyber insurance market. This is due to an…

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