ABB is a Swiss-based technology company that has contracts with the US government along with other local governments and major companies in different parts of the world. The company specializes in industrial control systems and SCADA systems for manufacturing and energy suppliers. This industrial services company maintains valuable data for many high-profile organizations, which puts those organizations at risk if there is ever a data breach.

Organizations rely on dozens or hundreds of third-party vendors every day to provide strategic services. Due to the increased reliance on outsourcing, the need to automatically and continuously monitor and manage vendors is not an option—it’s a business imperative. As the frequency and severity of third-party data breaches continue to escalate, your organization must remain vigilant so it can effectively protect its network and data from cyberattacks.

Cybersecurity is a top risk for corporate directors to understand and navigate. The implications of cyber events for a company are many and growing: instantly damaged reputations that erode years of credibility and trust with customers and investors, impaired profitability from customer attrition and increased operating costs, lost intellectual property, fines and litigation, and harm to a company’s people and culture.

Cybersecurity is practice of protecting information technology (IT) infrastructure assets such as computers, networks, mobile devices, servers, hardware, software, and data (personal & financial) against attacks, breaches and unauthorised access. Due to bloom of technology, most of all businesses rely on IT services, making cybersecurity a critical part of IT infrastructure in any business.

We have officially entered the 12-month countdown to the enactment of the new Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The new version, 4.0, set to go into effect on April 1, 2024, contains some interesting and notable changes. Is your organization ready to meet the new requirements? In this 6-part series, we spoke with specialists who help to break down the changes to make your transition to the new Standard as easy as possible.

Jetpack, an extremely popular WordPress plugin that provides a variety of functions including security features for around five million websites, has received a critical security update following the discovery of a bug that has lurked unnoticed since 2012. Jetpack's maintainers, Automattic, announced on Tuesday that it had worked closely with the WordPress security team to push out an automatic patch for every version of Jetpack since 2.0.

As the world becomes increasingly digital, cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and traditional security measures like firewalls and passwords are no longer enough to protect sensitive data. Fortunately, advancements in technology have given rise to User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), a behavioral biometrics-based approach that can effectively detect and prevent cyber threats. In this blog post, we will explore the role of behavioral biometrics in UEBA.

Have you ever wondered how to detect and prevent cyberattacks that can evade traditional security solutions? Have you ever wished for a holistic and coordinated security strategy that covers all aspects of your network? If so, consider user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) integration. In this blog post, we will explain the benefits of UEBA integration and how to manage and optimize UEBA integration.