Are you prepared as IoT threats mount?

Are you prepared as IoT threats mount?

As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to gain traction, organisations will have to reassess their security practices to accommodate the increase in security alerts. According to Patrick Rhude, head of product management in Nokia’s Security Product Unit, security...
Security as a service as threats evolve

Security as a service as threats evolve

The constant evolution of the global security threat landscape is playing a part in the rise of cyber ‘security as a service’ offerings. In addition, the evergreen discussion around cost modelling, namely the ‘Capex vs Opex?’ issue, is also a factor in the promotion...
Are you prepared as IoT threats mount?

Destruction of services attacks coming soon

From IT-Online Threats are rapidly evolving, while the magnitude of attacks is increasing – to the extent that Cisco’s 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) forecasts potential “destruction of service” (DeOS) attacks.  These could eliminate organisations’ backups...
WannaCry might be the tip of the iceberg

WannaCry might be the tip of the iceberg

By Rick Holland, Vice President, Strategy, Digital Shadows The attack on 200,000 plus computers across more than 120 countries around the world by the WannaCry ransomware certainly got the attention of governments, media, consumers and law enforcement. But the actual...
Security: Exploiting data breaches

Security: Exploiting data breaches

By Michael Marriott, Digital Shadows security expert High profile data breaches are regularly in the news and, seemingly, businesses and are losing the battle to protect their intellectual property (IP), corporate, and customer data from the threats posed by...