Remote work increases the risk of data being lost or stolen during cyberattacks. Data loss prevention (DLP) tools enable organizations to detect and prevent data breaches, accidental data sharing, and malicious theft. They block sensitive data from being extracted by unauthorized entities, which is...
The shift in work dynamics has resulted in a surge of cybersecurity and remote working incidents as more individuals work from remote devices. These devices, such as laptops, will often contain sensitive information that helps to make them targets. The potential outcomes of such incidents can rang...
Smarter MSP:Where do you see things going from here with WFH and cybersecurity? Hazar:I think that there may need to be a paradigm shift where organizations re-evaluate their enterprise security architecture to prepare for a possibility that remote work may become more commonplace. This goes al...
Working remotely, or mixing that and in-office work, can raise the risk of data breaches anddifferent types of cyberattacksfor various reasons, according to Troha and other security experts. Here are 10 of the most prominent cybersecurity risks associated with remote work and the work-from-anyw...
Methods and systems are provide for assessing the cybersecurity state of entities based on extended-computer network characteristics. A method can include obtaining, for a plurality of computer networks associated with an entity and not associated with the entity, a first and second network dataset....
A SOC examination for Cybersecurity can help provide a reporting mechanism that organizations can use to communicate relevant information about the effectiveness of their Cybersecurity Risk Management Program (CRMP). This examination provides an independent, entity-wide assessment that gives boards, investo...
From a risk standpoint, organizations must place people at the center of their overall cybersecurity strategy—especially as the workforce becomes more distributed. According to Proofpoint, more than 99% of cyberattacks require human interaction to be successful. Chances of a successful attack only in...
In their2020 Remote Work From Home Cybersecurity Report, PulseSecure reports that69%of companiesanticipated that remote work would present new security risks—a reality quickly realized with an uptick incybersecurity attacksand COVID-relatedphishing scams. ...
A new survey published Wednesday by Nasdaq-listed information security company CyberArk Software Ltd. found that work-from-home habits—including password re-use and letting family members use corporate devices—are putting critical business systems and sensitive data at risk. According to the survey,...
Machine learning-based artificial intelligence–based surveillance of networks and end points is another important cybersecurity measure, and one that has become critical as more processes get digitized. Home-office limitations Many employees—in particular, part-time, low-tenure,...