According to a Forrester survey of IT decision-makers, more than half of businesses use 20 or more tools between security and operations, and 70% say these tools lack full integration. This is a prime example of tool sprawl, or adoption of too many one-off specialized … Read More
You Hack Me, I Hack You
Is it ever appropriate to hack the hacker who hacked you? That is, is it ever right to hack back in retaliation? I’ll leave that question up to you but technically it is still … [Read More...]
Cyber Security Awareness Month – Education
It is week two of Cyber Security Awareness Month which means we are coming at you with our second special edition episode of The 443 – Security Simplified focusing on securing … [Read More...]
Healthcare Data Incident
In June 2019, The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. identified unusual activities within employee email accounts. They immediately started an investigation, working with third-party … [Read More...]
Cyber Security Awareness Month – Healthcare
We’re kicking off Cyber Security Awareness Month with our first in a four-part series of The 443 – Security Simplified focusing on securing specific verticals and industries. This week, we start with healthcare. This week, we’ll cover some of the most important security … [Read More...]
WatchGuard Wins Six Prestigious Honors at 2019 Cyber Defense Global Awards
WatchGuard is thrilled to be recognized once again in Cyber Defense Magazine’s annual Cyber Defense Global Awards for 2019, taking home a total of six prestigious titles … [Read More...]
How I Almost Fell For a Netflix Phish
Early this morning I received an email about my Netflix payment not going through. Scams often come in the form of payment requests, so I normally ignore these emails. … [Read More...]
Why S3 Bucket Security Has Improved Noticeably Since 2017
Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) cloud storage tool consistently made headlines in 2017 and 2018 thanks to many notable companies like Uber, Accenture and the United States Department of Defense accidentally exposing sensitive data in S3 buckets. But the silver lining to … [Read More...]
Vulnerabilities in Multiple Vendors’ VPN Solutions
On October 2, 2019, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a notice stating that Pulse Secure, Palo Alto, and Fortinet’s SSL VPN solutions are vulnerable. … [Read More...]
Ransomware Hits The Top Three Most Concerning Risks For CEOs
In a recent report by Marsh (an insurance consultancy) and Microsoft, 79% of CEOs list cyber attacks in the top five risks in their company, overtaking economic concerns … [Read More...]
