Can My Credit Be Frozen Without My Knowledge?

It is possible for your credit to be frozen without your knowledge. A credit freeze stops creditors from accessing your credit report, which can prevent them from approving new loans in your name. Credit freezes do not expire, so to remove them, you must contact each of the three major credit bureaus: Experian, TransUnion and Equifax. Most people place credit freezes if they suspect their personal information or identity was stolen since credit freezes help protect from fraud.

What Is EDR Security?

Back in 2013, Gartner’s Anton Chuvakin set out to name a new set of security solutions to detect suspicious activity on endpoints. After what he called, “a long agonizing process that involved plenty of conversations with vendors, enterprises, and other analysts,” Chuvakin came up with this phrase: endpoint threat detection and response.

The State of SME IT in the U.S.

The United States has faced some significant economic headwinds and shifts in the last few years. Even the geographical spread of wealth in the U.S. economy has shifted considerably since the pandemic. Now, an already struggling economy is forecast to continue to slow. What does this mean for small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the U.S.? In a recent survey, JumpCloud asked this question to over 300 IT professionals working at SMEs in the U.S. Read on to learn the results.

2024 Gartner CNAPP Market Guide: Runtime insights is a core pillar of cloud-native application protection platforms

As organizations continue to look for consolidated platforms to address their security needs, an important shift has happened. Customers have discovered that traditional tools focusing exclusively on static risks (such as misconfigurations, policy/control failures, and network exposure) are not enough to address today’s dynamic cloud threats.

Combating Misinformation and Deep Fakes in Elections and Business: Q&A with David Fairman & Shamla Naidoo

Technological advances in how we create and consume media have repeatedly transformed how election campaigns are fought: social media, TV and radio were all revolutions in their times.There have always been concerns about the impact these new technologies would have on democracy: the Milwaukee Journal worried following the first televised presidential debate, in 1960, that “American Presidential campaigning will never be the same again.” Perhaps they were right…

Elastic Security excels in the AV-Comparatives Business Security Test

Elastic Security has exceptionally powerful capabilities that surpass those of smaller vendors Elastic Security has achieved remarkable results in the recent AV-Comparatives Business Security Test, ranking in the top five with other notable security vendors. Elastic Security was identified as being in the larger end of the market and offers exceptionally powerful tools with capabilities that surpass those of smaller packages.

A Guide to Open Source Software

Open source software (OSS) is software for which the original authors have granted express copyright and usage permissions to allow all users to access, view, and modify the source code of these programs however they see fit and without the need to pay royalties. This is in contrast to proprietary, closed source software, which typically requires a paid license and cannot be added to, modified, or distributed by anyone except the owner of the rights to the software.

The New York State Law on Data Security Breach Notification for Business Owners

A data security breach occurs when an unauthorized party accesses or acquires computerized data without valid authorization from the right source. This act is against the stance of a business that guarantees integrity, confidentiality, and security of sensitive information such as social security number, name, account number, driver's license number, biometric information, and debit/credit card details. Some laws and regulations mandate business parastatals to notify the state and their customers whenever a data security breach occurs.