You may not realize it yet, but we’re living through the latest zeitgeist. It’s the Great Resignation. You may have heard it being tossed around the media or witnessed it…
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What Does The Great Resignation Mean for Data Security?
You may not realize it yet, but we’re living through the latest zeitgeist. It’s the Great Resignation. You may have heard it being tossed around the media or witnessed it…
Security Awareness Training: Beyond Cliche Advice for Remote Workers
I’ve read what seems like a million articles on how to make security awareness training more effective for remote workers. And honestly, they all seem to say the same thing.…
Data Breach Costs at Record High, Zero Trust, AI and Automation Help Reduce Costs
Data breaches have been growing in numbers and scale, taking longer to detect and contain. The average total cost of a data breach is at its highest of 17 years,…
How to Fix the Big Problems With Two-Factor and Multifactor Authentication
Getting a second opinion is a great idea in both medicine and end-user cybersecurity. Two-factor authentication (2FA) and multifactor authentication (MFA) are powerful tools in the fight against all kinds…
How the Rise of the Remote SOC Changed the Industry
What does the rise of remote security operations centers (SOCs) mean for cybersecurity jobs? The longer people work from home during the pandemic, the more they rate remote working a…
Avoiding Video Background Snafus: How to Hold Safe Meetings Online
Zoom mishaps have provided us with much comic relief while we’re trying to adjust to safe meetings online. We’ll never forget the lawyer who wasn’t really a cat and the…
Does Multifactor Authentication Keep Your Remote Workers Safe?
Your eight-character password can be cracked in about eight hours, using brute force attacks — even if you add in numbers, mix up the cases and throw in a special…
Is VPN or Zero Trust Best for Remote Working Security?
For the past few decades, a corporate virtual private network (VPN) was the go-to answer for connecting to work when away from the office. It was simple, affordable and relatively…
Adopting Microsegmentation Into Your Zero Trust Model, Part 1
The idea to discuss microsegmentation and zero trust came to me while reading cybersecurity articles over cellular data as I was waiting in line one day. And, I wrote this…