Most knowledge-economy workplaces are embracing the remote future of work. The question for these leaders is how to manage a workforce that may physically congregate in the office only once or twice a week, if ever. According to Gallup, as many as two-thirds of white-collar U.S. employees worked exclusively from home during the pandemic, a massive shift that will shape workplace culture for years to come.

The uptick in recent years in cyber attacks by rival state actors, primarily Russia and China but not only, as well as criminal groups, have pushed the US government to step up its effort to defend against these malicious actors. While much of the focus has been on external actors, there has also been an ongoing effort to secure government organizations from internal threat actors. Insiders present a serious risk because they have authorized access to be inside the organization.

Are your trade secrets safe against corporate spies? These examples of corporate espionage highlight the great lengths that foreign governments and competing companies will go to to maintain an advantage over their competitors. If you like this article be certain to check out our article on the Worst Examples of Data Theft by Employees. Table of Contents.

In a recent report by the incident response giant Mandiant, which was purchased by Google in March, their researchers found that 2021 was a record year for the total number of 0-day vulnerabilities disclosed and exploited. According to their findings, their team identified some 80 0-days exploited in the wild. At the same time, Google Project Zero researchers reported the detection and disclosure of 58 0-days.

Phishing is a constant threat to data and endpoint security. Cybercriminals use phishing attacks to break into accounts, steal company funds, and compromise sensitive data. In this article I will introduce you to the dangers of phishing and guide you through the process of running your very own phishing simulation using BrowseReporter, CurrentWare’s employee computer monitoring software. Table of Contents.

The new era of remote work launched by COVID has given millions of employees the ability to work on their own terms and spend more time with their families. Unfortunately, remote work also comes with certain security risks, as organizations now need to guard against increased exposure to cybersecurity concerns with little physical oversight. But embracing remote work does not need to mean handing employees’ laptops with sensitive company information and hoping all goes well.

Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation Report for 2022 (DBIR) was recently released and it has some good news and it has some bad news when it comes to the risk of insider attacks. First the good news, sort of. According to the DBIR, the vast majority of breaches continue to come from external actors (80% vs 18% of insiders). Hopefully we can be a little less suspicious of Bob who sits two offices down from you. However when an insider attack happens, it can be really, really destructive.

Data theft is a very real problem that costs businesses an average of $4.24 million annually. But it’s not just customer data that’s vulnerable, your business’s intellectual property (IP) has a hefty price tag attached to it, too. In this article, you’ll learn the definition of intellectual property, its value in business, and ways to keep it protected. Table of Contents.