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User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) explained

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) is an area of cybersecurity that focuses on analyzing activity – specifically user behavior, device usage, and security events ­– within your network environment to help companies detect potential insider threats and compromised accounts. While the concept has been around for some time, it was first defined in detail by Gartner in 2015 in its Market Guide for User and Entity Analytics.

Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) explained

This blog was written by a third party author In today’s ever-changing cybersecurity landscape, Zero Trust is here to stay. Before the concept of Zero Trust was well known, organizations followed the belief that anything within the network is trusted, and anything outside of it is untrusted. Zero trust is built on the idea that all traffic, whether incoming or outgoing, should be inspected, regardless of the source.

Tracking COVID-19's Effect on Remote Working by Industry and Geography

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an abrupt and dramatic shift to remote work that has lasted five months so far and is expected to continue into 2021 as companies like Google have extended their work from home policies through July 2021. In this blog, we examine how geography and industry effect who works remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Snail Mail With a Privacy Twist

A friend of mine received an interesting piece of snail mail the other day. It was one of those inheritance scam letters that usually arrive in E-Mail. In summary, the author, a high-ranking bank official, has an unclaimed inheritance that he is willing to split with the letter’s recipient if the recipient will accept the responsibility of being appointed as the heir to the deceased’s money, etcetera, etcetera. As you can see, it bears all the earmarks of the traditional scam message.

Elastic 7.9 released, with free distribution tier of features of Workplace Search and endpoint security

We are pleased to announce the general availability of Elastic 7.9. This release brings a broad set of new capabilities to our Elastic Enterprise Search, Observability, and Security solutions, which are built on the Elastic Stack — Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats.

Cybersecurity in Hospitality Industry

With the invention and widespread use of new technologies, many processes related to the hospitality industry are reliant on the use of internet and electronic devices. Keep reading to learn how you can keep your business safe while keeping up with the technology. As of today, we can book a hotel room, specify our needs regarding the stay (e.g. extra towels, room service, airport shuttle etc.) and even pay for it using only our smartphones.

South Africa's GDPR: The POPI Act and it's impact on Desktop Central users

The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act puts South Africa’s data regulation standards on par with existing data protection laws around the world. It aims to protect personally identifiable information (PII), enforce individuals’ rights to privacy, and provide guidelines for lawfully processing sensitive information and notifying regulators and data holders in the event of a breach.

Security concerns and solutions regarding blockchain use in healthcare

The healthcare industry is transforming with the integration of ground-breaking technologies capable of storing patient records electronically. The shift to the digitization of systems makes a variety of healthcare solutions possible that never could have been imagined — but it also puts healthcare data at risk to hackers and cyber attacks. In answer to this problem, blockchain technologies are emerging as a viable option for the storage and updating of electronic health records (EHRs).

Leaky O365 Links: Accidental Exposure in O365 Link Sharing

Did you know that the default “copy link” option in O365 personal accounts generates a public shared link with edit permissions? In this edition, we will cover how link sharing in O365 can lead to the accidental internal and public exposure of sensitive data.

How 80% of Orgs Can Overcome a Lack of Training for Developers

Developer security training is more critical than ever, but data shows us that the industry isn’t taking it quite as seriously as it should. A recent ESG survey report, Modern Application Development Security, highlights the glaring gaps in effective developer security training.