Universities are increasing their reliance on third-party providers for various services, such as electronic health records, telehealth platforms, insurance billing, and mental health support. While these partnerships enhance business operations and save valuable time, they also introduce significant cybersecurity risks.

In IT, endpoints are the physical devices that connect to a network system. In a corporate environment, endpoints include mobile devices, desktop computers, laptops, servers, and other equipment employees use to access the network and other critical digital systems. A company with fewer than 50 employees typically averages around 22 endpoints, 50-100 employees average more than 100, and companies with more than 1,000 employees average nearly 2,000.

At Ekran System, we constantly enhance the capabilities of our platform, ensuring that organizations have effective and up-to-date tools to protect their critical assets. This time, we are announcing the release of the Workforce Password Management (WPM) feature. This new functionality aims to improve Ekran System’s privileged access management (PAM) capabilities by streamlining password security and management for all users within an organization.

Picture this: a high-security vault containing your company’s sensitive data. Unfortunately, the door is wide open, allowing anyone to enter unnoticed. This is the scary truth for firms that fail to audit Active Directory (AD). Why is an unmonitored AD such a concern? Well, your Active Directory is the central hub for user access and authentication. It stores the keys to your kingdom, such as passwords, group memberships, and sensitive accounts.

Some best practices for securely onboarding employees include conducting comprehensive background checks, providing security training for new hires, ensuring employees have least privilege access, equipping employees with a password manager and continuously monitoring employee activity for unusual behavior. The more secure an onboarding process is, the easier and more secure it’ll be to offboard employees.

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing cyber attack vectors, making it crucial to learn how to prevent it. To prevent ransomware attacks on your devices, you should avoid clicking suspicious links and attachments, never insert random USBs into your device, keep your Operating System (OS) up to date, use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) when connecting to public WiFi and use a password manager to ensure your passwords are strong.

Foresiet, your go-to cybersecurity ally, is here to illuminate recent security updates from GitLab and offer essential guidance to ensure your digital defenses remain resilient against emerging threats. GitLab's Critical Vulnerability Patch and Security Updates.

The distributed and complex nature of Kubernetes applications empowers agility and scalability but also presents unique challenges when it comes to disaster recovery (DR). Handling the interplay of containers, microservices, and persistent volumes requires a robust and well-tested DR plan to ensure business continuity in the face of unexpected disruptions. A poorly tested or inadequate disaster recovery testing strategy can lead to prolonged downtime, data loss, and significant financial setbacks.

For those feeling code-conscious about shady dependencies lurking in their apps, Software Composition Analysis is the software security wellness check you need!

Discover the leading digital risk protection platforms that are revolutionizing cybersecurity in 2024. Understanding Digital Risk Protection Digital risk protection refers to the measures and strategies implemented to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in the digital landscape. It encompasses a wide range of activities aimed at safeguarding organizations from threats such as data breaches, cyberattacks, and online fraud.