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The Security Operations Lifecycle & Why Proactive Security Needs to Be Top of Mind

Every security organisation endeavors to shift from a reactive state of constant busy work towards a state of proactive security. This whitepaper reviews how organisations can work towards this proactive state by integrating the entire security operations lifecycle, from assessing, preparing for, detecting,...

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2018 Report: The Evolution of Cyberattacks on Detection and Prevention Controls

In this report, we explore some longer-term trends, many of which have evolved. We look at organisations that have been targeted or re-compromised after remediating a previous attack. We also examine the widening cyber security skills gap and the rising demand for skilled personnel capable of meeting the challenges...

Conquering Complexity in Endpoint Management

As your endpoint infrastructure becomes increasingly complex, maintaining patch deployments and policies that cover vulnerabilities needs to be a top priority for IT professionals. A recent analysis by Aberdeen Group shows that the volume of critical endpoint vulnerabilities, and the percentage of vulnerabilities...

Uncovering the Harsh Realities of Endpoint Management

One of the largest IT security trends that defined 2017 and is expected to continue growing in importance in 2018 is endpoint management. Endpoint management is an essential IT management process that allows a company to centrally manage, update and troubleshoot all its devices including desktops, laptops, servers,...

Oracle & KPMG Cloud Threat Report 2018

Oracle and KPMGs annual report examines 450 global security practitioners and decision-makers to highlight how the rapid pace and agility of the cloud has created a strategic imperative for security to keep pace at scale. The adoption of cloud is undeniably accelerating with 87% of organisations reporting a...

2018 State of The Phish Report ®

The 2018 State of the Phish Report presents analysis of data from tens of millions of simulated phishing attacks sent through our Security Education Platform. The report captures and delivers the types of data infosec professionals are seeking as they develop their own security awareness training programs. These...

Keep the Door Open for Users and Closed to Hackers

Your Web site serves as the front door to your enterprise for many customers, but it has also become a back door for fraudsters. According to recent reports, cybercriminals have expanded their reach beyond traditional targets of consumer banking and credit cards. They are now looking to harvest valuable data that is...

How Secure Are Your Consumer and Partner Portals?

Managing user access has been a top-of-mind concern for IT and security experts for years, but the realities of today's application economy have recently made it a more urgent and challenging topic to address. This is especially true for customer- and partner-accessed applications, because the proliferation of mobile...

Insider Threat Report: 2018

Today's most damaging security threats are not originating from malicious outsiders or malware but from trusted insiders - both malicious insiders and negligent insiders. This report is designed to uncover the latest trends and challenges regarding insider threats as well as solutions to prevent or mitigate insider...

Utilizing Deception Technology To Protect ATM Networks

Distributed deception technology does not provide a viable solution for defending ATM machines against attacks executed physically on the machines themselves. But it is arguably the most effective means of stopping the most damaging attacks - the ones executed against the larger ATM network or those enabled by...

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Does Your Incident Response Plan Measure Up?

In many instances, we learn that companies have an incident response plan that looks good on paper but not in practice. The plan cannot just live in a manual that sits on a shelf. It needs to be a strategy that everyone agrees to, can evolve over time, is rehearsed often and can be carried out immediately when the...

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The Executive's Breach Response Preparedness Playbook

Today's cyber landscape has become a matter of 'when' not 'if' a cyber breach will affect your organisation. In this environment, running a successful organisation requires mature cyber incident response capabilities that lead to strong organisational defense and mitigation of harmful breaches. C-suite understanding...

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The Cyber Security Playbook: How C-Level Executives Can Contribute To A Stronger Security Posture

Cyber security awareness is growing as more businesses learn that their networks are vulnerable to an attack. The emerging consensus is that the IT department alone cannot handle security; all employees, especially C-level executives, have a part to play. In fact, executives are responsible for not only the security...

The Complexities of Vulnerability & Patch Management

There are massive amounts of vulnerabilities that companies deal with on an ongoing basis - not everything is lost though. Organizations that use unpatched software face a race against the clock, with attackers regularly beginning to hammer new vulnerabilities just hours after new fixes or security alerts get released...

A New Way to Handle Cyber Claims: Adopting a Project Management Approach

There is a lot to say about the disorganized way most cyber incident claims are currently handled. Instead, adopting a project management approach will make better use of resources and lead to several benefits. To this point, many incidents have traditionally been handled with a "lawyer-heavy" approach, but the...