On March 1, 2023, the US White House released the long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy. As a product manager, I am often the voice of the customer, and our customer’s should be excited about this strategy. Throughout the strategy it is clear that the needs of the end users have been prioritized compared to other stakeholders. After reading this cover to cover, here are some nuggets of insight that our customers should be aware of.

On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Cisco published an advisory of a critical severity vulnerability impacting 6800, 7800, and 8800 series IP phones. The vulnerability allows for unauthenticated execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability was responsibly disclosed to Cisco by a security researcher, and security patches are available to remediate the vulnerability.

You can protect your online privacy by being aware of and cleaning your digital footprint; using strong, unique passwords for each of your accounts; not oversharing on social media; reading privacy policies carefully and more. Continue reading to learn more about online privacy and the steps you can take to protect yours.

In today’s world organizations rely on computer systems and data for pretty much everything, including mission-critical processes and interactions with customers. And given the relentless increase in cybersecurity threats, this means that organizations’ need to protect themselves and their customer data from such threats is paramount. The average cost of a single data breach in the United States is now $9.44 million.

Businesses looking for serious compliance street cred often turn first to ISO 27001. ISO 27001 is a globally recognized framework that outlines and defines information security management system (ISMS) requirements. Because being ISO 27001 certified demonstrates an organization meets best practices for information security, ISO certification can give businesses a significant competitive advantage. If you’re weighing ISO 27001 vs.

Phishing is the most common form of cybercrime according to the FBI. In 2021, 323,972 victims were recorded across the US, which marks a 34% increase on the previous year. As cybercriminals continue to develop their attack techniques and leverage advances like crime-as-service and chatbots to create phishing emails, this number is likely set to continue rising. Year-on-year victim loss comparison for phishing/vishing/smishing/pharming.

Salt has long benefited from the unique support that comes from being part of the Y Combinator accelerator program (Salt was in the Winter 2016 batch), and all these years later, we’re thrilled to have been named to not one but two of YC’s Top Company lists – the Top Private YC companies 2023 and the YC Breakthrough Companies 2023. For the Top Private list, it’s deja vu all over again, since we made that list last year as well.