Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

April 2021

Security threats affecting your workforce productivity? Here's how Forrester says you can address them

According to Forrester, the number of permanent, full-time remote workers is expected to increase by 300 percent or more compared to pre-pandemic numbers. Amid the chaos surrounding the pandemic, getting your entire workforce back to the office seems trivial, especially when many employees’ work can be done remotely. It’s no wonder that, according to Gartner, almost half of employees will continue to work remotely post COVID-19.

Operation panopticon: How a weak IAM strategy led to the security camera hack across organizations

On March 9, 2021, Verkada, a software company that specializes in making security cameras for monitoring physical access control, was subject to a security hack. Hackers gained access to the video feed of at least 15 thousand cameras deployed across various locations and exposed the inner workings of hospitals, clinics, and mental health institutions; banks; police departments; prisons; schools; and companies like Tesla and Cloudflare.

Assessing the cybersecurity landscape

In the latest installment of the ManageEngine Insights' podcast, enterprise analyst John Donegan sits down with Andy Bates, the executive director of the Global Cyber Alliance. An expert in the field of cybersecurity, Bates discusses current IT security trends, attack vectors, crime deterrents, and other emerging issues, such as biometrics and blockchain technologies. Bates also addresses user psychology as it relates to IT security, as well as some of the silver linings of the COVID pandemic.