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Spear Phishing: Top 3 Threats

Among the top new spear-phishing threats to enterprises: Extortion. This whitepaper outlines the top three spear-phishing threats and new strategies to defend against them. Download this whitepaper to learn more about: Insights from the latest report on spear-phishing; Why top threats are so successful; New...

2019 Vulnerability and Threat Trends Report

Vulnerabilities don't exist in a vacuum. The risk they pose depends on a variety of factors both internal and external that are in a near-constant state of change - and keeping up with that change is vital to limiting your risk of attack. Enter: The 2019 Vulnerability and Threat Trends Report which examines new...

Gartner Report: Vulnerability Management Via a Risk-Based Approach

A vulnerability is only as bad as the threat exploiting it and the impact on the organization. Security and risk management leaders should rate vulnerabilities on the basis of risk in order to improve vulnerability management program effectiveness. Gartner receives frequent inquiries from clients who are...

Riders on the (Cyber) Storm: The Data Breach is Coming. Are You Prepared?

You can't stop cyberattacks from happening altogether, but you can take proactive measures to better weather the storm and reduce the risk of damage. Among the keys to surviving a cyberattack is mitigating risk on the assets and the network layer. That includes knowing what and where your data resides in the network...

Fraud In The Contact Center And Digital Channels - Strategies For Balancing Detection And Prevention With CX

While organizations have taken countless measures to strengthen the security of their online resources, criminals have begun to eye a far more appealing and lucrative target: the contact center. It's what Gartner calls "an epicenter of vulnerability." From hard-dollar losses and added overhead to combat the...

Privacy & Security: Finding the Balance

In the past, the relationship between cybersecurity and privacy has been uneasy and even ill-defined. But today, in the post-GDPR era, the relationship is clear, and so is the legal and compliance path forward, Download this whitepaper to learn more about: The relationship between security & privacy; How...

Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks

Stop Attackers From Using DNS Against You

Blocking DNS-based threats is a major challenge. DNS is everywhere and critical to running your business. It also represents a pervasive but easily overlooked attack surface, and bad actors are using this to their advantage. Our Unit 42 threat research team reports that more than 80 percent of malware uses DNS to...

Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks

Guide to Securing Microsoft Office 365 for the Enterprise

The skyrocketing adoption of Microsoft Office 365 has made it a valuable target for cybercriminals. While Microsoft's security tools and capabilities are a great start, many enterprises moving to Office 365 are finding that they need greater protection across all their cloud applications. The Palo Alto Networks...

Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks

Deliver Agile, Comprehensive Security to Mobile Workers and Branches Globally

The world of work is mobile and distributed, particularly for large organizations and global brands. These organizations in finance, consulting, technology, government, and more tend to have many branch offices and traveling workers handling their clients' sensitive information. It's challenging to scale secure...

How Network Traffic Analysis Makes the CIS Controls Easier

When you have limited resources and a large attack surface to protect, smart prioritization is crucial. Frameworks like the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Top 20 Critical Security Controls are designed to help you make those difficult decisions, but a framework is only useful if you've got the resources to follow...

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA): Latest Emerging Security Category

When you have limited resources and a large attack surface to protect, smart prioritization is crucial. Frameworks like the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Top 20 Critical Security Controls are designed to help you make those difficult decisions, but a framework is only useful if you've got the resources to follow...

Embracing the Looming Challenge of 100% Encryption

Encryption is skyrocketing both inside corporate networks and on the public internet - and studies show that more and more attackers are using this trend to hide their activities from your SOC: 70% of malware binaries sampled in the 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report from Cisco took advantage of encrypted network...

Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks

The Next Evolution in Cloud Security

The current landscape of networking and security overlay products are creating administrative problems with cost and complexity, and falling short on the protections that organizations need. Learn about how Palo Alto Networks is changing the game with GlobalProtect Cloud Service and Aperture.

Harden Your Network Against Lateral Movement

Do you know how attackers can move once they're inside your network? The access footprint changes constantly as users log on and off, restart systems, change roles, and access resources. Until now, these conditions have only been visible when skilled analysts inspect individual systems. Attack Surface Manager reveals...

Managing the Risk of Post-Breach or Resident Attacks: A Ponemon Institute Study

How well-equipped is your organization to stop malicious attackers once they're inside your network. According to this study of over 600 IT security professionals, almost two-thirds of respondents lack efficient capabilities to detect and investigate stealth attackers before serious damage occurs. Download this...