Bobby Ford, CISO of Unilever, a multinational consumer goods firm, says the shift to a work-from-home environment requires an intensified focus on email security as well as identity and access management.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report sizes up progress made so far on identity management and the work yet to be done. Also featured: how security concerns are holding back IoT projects and the privacy issues raised by recording videoconferences.
Fraudsters are using fake VPN update alerts to target remote workers in an effort to steal their Microsoft Office 365 credentials, according to the security firm Abnormal Security.
As organizations assess the long-term implications of a remote workforce, it's clear that SD-WAN technology will play an increasingly important role, says Renee Tarun of Fortinet, who discusses the way forward.
The world has experienced an unprecedented business disruption that instantly created the largest remote workforce - and largest attack surface - in history. How do you validate users and access in this new dynamic workforce? RSA's Steve Schlarman and Ben Smith preview an upcoming series of virtual roundtables.
The modern office is a no longer relevant as a result of the work-from-home surge, says Nathan Howe of Zscaler, who discusses the implications for data security.
In an interview with Nick Holland of Information Security Media Group, Howe discusses:
The demise of the office as we know it;
Why "zero trust" will be...
Kevin Schwarz of Zscaler discusses the security implications of the "new normal" of employees working from home, including the role of a "zero trust" strategy.
In an interview with Information Security Media Group's Nick Holland, Schwarz discusses:
What work and cybersecurity may look like after the COVID-19...
In recent times many organisations have had to quickly move to a remote workforce, but their dependence on new technologies has also made them exponentially more vulnerable to cyber threats.
Attackers are continuously advancing and using sophisticated techniques to infiltrate organisations which no longer have well...
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, work-from-home employees have rushed to adopt videoconferencing tools. But Kroll's Alan Brill warns that sound security and privacy practices - backed by legal, risk management and HR teams - too often lag. Here are his top concerns and tips on how to address them.
Ransomware, wire transfer fraud, destructive attacks: In recent months, the financial sector has seen these and other online attacks surge by 238% as criminals continue to exploit the pandemic, warns Tom Kellermann of VMware Carbon Black, who shares findings from his firm's third "Modern Bank Heists" report.
As more organizations rely more heavily on cloud-based applications as a result of a remote workforce, they must avoid taking identity and access management shortcuts, says James Gosnold of the cloud consultancy CloudKubed, who calls for the addition of another layer of authentication.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features Retired General Keith Alexander, former NSA director, discussing the long-term security implications of the shift to working from home. Also: an update on ransomware gangs leaking data and an analysis of using open source code for app development.
Kevin Schwarz of Zscaler discusses the security implications of the "new normal" of employees working from home, including the role of a "zero trust" strategy.
The modern office is a no longer relevant as a result of the work-from-home surge, says Nathan Howe of Zscaler, who discusses the implications for data security.
The ransomware threat has scaled up to
match the new remote workforce. But have
backup policies and incident recovery
procedures improved to keep pace?
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Ransomware recovery challenges;
Securing a remote file-sharing environment;
Business continuity successes in crisis...
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