Securing mobile data can be tough, and knowing the threats can mean life or death to an organization, it is important to keep all mobile devices secure.
Access this white paper to find an overview of the key issues to pay close attention to in order to protect your organization, its employees and its customers. Learn...
Published: Jun 16, 2017
Among industry analysts and experts there is little debate that the cyber-crime wave is fast becoming a tsunami.
Predictions include the continued quadrupling of cyber-crime every 4 years with the financial cost alone reaching over $6 trillion by 2021*. Big numbers indeed and that’s despite bodies like the World...
Published: May 08, 2018
It’s time for a massive rethink in security. In 2016 over $75B was spent on cyber security, and yet the number of breaches skyrocketed to 4.2 billion incidents.
Minimising an organisation’s attack surface as its network continues to expand requires a paradigm shift in security strategy. The traditional...
Published: Apr 24, 2018
Single levels of authentication like usernames and passwords are the weakest links in your organisations cyber security armour.
Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) can augment passwords and turn these weak links into a multi-layered nightmare for hackers, but there is a right way and a wrong way to deploy MFA.
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Published: Apr 24, 2018
Forrester estimates that 80% of security breaches involve privileged credentials.
In December 2016, Centrify commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate identity and access management (IAM) practices and technology among large enterprises.
Their report found that:
Two-thirds of organisations have experienced...
Published: Apr 24, 2018
Targeted attacks and advanced threats – including Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) – are some of the most dangerous risks to enterprise systems.
However, while the threats and techniques that cybercriminals use are constantly evolving, too many organisations are relying on yesterday’s security...
Published: Apr 19, 2018
Spam, malicious attachments, phishing, ransomware and data theft are just as big a problem for Office 365 mail as they are on-premises.
Despite your best efforts, one in two users will click on an unsolicited mail – even though 78% say they understand the risks. No wonder it’s the tool of choice...
Published: Apr 19, 2018
There are no flawless software systems or applications. When flaws result in security vulnerabilities, threat actors exploit them to compromise those systems and applications and, by extension, the endpoints on which they reside. Although software vendors issue patches to remediate flaws, many financial institutions do...
Published: Apr 05, 2018
Security teams work diligently to ensure that their organizations don’t fall victim to ransomware, whether as part of a wave of attacks or a highly targeted attack. It’s common knowledge that the endpoint is the optimal place to prevent against ransomware, but it’s not the only place prevention can, and...
Published: Dec 13, 2017
Although endpoints are typically the targets, ransomware can spread rapidly across a network in spite of layers of security and impact the entire organisation. Ransomware threatens to derail network operations teams’ efforts to ensure optimal performance and security.
The cost to an organisation can be significant...
Published: Feb 12, 2018
Palo Alto Networks and the New York Stock Exchange combined forces with venerated voices and published “Navigating the Digital Age: The Definitive Cybersecurity Guide for Directors and Officers” to serve as a guidepost on the path to cybersecurity risk management best practice with practical expert advice on...
Published: Feb 12, 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation is the European Union’s forthcoming personal data protection law. In May 2018, the GDPR will replace the 1995 Data Protection Directive, significantly changing the rules surrounding protection of personal data of EU residents.
The Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security...
Published: Sep 21, 2017
Skills and resources — these are the two elements that make up an attacker’s arsenal. An attacker, however, cannot set out to break security or even perform sophisticated attacks without finding weak points in a system first. Massive malware attacks, email-borne heists, hacked devices, and disrupted services...
Published: May 03, 2018
With the deadline to become GDPR-compliant fast approaching, privacy and security professionals must act now.
However, the task feels overwhelming. Where should I start? What should I include as part of my strategy? Is there anything that I am forgetting?
This report helps privacy and security professionals answer...
Published: May 03, 2018