Getting the measure of ransomware – the vital role of tape technology
The rapidly expanding global data storage market is being fuelled by a range of powerful tech trends. From the exponential growth in data volumes, big…
Category: CyberDefenseMagazine
Who’s Minding the Store? Why Operational Technology Security Has Become a Top Priority for Federal Security Leaders
The Federal OT footprint – from military base operations to their public utilities, from postal operations to NASA missions – is immense, which means the…
The Value of Trust: How Companies Can Harness Data Responsibly to Drive Growth
Data security and consumer trust go hand-in-hand in our evolving digital world There’s no doubt that data is a catalyst of growth, forcing companies to…
It Is Time for Smart Cyber Requirements for the Water Sector
Since 2021, the Biden Administration has been consistently talking about the limitations of a purely voluntary approach to cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, and the need…
Looking Past DevOps: AI, ClickOps and Platform Engineering
About fifteen years ago, DevOps radically overhauled the world of software engineering. Previously, the development process had been defined by sometimes maddening delays, as development…
The Kaiser Data Breach Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity in Healthcare
In an alarming revelation, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan reported a data breach impacting over 13 million individuals. For years, there has been an unspoken but…
Analyzing the CrowdStrike Update Outage: Insights and Lessons from Maxine Holt on the Impact and Future of Cybersecurity Practices
On July 19, 2024, a critical update to CrowdStrike’s Falcon agent led to a significant global IT outage, affecting numerous systems running Microsoft Windows and…
How to Best Secure Banking Applications – Top Tips from a Mobile Security Expert
It doesn’t take much to guess why cybercriminals increasingly target banking applications including emerging fintech and trading as their prime targets – cybercriminals have and…
Mitigating Data Breaches with AI-Driven Security Solutions
SIEM & SOAR Solutions for Data Security Solutions Data breaches have become a significant threat to organizations of all sizes, even those equipped with robust…
The Dual Nature of Ransomware Attacks
Financial Gain and Geopolitical Strategy Ransomware attacks have evolved from mere cybercriminal activities to sophisticated operations serving dual purposes: financial gain for attackers and advancing…
The Other Lesson from the XZ Utils Supply-Chain Attack
“The best supply chain attack execution ever seen” might sound like yet another hyperbole designed to attract attention, except in the case of the recent…
Eliminating the Last Mile Between Security Data and Decision Making
Once upon a time, when we used to have to go to physical stores to get the products we needed, there was no such thing…