Ransomware is a lucrative business for criminals. It is paying off, and it is working. According to a recent Trend Micro report, a staggering 84% of US organizations experienced either…
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Starting From Scratch: How to Build a Small Business Cybersecurity Program
When you run a small business, outsourcing for services like IT and security makes a lot of sense. While you might not have the budget for a full-time professional on…
Update on Apache Log4j Zero-Day Vulnerability
IBM Security is following a recent disclosure regarding an Apache vulnerability in the Log4j Java library dubbed Log4Shell (or LogJam). X-Force Exchange has further details on the exploit. Millions of…
IoT Security: Are Personal Devices Dragging Your Work Network Down?
How many connected devices have you added to your household since March 2020? Be sure to count fitness trackers, speakers, gaming machines and even your Tesla, if there’s one in…
Designing a BYOD Approach for the Future
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies were some of the many things that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. A study from Palo Alto Networks by ONR found 60% of companies expanded their…
Designing a BYOD Approach for the Future
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies were some of the many things that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. A study from Palo Alto Networks by ONR found 60% of companies expanded…
How to Deal With Unpatched Software Vulnerabilities Right Now
According to the 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, scanning for and exploiting vulnerabilities was the top infection vector of 2020. Up to one in three data breaches stemmed from unpatched…
What’s New in the OWASP Top 10 2021?
In early September, we published a piece about the OWASP top 10. At that time, the most prominent vulnerabilities on the list had not yet changed. Soon after we posted…
Remote Work Security: Handling Setbacks in the Time of COVID-19
Most security experts, IT workers and leaders understand that the pandemic brought a decline in business and digital safety. A big part of that is the rush to get set…
What Happens to Victims When a Ransomware Gang Vanishes?
Not long after launching a major supply chain attack in July 2021, the REvil ransomware gang went offline. The group’s infrastructure, including its surface and dark web portals used for…