For many years, there was a wide misunderstanding that encrypting some data is equivalent to protecting that data. If it’s encrypted, so the thinking goes, nobody else could access it, and it is therefore safe. While it is critical to encrypt data at rest as well as in transit, the job of protecting data goes much deeper.

Although external cybersecurity attacks and malware make for sensational headlines, the biggest security threat most organizations face comes from trusted insiders with privileged access to sensitive data. Cybersecurity Insider’s 2020 Insider Threat Report reveals that 68% of organizations report that insider attacks are becoming more frequent and that they feel vulnerable to them.

Cloud-based business models such as infrastructure as a service and software as a service have balloon in popularity, gaining mainstream acceptance in recent years. Cloud providers benefit from superior economic models that scale while also reducing their development risk and complexity. However, with success comes attention, so it’s only logical that criminals have emulated these models.

For the newest instalment in our series of interviews asking leading technology specialists about their achievements in their field, we’ve welcomed Dan Izydorek, Founder of PC Miracles. Dan is a cybersecurity specialist who has recently spoken on Fox news on this subject.

Accenture has acknowledged that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on July 30 in what it described as a "security incident." As reported by Cyberscoop, the hackers (a gang known as LockBit) began leaking stolen data and threatened to release further compromised information. LockBit first emerged in 2019 and its ransomware cyberattacks primarily target large corporations, from which it hopes to extort large sums of money.

Using the right AppSec tools and services throughout the software development life cycle can help you properly secure your sensitive data. One of a CISO’s primary responsibilities is protecting their company’s digital assets, and adhering to current and emerging data privacy laws is crucial. Organizations must ensure that their corporate intellectual property and user data (e.g., customer, employee, contractor and/or prospect data) is safe from cyber attacks and data breaches.

HTTP/3 is the third and upcoming major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) used across the web.HTTP has been the main protocol on the internet since the 1990s, with the second release (HTTP/2) introduced in 2015 as a major update with many new features. Whilst request methods and status codes will remain the same, HTTP/3 makes a departure from its predecessors by not using the Transport Control Protocol (TCP) as the underlying transport layer.

TYSONS CORNER, Va., September 8, 2021 – NeoSystems, a full service strategic outsourcer, IT systems integrator and managed services provider to the government contractor market, announced today that it is being acquired by High Street Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company will continue to be led by NeoSystems CEO and Co-Founder, Michael Tinsley, and Co-Founder and CTO, Rob Wilson, along with its current management team.