
7 Signs It’s Time To Get Focused On Zero Trust
When an experienced hacker can gain access to a company’s accounting and financial systems in 7 minutes or less after obtaining privileged access credentials, according to Ponemon, it’s time to get focused on Zero Trust Security. 2019 is on its way to being a record year for ransomware attacks, which grew 118% in Q1 of […]

What’s New On The Zero Trust Security Landscape In 2019
Forrester added in Checkpoint, Forescout, Google, illumio, MobileIron, Proofpoint, Symantec, and Unisys in their latest Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended Ecosystem Platform Providers this year. Forrester’s 2019 scorecard increased the weight on network security, automation and orchestration, and portfolio growth rate compared to last year, adding in Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) ecosystem advocacy to the […]

10 Charts That Will Change Your Perspective Of AI In Security
Rapid advances in AI and machine learning are defining cybersecurity’s future daily. Identities are the new security perimeter and Zero Trust Security frameworks are capitalizing on AI’s insights to thwart breaches in milliseconds. Advances in AI and machine learning are also driving the transformation of endpoint security toward greater accuracy and contextually intelligence. 69% of […]

Financial Services Rely On BYOD – How Do They Stay Secure?
Bottom Line: 2020 is going to be the year companies launch more digital business initiatives that depend on BYOD than ever before, making Zero Trust Security a key contributor to their success. Financial Services firms are at an inflection point going into 2020. Mobile-first products and services now dominate their product roadmaps for next year, with […]

Securing Multi-Cloud Manufacturing Systems In A Zero Trust World
Bottom Line: Private equity firms are snapping up manufacturing companies at a quick pace, setting off a merger and acquisition gold rush, while leaving multi-cloud manufacturing systems unprotected in a Zero Trust world. Securing the Manufacturing Gold Rush of 2019 The intensity private equity (PE) firms have for acquiring and aggregating manufacturing businesses is creating […]

10 Ways AI And Machine Learning Are Improving Endpoint Security
Gartner predicts $137.4B will be spent on Information Security and Risk Management in 2019, increasing to $175.5B in 2023, reaching a CAGR of 9.1%. Cloud Security, Data Security, and Infrastructure Protection are the fastest-growing areas of security spending through 2023. 69% of enterprise executives believe artificial intelligence (AI) will be necessary to respond to cyberattacks […]

Mobile Identity Is The New Security Perimeter
86% of enterprise executives say that mobile threats are growing faster than any other according to Verizon’s Mobile Security Index 2019 and 67% of enterprise execs are less confident about the security of their mobile devices compared to other IT assets. Mobile devices are hackers’ favorite platform to target, with over 905,000 malware packages installed in Q1 […]

The Truth About Privileged Access Security On AWS And Other Public Clouds
Bottom Line: Amazon’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) centralizes identity roles, policies and Config Rules yet doesn’t go far enough to provide a Zero Trust-based approach to Privileged Access Management (PAM) that enterprises need today. AWS provides a baseline level of support for Identity and Access Management at no charge as part of their AWS instances, as do […]

Your Mobile Phone Is Your Identity. How Do You Protect It?
The average cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past 5 years and is now $3.92M. U.S.-based breaches average $8.19M in losses, leading all nations. Not integrating mobile phone platforms and protecting them with a Zero Trust Security framework can add up to $240K to the cost of a breach. Companies that […]

How To Deal With Ransomware In A Zero Trust World
Lake City, Florida’s city government paid ransomware attackers about $530,000 or 42 Bitcoins, to restore access to systems and data last month. The City of Riviera Beach, Florida, paid ransomware attackers about $600,000 to regain access to their systems last month. Earlier this month, LaPorte County, Indiana paid over $130,000 worth of Bitcoins to ransomware […]