Cryptojacking. Software subversion. Data manipulation. Ransomware. What are the threats that you need to look out for? It’s hard to believe that there are still so many organizations unaware of or unprepared for cyberattacks, given the modern threat environment. Over 85% of companies have reported a breach in recent years yet only 39% have a strategy for cyber defense. We’d recommend those businesses read our previous blogs, including one that reveals how to think like a hacker. Sooner or later, neglecting cybersecurity will come with a price tag. The global average cost for a data breach is
5 Technologies Shaking up the Cybersecurity Industry
From AI to biometrics, the tech that should be on your radar in 2019 Cybersecurity is a field that’s focused on the future. With hackers constantly developing novel ways to penetrate the network and device defenses, it’s essential to be aware of new advancements – and threats – looming on the horizon. You don’t need a crystal ball to predict that 2019 will see the emergence of cyber threats that are more sophisticated, harder to detect and do more damage in a faster amount of time. By 2020, a Gartner report predicts that 60 percent of digital businesses will suffer major service failures as
The Anatomy of a Cyber-attack
Learning to think like a hacker is a first step toward stopping one Cybercrime is big business. Lucrative results have spurred a large industry of crime organizations run by hackers who are sophisticated, organized, highly-trained, and well-funded. Some are just as technologically sophisticated as the most advanced IT companies – and move just as quick to adopt the latest innovations, from artificial intelligence to cloud computing. Cybercrime costs the world economy an estimated $600 billion a year and attacks show no sign of slowing down. After all, hackers perceive a little risk of being
Is IT Becoming the Department Who Cried Wolf? Why Spreading FUD Does More Harm than Good
Effective cybersecurity strategies inspire confidence – not panic Cybercrime is a real threat to American business and there’s no arguing that cybersecurity should be front and center on boardroom agendas. Mega breaches are the unfortunate norm instead of the exception – with 4.5 billion records stolen in just the first half of 2018. That’s a 133 percent increase over the same period the previous year. No business is too big or too small to escape unscathed: in fact, 58 percent of cyber-attacks target small businesses because they are easier to penetrate. But too many CISOs and IT leaders
The Next Generation of Endpoint Security, Part 2
A unique ability to spot and stop issues is a game-changer for endpoint security In today’s ultra-connected world, it’s safe to say that the number of Internet-connected devices outnumbers the people in any company. From printers to desktop computers to smartphones to Internet of Things (IoT) devices, any endpoint that connects to the Internet and a company’s network makes the business alarmingly vulnerable to cybercrime. Forensics revealed that one of the biggest data breaches in history could have been avoided if JPMorgan Chase had installed a simple security fix on an overlooked endpoint
The Next Generation of Endpoint Security, Part 1
As security perimeters dissolve, protecting endpoints is critical to thwarting cyber-attacks From desktop computers to printers to routers, the sheer number of endpoints that need cyber protection in a business can be a full-time job for an IT department. Add in the exploding number of poorly secured mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) devices accessing company networks, the rise of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), and remote working policies and it’s no wonder that securing endpoints has become even more mission-critical to cybersecurity. Any computer hardware device that connects to a
A Better Approach to LAN Security
How new innovations from CyberGuard360 take network protection to a new level Hackers rarely strike while you’re looking. They are clever opportunists, often biding their time until they know exactly when a business will be least ready for an attack. And unfortunately, it’s not a matter of if they will target a business – but when. There were 918 data breaches that compromised 1.9 billion data records in the first half of 2017 alone, according to a CNBC report. That’s a whopping 164 percent increase over the same period the previous year. No business is too small or obscure to escape
As DNS Attacks Soar, CyberGlass Creates a New Level of Protection
How to stop these 8 cyber-attacks that target the Internet’s weakest link Domain Name Systems (DNS) are the traffic cops of the Internet – translating the easy-to-remember web addresses that people type into their browsers to the machine-friendly public IP addresses that modern networks mark locations on the Internet. But the exorbitant amount of traffic they direct also makes them one of the Internet’s weakest links, with open connections to arbitrary servers that can be easily exploited by hackers. Attacks that cause failures in DNS can be crippling to an organization – leaving a
Living on the Edge: How to Lockdown a Network Perimeter
CyberGlass combines 3 critical perimeter protections as a first line of defense against cybercrime Building a ring of protection around an organization is a vital first line of defense for blocking cyber-attacks, as well as gathering critical intelligence to stop a cybercrime as soon as it starts. Once the perimeter is breached, hackers can move around a company’s network undetected and perform a range of malicious acts. CyberGuard360’s groundbreaking CyberGlass product locks down a company’s online perimeter with three critical components: firewalls, email safeguards, and phishing
The 4 Guiding Principles of Cybersecurity
Use these essential cybersecurity approaches to protect your organization Keeping up with cybersecurity best practices can be a daunting task. Between constantly changing technology and increased regulations, companies need to work hard to ensure they remain compliant and adequately protected against the next big data breach. This is accomplished by instituting cybersecurity technology, policies, and practices that are both comprehensive and fluid. But at the highest, most basic level, there are four essential cybersecurity principles that dictate the fine details: 1. Prevent as