What Is Security as Code? mary.winters Tue, 02/13/2024 - 10:53 Cybersecurity remains a top priority for enterprises worldwide. Organizations are increasing their cyber budgets in 2024 at a higher rate than they did last year, according to PwC. And for good reason: Businesses face an expanded attack surface from the proliferation of Internet of Things devices, an ever-growing global ransomware threat and challenges with identity management, among other risks that CISOs are anticipating this year. But there are also cybersecurity measures that businesses can take to keep their data more secure ..read more

How to Sell Zero Trust to Leaders and Employees Bob.Keaveney_u64t Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:15 Businesses today rely on a remote workforce, so organizations of all sizes must ensure that only trusted users access sensitive corporate data and resources. This means moving toward a zero-trust strategy, which has been embraced by 67 percent of small and midsized businesses, according to Okta. The concept is familiar to IT and security teams, but zero trust can be a tough sell both up the corporate ladder, where executives must approve budgets for zero-trust projects, and to ordinary employees, who mus ..read more

What Is a Rapid Maturity Assessment and Why Is It Useful in Zero Trust? Bob.Keaveney_u64t Tue, 01/30/2024 - 12:26 Bolstering a company’s cybersecurity can cost a pretty penny. But it can mean pennies on the dollar compared with the cost of a breach. According to IBM, the global average cost of a data breach in 2023 was nearly $4.5 million, a 15 percent increase over three years. To combat these threats,  51 percent of organizations plan to increase their security investments and run regular maintenance evaluations to catch vulnerabilities before they escalate. That’s where security matur ..read more

How Banks Deploy Biometrics for Top-Grade Security mol.doak_zH4F Wed, 12/06/2023 - 15:06 Your face is your fortune. Or at least, your face might give you access to whatever fortune you have in the bank. Seventy-two percent of customers say they’re comfortable with their banks using biometrics, Biometric Update reports. And with major players such as Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo using these tools — the market is projected to grow to nearly $9 billion by 2026 — the use of biometric authentication in banking is positioned to be the access wave of the not-so-distant future. Fingers a ..read more

Employee Fraud Is the New Business Crisis in Retail:  Here’s How to Fight It laura.marlowe Wed, 11/29/2023 - 10:13 Retailers are increasingly threatened by employee fraud. The National Retail Federation’s 2023 security survey shows that internal theft is the second-largest factor in retail loss, with nearly half of surveyed retailers citing employee theft as a higher priority than it was a year ago — and the trend is growing: 57 percent said in 2022 that it was a bigger priority than it had been five years ago. Industry experts report that retail theft soars in times of inflation. Retail ..read more

Microsoft Ignite 2023: What AI Could Mean for the Future of Security michael.hickey_zKPE Fri, 11/17/2023 - 09:45 When Charlie Bell joined Microsoft two years ago as executive vice president of security, it was clear to him that cybersecurity threats were growing “at an alarming rate,” with attacks increasing in frequency and sophistication at a pace that left organizations scrambling to keep up. Bell led off the Microsoft Ignite session “The Future of Security with AI” with these learnings, setting the stage for the importance of looking toward the future of cybersecurity. With Bell were Micr ..read more

CDW Solution Forum: Why Zero Trust Has Become an Essential Security Strategy mol.doak_zH4F Wed, 10/25/2023 - 09:37 “Most of you probably don’t realize this, but you’re using zero-trust architectures right now.” That’s what Joseph Salazar, identity security technologist at SentinelOne, told participants at the CDW Solution Forum on Cybersecurity, which took place Oct. 19 and 20 in San Antonio. Salazar noted that zero trust — a security philosophy that assumes no party can be trusted, whether inside or outside the system — is gaining popularity among organizations. That’s in part due to a 2021 ..read more

Why Zero Trust Has Become an Essential Security Strategy mol.doak_zH4F Wed, 10/25/2023 - 09:37 “Most of you probably don’t realize this, but you’re using zero-trust architectures right now.” That’s what Joseph Salazar, identity security technologist at SentinelOne, told participants at the CDW Solution Forum on Cybersecurity, which took place Oct. 19 and 20 in San Antonio. Salazar noted that zero trust — a security philosophy that assumes no party can be trusted, whether inside or outside the system — is gaining popularity among organizations. That’s in part due to a 2021 presidential executi ..read more

What Do Businesses Need to Know About Password Managers? laura.marlowe Mon, 10/09/2023 - 14:08 Lily Lopate ..read more

GSX 2023: Experts Share How to Overcome Security's Weakest Links mol.doak_zH4F Tue, 09/12/2023 - 15:10 Security technologies are evolving as quickly as other subsects of tech, if not more so. Cybersecurity is rising to the challenges posed by threat actors, while new physical security systems incorporate cloud storage, artificial intelligence, automation and more emerging capabilities. Yet, an organization can implement all of these new protections and still find itself vulnerable to attack. This is because a business’s security posture is only as strong as its people. Speakers at GSX 2023 in ..read more