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Accelerated digitalization due to the pandemic and the need to adapt quickly to distance learning made schools the perfect target for cybercriminals. Moreover, compared to universities and based on disadvantages in terms of available technology and skills, primary and secondary education was even less prepared to meet the new security challenges posed by increased exposure and heightened risks.
It’s common to hear people talk about taking “an engineering approach” to cybersecurity. But what does this actually mean? How does it differ from the legacy model of cybersecurity? And what are the benefits to the enterprise?
A password vault is an encrypted digital web vault that stores online login credentials, documents, images and other sensitive information. A password vault gives customers the option to use a single master password that decrypts the vault and provides access to different passwords used for various websites or services.
In our 10th episode of the Future of Security Operations podcast, Thomas speaks to Jay Thoden Van Velzen, Multi-cloud Security Operations Advisor at SAP. Prior to Jay’s current role, Jay scaled the Security Development Operations (SecDevOps) team from five to 25 team members across three continents and five countries and was the Initiative Lead for multiple security improvement programs for multi-cloud across SAP. Topics discussed in this episode.
Even before working from anywhere became the norm, organizations of every size were already becoming more reliant on mobile devices and productivity apps. But this reliance has also opened users, devices and data up to more risk. This is why we are thrilled to see our friends at Vodafone offering a new bundle for small businesses that brings together Lookout for Small Business mobile security and Google Workspace, a suite of collaboration and productivity apps by Google.
The cybersecurity industry can be one of the most demanding industries to work in. Employees are constantly under pressure to stay ahead of the latest threats. As a result, security professionals often operate in a state of high alert, which can take a toll on their physical and mental health. In addition, the industry is notoriously competitive, which can lead to employee burnout. There has been much talk about the ongoing ‘Great Resignation’ and what prompted it.
Gartner defines Extended Detection and Response (XDR) as “a SaaS-based, vendor-specific, security threat detection and incident response tool that natively integrates multiple security products into a cohesive security operations system that unifies all licensed components”. Simply put, the main component of XDR is the ability to correlate data across multiple security systems and tools for better detection and response.
In the first blog of our two-part incident response series, we explained how your organization can jump-start its incident response. In this second part, we’ll focus on the essential elements of an incident response plan—a critical factor for any company trying to recover from an incident quickly and confidently.
