Click to learn more about author Sam Roguine. We’re all guilty of making New Year’s resolutions that we don’t keep. While you only hurt yourself if you don’t stick to personal goals like drinking more water, not sticking to your data protection resolutions can result in more serious consequences. Whether it’s not keeping multiple copies […]
Avoid Headaches This Year by Ensuring You Have a Backup Strategy in Place
Click to learn more about author JG Heithcock. At the start of every year, many businesses will dedicate time to comb through budgets, procedures, and quarterly plans in an effort to organize themselves for the year ahead. While some budgets account for antivirus software and other cybersecurity resources, many fail to calculate the costs of […]
What Can Enterprises Do After a Ransomware Attack?
Click to learn more about author Evelyn Johnson. There were 199.7 million ransomware attacks in just the last four months. That’s nearly 25 attacks per second. The recent surge in cybercrime is being attributed to the increased digitization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have moved online in the last few months, and online criminals […]
Data Centers, Cybersecurity, and the Cloud: How Lessons from 2020 Will Shape 2021
Click to learn more about author Amanda Regnerus. 2020 was a year of unprecedented events. Businesses were forced to take on the challenges of a boom in remote workforces, the necessity for online commerce platforms, and the lack of access to physical equipment. As we head into the new year, businesses will be more alert […]
How Cybercriminals Use Panic to Defraud and Infect Organizations
Click to learn more about author David Balaban The dreadful coronavirus is taking the world by storm, and humanity is on the threshold of serious changes over the pandemic officially declared on March 11, 2020. Also referred to as COVID-19 or the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), this strain is now running rampant across different parts […]
F5 to Acquire Shape Security, Transforming Application Security
A recent press release reports, “F5 Networks, Inc. and Shape Security today announced a definitive agreement under which F5 will acquire all issued and outstanding shares of the privately held Shape for a total enterprise value of approximately $1 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. Shape protects the largest banks, airlines, retailers, and government […]
How Big Data Solves Cyber Security Issues for Enterprises
Click to learn more about author Shahid Mansuri. Big Data is a terminology used to define a large volume of data that inundates a business on a daily basis. Nonetheless, something worth noting is that it’s not the amount of data that is crucial, rather what a given organization or enterprise does with it. Big Data […]
Symantec to Acquire LifeLock for $2.3 Billion to Form World’s Largest Digital Safety Platform
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Symantec Corp. and LifeLock, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Symantec to acquire LifeLock for $24 per share or $2.3 billion in enterprise value. The deal, which was approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is expected to […]
A Look at NIST’s Framework for Fighting Cybercrime
by Angela Guess John Weathington recently wrote in TechRepublic, “If your organization wants to incorporate data science into its cybersecurity program, you may not know where to start. Fortunately, thanks to an agency of the US Department of Commerce, you don’t have to approach this with a blank slate. When considering a data science solution […]
Cybercrime is Up, and the Internet of Things Isn’t Helping
by Angela Guess Joon Ian Wong recently wrote in Quartz, “Hackers are getting better and businesses are increasingly at risk, according to a new report from global security consultants PwC. Worryingly for corporate digital security chiefs, this problem is expected to get worse as the Internet of Things gains in popularity. Here’s how bad corporate […]