Identity fraud is on the rise, and con artists are getting more skilled. 52% of businesses reported experiencing fraud in the previous 24 months, according to a PwC-commissioned poll. 10% of them even claimed that their most disruptive occurrence cost them more than $50 million in financial terms. Personal data is being sold on the dark web, accounts are being hacked, and phishing emails are being sent.
Application dependencies occur when technology components, applications, and servers depend on each other to provide a business solution or service. Developers have a specific technology stack in mind when building solutions. This can typically include operating systems, database engines, and development frameworks (such as.Net or Java), as well as other infrastructure.
Mail filters play a huge role in protecting organizations from cyberattacks. Even though their task is quite small, they are very important for an organization’s ability to deter many malicious phishing and spam emails before delivery to a person’s inbox. According to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, 40% of attacks in the manufacturing industry are phishing attacks, and 1 in 3 employees are most likely to fall for a phishing scam.
You’ve done the research. You know you need a secure way to create, store and protect your passwords and you’ve chosen Keeper as your personal password manager. But which plan is right for you? Figuring out which Keeper personal plan is right for you is easy. To find the best Keeper Password Manager plan, let’s figure out which features you need in a password management solution. Follow this guide to help you make the best choice when deciding between plans.
Like previous years, 2022 was marked by the relentless rise in cybersecurity threats, resulting in higher investment in cybersecurity solutions and managed services (MSP). According to Canalys Q3 2022 data, despite deteriorating economic conditions, the global cybersecurity market grew 15.9% year-on-year to $17.8 billion. Channel sales accounted for 90.6% of the overall market and were up by 15.9% compared to 2021, outpacing direct sales.
A recent LastPass breach has once again raised concerns about password managers’ security, especially commercial password managers with cloud infrastructure. The breach led to hackers gaining access to both code and data. This time on Dark Reading, I describe how I became a proponent of secret managers and LastPass, my chosen password manager, and how I helped my family and colleagues to do the same.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is undergoing a major update. Originally released in 2014, the NIST CSF is one of the most widely used cybersecurity frameworks helping organizations understand and manage their cybersecurity risk. NIST is currently updating the CSF to align with the latest cybersecurity trends and best practices, with the expected release date of the CSF 2.0 slated for the first quarter of 2024.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a set of policies, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates. The purpose of PKI is to facilitate secure electronic communications by authenticating users and devices. Organizations that use PKI can be assured that their messages are confidential and tamper-proof because each message is encrypted with a unique key that only the intended recipient can decrypt.
