Worldwide, we’ve taken many hits in the past year and a half. From the economy to healthcare and everything in between, COVID-19 has uprooted the daily lives and operations of people and organizations everywhere. Lost in the chaos of it all, there was IT security....
High Risks in Higher Education: 2021 Security Outlook
COVID-19 has changed nearly every aspect of our lives, not to mention the operations of entire industries. Think about it: what does your ‘new normal’ look like? For higher ed institutions, it consists of the rapid switch to online learning to ensure the physical...
It Takes a Village: 5 Leadership Principles to Help Build a Resilient Cybersecurity Program
It takes a village. From day one, it requires hard work, attention, constant maintenance and nurturing. If you thought the ‘it’ we were referring to was a child, you’re on the right track, but sadly mistaken— we’re talking about a cybersecurity program. To keep up...
Cybersecurity Strategies Post-COVID-19: Get Protected or Get Down with the Sickness
COVID-19 has single handedly changed the technology infrastructure of every organization. In fact, it’s done so faster than any known event or phenomenon. That’s right, folks— this stuff is serious! According to a survey by ISSA International and ESG, cybersecurity...
Post COVID-19: 4 Emerging New-Age Tech Security Challenges
If you’re like the majority of the world’s population, you’re probably cooped up in your home, wondering when life will return to normal. We hate to break it to you, but the new ‘normal’ won’t be so normal. The virtual workforce explosion has not only altered our...
Iran Cyber-Response: 4 Recommendations for Defending Your Organization from Nation-State Attacks
Forceful revenge said to follow in response to a recent U.S. airstrike, resulting in the death of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani, is predicted to disrupt our lives in unprecedented ways. The cybersecurity threats facing the U.S. range from widespread economic and...
2020 Cybersecurity Predictions
Imagine this: The year is 2020. You sit down for dinner and notice your children’s eyes are glued to the device in front of them. Your partner calls out from the kitchen, “Alexa, what time is my hair appointment tomorrow?” Suddenly, your Bluetooth-enabled crockpot...
Building a Security-Centric Culture in a Digital Age
Cyber is here, there and everywhere in between. As our technology-dependent world grows, consumers and organizations alike are eager to adopt the latest innovations. Digital transformation has many people focused on IoT, SD-WAN and the cloud while the topic of...