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Avast CISO, Jaya Baloo, Discusses Cybersecurity Solutions for Today’s Businesses One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to businesses. Some may have a full IT team on staff. Others may not, and many are limited by resources and budget. With cyberattacks targeting small to mid-sized businesses at an all-time high, it’s critical for IT ...

Similar to a seatbelt, keeping software updated through patch management is a crucial security feature. However, the complications of patching in the past have led many IT managers and business owners to opt out of patching altogether. In this white paper, we’ll cover: Why many experts recognize patch management’s importance yet still opt out How ...

Is your business or IT team doing all it can to secure devices? With users connecting from anywhere and network perimeters dissolving, this year has quickly turned in to one of the most transformational years for cybersecurity. Now is the time to ensure your security is modernized and ready to take on the latest attack ...

2020 began with Akamai security researchers gaining greater visibility into the credential stuffing landscape just as the COVID-19 lockdowns began. Some attack trends continued. Many spiked exponentially. 2019’s 208% increase in credential stuffing attacks against video websites, for instance, suddenly paled in comparison to the 1,450% increase we saw in Q1 2020. And that’s just ...

Digital transformation will always be a delicate balance of improved processes and increased risk. Businesses are at risk of experiencing a data breach or security incident during a full digital transformation if they fail to increase their security in tandem. This whitepaper will discuss the current risks in a digital transformation that make businesses particularly ...

This common security gap leaves data and systems exposed Cyber attackers are targeting the application programming interfaces (APIs) used by businesses to share data with customers. Consumer mobile adoption, electronic goods and services, and high volumes of data have led businesses to use APIs for data exchange. Unfortunately, attackers can also use APIs to access ...

While legacy security applications did their part in the past, they no longer serve an increasingly cloud-powered digital world. Even encryption alone isn’t enough and has been used by cyberattackers to conceal and deliver threats. Find out how and why encryption is a security measure that could easily backfire Learn about the new alternative to ...

2020 began with Akamai security researchers gaining greater visibility into the credential stuffing landscape just as the COVID-19 lockdowns began. Some attack trends continued. Many spiked exponentially. 2019’s 208% increase in credential stuffing attacks against video websites, for instance, suddenly paled in comparison to the 1,450% increase we saw in Q1 2020. And that’s just ...

Dispelling cybersecurity myths! Most of us are familiar with the story of Achilles, the heroic Greek warrior that survived many great battles during the Trojan War. This popular Greek myth provides a useful analogy in the context of enterprise security, as even the greatest security systems and – procedures can have their Achilles moment in ...

As the engine that powers business, science, education, government and so many other human endeavors, computing has evolved enormously over the past few decades – and that evolution is accelerating. Today, the focus is less on the hardware underlying computing and more on the application itself. We abstract computing away from the hardware as much ...

Ransomware is one of the biggest challenges that organizations face today. This menace started way back in 1988 with the AIDS ransomware. After this initial foray, it kept a low profile until the mid-2000s when organizations were hit by Krotten. Recent years have seen more sophisticated ransomware, such as WannaCry and NotPetya. Snake ransomware made ...

The 2020 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) Report includes insights and recommendations to help security, risk, legal, and development teams better understand the open source security and license risk landscape. Join Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist from Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center, as he discusses how teams can use the data from the 2020 ...

Cloud has reset expectations as businesses look for the best way to leverage the benefits of cloud-based infrastructure to deliver better business results. That’s why many companies are now deploying a mix of private, on-premises and public, also referred to Multicloud strategy. Find out more about Cloud and Security upgrades from IBM that could be ...

In today’s digital businesses, IT organizations are expected to deliver more services at a faster pace than ever before. However, an IT infrastructure built on multiple operating systems creates complexity that can delay provisioning, increase downtime, and create security and compliance risks. Read more to learn the 10 steps to implement a standardized operating environment ...