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Access Management

Why Access Governance Is Crucial For Strong Cybersecurity

Isa Jones  •  April 1, 2022

If an organization doesn’t know who is accessing what, how can they be trusted to make sure a bad actor isn’t gaining access to data, assets, or systems they shouldn’t?

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Critical Infrastructure Security

Securing Industry 4.0: Insights From New Research

Tom Field  •  March 29, 2022

Eighty percent of survey respondents say they either are well on the way or getting started toward becoming a "smart manufacturing company." Cloud migration, business resiliency and securing OT environments are among their priorities. Del Rodillas of Palo Alto Networks analyzes the survey results.

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COVID-19

How Has COVID-19 Changed CISO Approach to Data Security?

Tom Field  •  March 29, 2022

Fifty-three percent of survey respondents say cyberthreats became fiercer during COVID-19, and 17% say the pandemic disrupted their data security initiatives. These are among findings of a new survey sponsored by HelpSystems. Cary Hudgins analyzes the results and discusses how to put them to work.

3rd Party Risk Management

Impose Fine, Get Sued: A Day at the Irish DPC

Mihir Bagwe  •  March 16, 2022

On Tuesday, Ireland's Data Protection Commission imposed an $18.6 million penalty on tech firm Meta. That same day, the privacy watchdog was sued by a member of the nonprofit Irish Council for Civil Liberties over its "prolonged inaction" in the Google data breach case.

Application Security & Online Fraud

How a Global Pandemic Changed the Fraud Landscape

Tom Field  •  March 14, 2022

Pete Barker was a cybersecurity Digital Loss Prevention practitioner before joining SpyCloud as Director of Fraud & Identity. He saw first-hand the impact of COVID-19 on fraud incidents, which are more automated and broadly targeted. He explains how "COVID changed all the rules" and how defenders can raise their game.

Cloud Security

Extending Zero Trust to Your SaaS Applications

Glenn Chisholm  •  March 3, 2022

Digital Identity

Why You Need Digital Trust to Enable Zero Trust

Tom Field  •  February 24, 2022

Zero trust, identity-first and perimeter-less security - they all need digital identities to establish digital trust. Join Sectigo's CSO and former Gartner analyst David Mahdi to learn about the importance of identity-first security and establishing digital trust for human and machine identities.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Ransomware is Only Increasing: Is Your Organization Protected?

Isa Jones  •  February 14, 2022

Ransomware will always be a threat, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t action your organization can take to stay secure.

Access Management

You Need Decentralized Cybersecurity to Match Decentralized Attacks

Isa Jones  •  February 14, 2022

It all comes down to access — what access points exist, who has access, and how well are those individual, decentralized points protected.

Access Management

Access Controls Can Stop a Breach Before It Occurs

Isa Jones  •  February 14, 2022

Think of access governance as the perimeter fence, and access control as the guards that find and close any gaps in that fence.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Privacy Fines: GDPR Sanctions in 2021 Exceeded $1 Billion

Mathew J. Schwartz  •  January 18, 2022

Privacy regulators in Europe last year imposed known fines totaling more than $1.2 billion under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, including two record-breaking sanctions, law firm DLA Piper finds. The total value of fines in 2021 was nearly a sevenfold increase from that seen in 2020.

Governance & Risk Management

Zero Trust Is More Than A Buzzword

Isa Jones  •  January 14, 2022

Since no one is trusted in this model, insider and outsider access needs to be verified and authenticated each time a user logs into a system.