As 2022 comes to a close, it is time for business IT planners to take stock of the past year and solidify their agenda for the year to come. Part of that effort should include examining the past twelve months of developments in the cybersecurity arena. In this article, we will discuss the most important trends and happenings in cybersecurity during 2022. We will also elaborate on what those trends mean for business IT priorities heading into 2023.
There is a new threat looming, caused by the growth of a phenomenon known in technology circles as shadow IT. It refers to the use of software and hardware on a business network that is not officially sanctioned by the company. It is a problem that almost every business has, whether they are aware of it or not. The best solution to the problem is for business leaders to develop an effective prevention strategy and gain better visibility into where and how their employees use company data. In this article we discuss how they can do that.
The modern cybersecurity landscape is like an arms race between hackers and the cybersecurity professionals tasked with keeping them at bay. Right now, both sides are fighting to see who is going to unlock the potential of one particular technology: artificial intelligence (AI). There are already instances of hackers using AI-powered tools to launch sophisticated attacks on businesses. There are also plenty of examples of cybersecurity tools using AI to sniff out threats and stop them in their tracks. In this article we look at how AI tools are empowering both hackers and cybersecurity professionals alike in their never-ending battle.
There is little doubt that ransomware remains a clear and present danger for businesses. However, of the many types of cyberattacks businesses must defend against, ransomware is the one with the most options available for mitigation. If businesses take proactive steps, they can safeguard their data against attackers. In this article we discuss the ransomware threat and how businesses can build a multilayer defense against it.
Today, businesses everywhere rely on VPN technology. In fact, VPNs have become a core component of modern cybersecurity best practices. However, there are many different VPN protocols which can make it difficult for businesses to choose. To help decision-makers make sense of their choices, here is a guide to modern VPN protocols including their pros, cons, and best use cases.
For the last few years, cybersecurity experts have urged businesses to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a defense against cyber threats. It is sound advice since MFA does make it harder for hackers to gain illicit access to protected systems. Harder — but not impossible. In fact, there are many ways that hackers can evade or compromise the authentication protection provided by MFA. In this article we discuss what MFA is, how hackers can compromise it, and actions business organizations can take to resist such attempts.
Businesses of all sizes now have a new option that can extend some of the benefits of virtualization across their infrastructure footprint without the need for costly hardware investments. It is called containerization, and it is an approach to software deployment that is taking over the business IT space. In this article we cover what containerization is, its benefits, the business IT challenges it solves, and why business decision-makers should care.
There is a new type of threat that businesses can’t teach their employees to spot. They are called zero-click exploits, and as their name suggests, they can compromise a targeted system without any interaction by a human operator, making them the gravest threat to business cybersecurity yet. To help businesses prepare, we’ve written this overview of zero-click exploits. We’ll cover what they are, examples of them in action, and share some advice on mitigation tactics.
The internet has come a long way since its early days. In the days of Usenet and IRC, early internet users could never have imagined that they would someday carry supercomputers in their pocket. Today, the internet is still experiencing rapid changes. As we speak, the web is transitioning towards something called ‘Web3’. In this article, we will explore Web3 and how it will radically change the future of business.
According to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, a full 82% of all data breaches stem from a human element. That means most hacks happen because a business user — either intentionally or inadvertently — enabled them. Unfortunately, plenty of businesses have found that out the hard way. In this article we discuss some particularly egregious examples of this. We also provide some tips and strategies businesses can use to guard against this risk.