Why Agriculture is Emerging as a Cyberattack Target The agriculture sector has been increasingly bearing the brunt of cyberattacks. BlackMatter, a relatively new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) hacker group, has targeted U.S. farming companies. In September 2021, BlackMatter attempted to extort $5.9 million from Iowa farming collective, The New Cooperative. A week later, the group targeted the… Continue reading Why Agriculture is Emerging as a Cyberattack Target
What is Cloud Security Posture Management? Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) has emerged as an extremely useful tool that companies can use to enhance their overall cybersecurity. But what is it? In a nutshell, CSPM automates the identification and remediation of security risks across cloud infrastructures, including: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software as a… Continue reading What is Cloud Security Posture Management?
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make When Securing Their Cloud Systems Companies are increasingly adopting hybrid or cloud solutions as a way to enhance collaboration, security, and scalability, while also enabling employees to work remotely. The benefits of moving data onto the cloud are clear, yet this doesn’t mean there aren’t some risks involved with… Continue reading The 5 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make When Securing Their Cloud Systems
Building a Strong IT Foundation for Your Startup Ensuring success for any startup is a challenge — so much so that 20% fail in the first year, 50% within five years, and 65% within 10 years. There are plenty of reasons why startups fail, but a common one is not taking the time to build… Continue reading Building a Strong IT Foundation for Your Startup
The Landscape of DDoS Protection in 2022 Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have been the gold standard for malicious actors for many years. Unfortunately, we have seen this form of cyberattack rise sharply recently. Ransom DDoS attacks increased by almost a third between 2020 and 2021, and jumped by 75% in Q4 2021 compared to the… Continue reading The Landscape of DDoS Protection in 2022
The Unique Challenges of Public Sector IT While the private sector can more freely try out new IT initiatives, government IT is accountable to its citizens. For this reason, public sector IT teams have little control over the budget and must ensure transparency in everything from purchasing decisions to data management. There are four main… Continue reading The Unique Challenges of Public Sector IT
Changing Your Security Mindset for Today’s Newest Threats Many enterprises are stuck in the past when it comes to cybersecurity knowledge and strategy, despite the many emerging—and evolving—threats they face today. What it really comes down to is mindset. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in large-scale remote work, which caused the scale and scope of security… Continue reading Changing Your Security Mindset for Today’s Newest Threats
