Earlier this year a US software engineer hacked into a server holding the personal information of more than 100 million Capital One customers, in what was described by prosecutors as one of the biggest data thefts from a bank. It is potentially the most-feared scenario for many organisations: the hacker had gained access via a ‘misconfiguration’ of a firewall on a web application, allowing her to communicate with the server where Capital One stored its information. By Gordon Sockett,...
Read MoreData breaches are costly. According to a recent Ponemon Institute study, the average breach costs an organisation $3.86 million. A separate study found that, although the share price of breach-affected companies shows its sharpest drop 14 days after the breach is made public, there is still a discernible impact on the organisation’s stock valuation three years post-event. By Josh Lefkowitz, CEO of Flashpoint.
Read MoreEnterprises are increasingly recognising the benefits of embracing a cloud infrastructure to support on-premise networks, but often create complicated network environments in the process. By Justin Calmus, Chief Security Officer at OneLogin.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that IT has evolved and, as a result, so has our approach to cybersecurity. For example, focus has shifted from a purely preventative strategy to one that seeks to reduce the time to detect and mitigate a security incident. However, one thing that hasn’t received a lot of attention is our concept of the endpoint. The endpoint is no longer just the hardware devices connecting to the network, but the applications that users leverage to work with your organisation. By Chad...
Read MoreThe internet is disrupting industries and business models, fundamentally changing the way we live and work in the process. The cloud has also ignited a wave of disruption, which when considered in conjunction with the proliferation of mobile devices, has rendered traditional network and security best practices obsolete. By Yogi Chandiramani Technical Director for Zscaler EMEA.
Read MoreMarc Vanmaele, CEO of TrustBuilder explains how banks and financial organisations can best balance the needs of security and user experience as they evolve their IT and processes.
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