According to the Accenture State of Cybersecurity 2020 report, the average cost of a cyber attack for ‘non-leaders’ stands at $380,000 per incident. The report classifies organizations into ‘leaders’ and ‘non-leaders.’ The ‘leaders’ are those who set the bar for innovation and achieve high-performing cyber resilience. Given the rate of cyber attacks today, a security breach can easily run a non-resilient business into a major loss.
More and more organizations are recognizing the power and value of data classification. By accurately classifying and labeling the information you store, you can: If your organization is like most, you now rely on cloud platforms like SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Exchange Online, and you need to know exactly what types of data is being stored there so you can ensure sensitive content is properly protected.
The recent headlines attest that no organization is immune to targeted attacks launched by skilled, persistent adversaries. These highly sophisticated attackers gain unprecedented success against large and even well-equipped organizations across the world. The detection of these attacks is a daunting task. However, if you are well aware of the Indicator of Attacks (IoA) and Indicators of Compromise (IoC), then you can resolve issues with better outcomes.
Network security management typically entails end-to-end management of the entire network security infrastructure of an enterprise. However, in this rapidly changing security ecosystem, there’s an inherent need for IT admins to be extremely agile to maintain an effective security posture.
I live in Toronto, so I always try my best to get to SecTor, Canada’s most important cybersecurity event, every October. Most years, SecTor has taken place in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. But because of the unusual circumstances affecting the world in 2020, this year the event took place online exclusively. SecTor organizers hope that conditions improve by October 2021 so they can resume hosting the event in-person.
The term "hacker" gets thrown around in a variety of contexts and in a multitude of different ways nowadays. While it's great that cybersecurity is gaining more and more awareness across the globe, the technical nature of cybersecurity means that terms are often used interchangeably, in different contexts, and sometimes incorrectly.
Follow our best-practice recommendations for Office 365 security. These security recommendations would help you avoid common configuration errors and improve security posture to protect Office 365 against cyber attacks. Microsoft Exchange online is one of the many products in O365 offering. It is a cloud-based messaging solution consisting of an Exchange server.
The PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) is a global organization that aims to protect payment transactions and consumer data by developing standards and services for payment software vendors that drive education, awareness, and implementation. Since payment software is constantly changing, the SSC is constantly evolving and adapting its standards to ensure that vulnerabilities and cyberattacks are minimized.
In the last quarter of 2019, researchers at ClearSky uncovered an attack operation that they dubbed the “Fox Kitten Campaign.” Iranian actors used this offensive to gain persistent access into the networks of dozens of companies operating in Israel and around the world across the IT, telecommunication, oil and gas, aviation, government and security sectors. These individuals were successful in their efforts because they employed a variety of attack vectors.
