Anyone who has ever observed or participated in a dance rehearsal is familiar with the count-off cadence, 5, 6, 7, 8. The same is true of musicians who count at the beginning of a piece, or an athlete awaiting the starting signal. These indicators alert us to the same thing: Be ready NOW. Cybersecurity has a set of starting signals as well, but they differ in one aspect. In … [Read more...] about 2021 Security Outcomes Study: Timely Incident Response as a Business Enabler
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Threat Trends: DNS Security, Part 2
Part 2: Industry trends In our Threat Trends blog series, we attempt to provide insight into the prevalent trends on the threat landscape. Our goal in giving you the latest info on these trends is that you’ll be better prepared to allocate security resources to where they’re needed most. Knowing the larger trends can help in this pursuit, particularly when it comes to the most … [Read more...] about Threat Trends: DNS Security, Part 2
Straight from the source: 3 ways customers are improving security with Secure Network Analytics
We know all too well that security can be a grind and that modern threats are and will continue to become more and more stealthy and sophisticated. A few years ago, the typical security practitioner’s plight was often described as an anxiety-inducing and exhausting existence that involved sifting through an endless barrage of alerts and reacting whenever known threats had … [Read more...] about Straight from the source: 3 ways customers are improving security with Secure Network Analytics
Accurate and Reliable Threat Detection for your Security Program
It’s 11:59PM on a Sunday evening, and your phone starts alerting you to a new threat that is being actively exploited. You can easily anticipate that the next message you will receive is from someone in your C-Suite, asking the obvious question, “Are we protected against this?” As security practitioners, we have all been there. What a way to start the week! Of course, we need … [Read more...] about Accurate and Reliable Threat Detection for your Security Program
CompTIA Security Certification Prep — Lifetime Access for just $30
At long last, top companies are starting to take cybersecurity seriously. As a consequence, technical recruiters are looking for people with hacking skills and certifications to prove it. CompTIA is seen as the gold standard when it comes to cybersecurity exams, with several certifications to choose from. If you would like to scoop them all, The CompTIA Security Infrastructure … [Read more...] about CompTIA Security Certification Prep — Lifetime Access for just $30
Threat Trends: DNS Security, Part 1
Part 1: Top threat categories When it comes to security, deciding where to dedicate resources is vital. To do so, it’s important to know what security issues are most likely to crop up within your organization, and their potential impact. The challenge is that the most active threats change over time, as the prevalence of different attacks ebb and flows. This is where it … [Read more...] about Threat Trends: DNS Security, Part 1
How to Balance IT Stability and Strong Security
Remember the old days of deploying Anti-Virus (AV) across your organization? Most often, it was a “set it and forget it” approach. It worked back then. Until it didn’t. This leaves us with a perplexing dichotomy. On the one hand, the mindset of the old AV days still persists, where many companies are reluctant to update, upgrade, or even touch their existing security … [Read more...] about How to Balance IT Stability and Strong Security
Microsoft Issues Security Patches for 89 Flaws — IE 0-Day Under Active Attacks
Microsoft plugged as many as 89 security flaws as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday updates released today, including fixes for an actively exploited zero-day in Internet Explorer that could permit an attacker to run arbitrary code on target machines. Of these flaws, 14 are listed as Critical, and 75 are listed as Important in severity, out of which two of the bugs are … [Read more...] about Microsoft Issues Security Patches for 89 Flaws — IE 0-Day Under Active Attacks
Cisco Email Security Expands, Simplified to Detect More Threats, Stop More Attacks
SecureX integration offers customers greater visibility to threats across technology silos Email threats continue to rise rapidly in volume and complexity. With email being the number one threat vector, it’s no surprise that 94 percent of malware is delivered via email, and it remains the easiest way for attackers to breach an organization. Email security is complex and of … [Read more...] about Cisco Email Security Expands, Simplified to Detect More Threats, Stop More Attacks
Third-Party Software Security Scanning – Cisco Blogs
This blog is co-authored by Nur Hayat and is part two of a four-part series about DevSecOps. Earlier in this series we covered how Continuous Security Buddy (CSB) for continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) — CSB for CI/CD — provides an automation framework for holistic, continuous security based on DevSecOps principles. In this blog, let’s take a closer look at … [Read more...] about Third-Party Software Security Scanning – Cisco Blogs