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Common Security Vulnerabilities: What Can be Learned

Despite the rash of high-profile breaches and the reality that organizations are dedicating significant resources to cybersecurity, BitSight Technologies really is not seeing a decrease in the number of reported incidents. Download this whitepaper that discusses: The high rate of breaches reported by large...

The Future of Government Cybersecurity

During 2015, federal departments collectively reported 77,183 cybersecurity incidents, a 10 percent increase from 2014. Looking ahead, cyberrisks and attacks are rapidly increasing and evolving. In short, more clearly than ever, cybersecurity is everyone's priority. However there is a silver lining: government is...

Impostor Email Threats: Four Business Email Compromise Techniques and How to Stop Them

Impostor email threats, also known as business email compromise (BEC) and CEO fraud, have hit more than 7,000 companies since the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) began tracking this type of scam in late 2013. Those that succeed can yield millions of dollars in fraudulent transfers. Download this eBook...

Meeting Stringent HIPAA Regulations: Your Guide To Safeguarding Patient Data

Since March 2016, the OCR has been increasingly aggressive in bringing enforcement actions against healthcare organizations who have had PHI compromised through data breaches. Get this guide to learn the important aspects of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and how an appropriate...

The Definitive Guide to Data Classification for Data Protection Success

InfoSec professionals will perennially be challenged with more to do than time, budget, and staffing will allow. The most effective method to address this is through prioritization, and in the case of your growing data, prioritization comes from data classification. In this guide you will learn what classification...

Transforming the Approach to Phishing Detection and Protection

A new phishing site pops up targeting your online banking customers. Many of the end users who land on the page won't realize they're about to disclose their login or payment card information and help fraudsters conduct both online and cross-channel fraud. 2016 saw on average more than 400,000 phishing sites each...

There is No Silver Bullet: Why a Multi-layered Approach to Endpoint Security is a Must

The security landscape changed dramatically with the maturation of crypto-ransomware. Not only did this new type of malware bring about a more lucrative business model for attackers, it also spurred the adoption of many so-called 'next-gen' endpoint security techniques. While these techniques bring impressive new...

Beyond Next-gen: Defining Future-ready Endpoint Security

The notion of "next-gen" is now promoted by some providers of endpoint security software as a way to improve the efficacy of protecting endpoints from compromise, given the prominent role endpoints play in cybersecurity attacks, the ways in which mobility and cloud apps have expanded the attack surface area, and the...

Delivering A Top-Notch Customer Experience

As digital banking has become mainstream, it has changed not only how consumers interact with banks, but also their expectations and definitions of speed, service and security. Delivering a top-notch customer experience while maintaining strong cybersecurity is a must in attracting the next big wave of customers...

The Shifting Panorama of Global Financial Cybercrime

In the global panorama of financial cybercrime, one year might bring little change, with the same types of malware continuing to target the same geographies, while the next can be very active. That was certainly the case 2016, with some countries seeing a marked rise in the attention of cybercriminals. Download...

Adopting Office 365 Without the Pains

Making the right decisions about how to deploy Office 365 can be a show-stopper, particularly as you consider branch office and remote user connectivity. Each Office 365 user generates between 12 and 20 persistent connections. Each connectivity option, ExpressRoute, hub-and-spoke or direct-to-Internet, deals with this...

7 Critical Considerations for Choosing a Cloud Security Provider

The cloud is a network of servers housing data, software, and services. Cloud services are commonly accessed via the Internet, instead of locally in a data center. Keeping your data safe requires forward-thinking approaches to cybersecurity. Download this whitepaper to learn how you can augment your existing...

Rating the Security Performance of the Fortune 1000

BitSight Technologies has just concluded a new study that rates the cybersecurity performance of Fortune 1000 enterprises. What are the key takeaways? Data Scientist Jay Jacobs shares his analysis. One significant point: Despite the rash of high-profile breaches and the reality that organizations are dedicating...

Endpoint Security: Creating Order from Chaos

The rapid evolution of malware and proliferation of solutions have created a state of chaos for security leaders, says Naveen Palavalli of Symantec. What strategy and solutions will help restore order to anti-malware defense? Feeding this sense of chaos is the sheer amount of malware being created, says Palavalli,...

A Mobile Security Checklist: The Top Ten Threats to Your Enterprise Today

As enterprises mobilize business processes, more and more sensitive data passes through and resides on mobile endpoints. And while almost every CIO knows how important mobile security is, getting a grip on it can be tough. There's a lot to consider, and new factors enter the equation all the time. Download this...