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2020 Security Predictions: MFA Becomes Standard for Midsized Companies

November 26, 2019 By The Editor

We predict that multi-factor authentication (MFA) will become a standard security control for midmarket companies in 2020. Whether it’s due to billions of emails and passwords having leaked onto the dark web, or the many database and password compromises online businesses suffer each year, or the fact that users still use silly and insecure passwords, the industry has finally … [Read more...]

2020 Security Predictions: Attackers Will Access the Voice and/or Data of 5G Mobile Phones

November 25, 2019 By The Editor

The newest cellular standard, 5G, is rolling out across the world and promises big improvements in speed and reliability. Unknown to most people, in large public areas like hotels, shopping centers, and airports, your voice and data information of your cellular-enabled device is communicated to both cell towers and to Wi-Fi access points located throughout these public … [Read more...]

2020 Security Predictions: 25% of All Breaches Will Happen Outside the Perimeter

November 22, 2019 By The Editor

Mobile device usage and remote employees have been on the rise for several years now. A recent survey by WatchGuard and CITE Research found 90% of midmarket businesses have employees working half their week outside the office. While remote working can increase productivity and reduce burnout, it comes with its own set of security risks. Mobile employees often work without any … [Read more...]

2020 Security Predictions: The Cyber Security Skills Gap Widens

November 21, 2019 By The Editor

Cyber security, or the lack of it, has gone mainstream. A day doesn’t seem to go by where the general public doesn’t hear of some new data breach, ransomware attack, company network compromise, or state-sponsored cyber attack. Meanwhile, consumers have also become intimately aware of how their own personal data privacy contributes to their own security (thanks Facebook). As a … [Read more...]

2020 Security Predictions: Voter Registration Systems Targeted During the 2020 Elections

November 20, 2019 By The Editor

Election hacking has been a hot topic ever since the 2016 U.S. elections. Over the last four years, news cycles have covered everything from misinformation spread across social media to alleged breaches of state voter systems. During the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, we predict that external threat actors will target state and local voter databases with a goal of creating … [Read more...]

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