Sarah, a seasoned CFO at a midsized wealth management firm, made a critical mistake that nearly sank her company. Overwhelmed by her busy schedule, she used “TechCFO2024” as the password for both her corporate email and the firm’s financial management system, reusing it across multiple platforms for convenience. She assumed

Seventy percent of chief information security officers feel their company is at risk of a major cyberattack in the next 12 months, according to the most recent “Voice of the CISO” report. It’s a dramatic increase from 48% just two years earlier. And the biggest Achilles’ heel? Your workforce. More CISOs than

Imagine you’re at a party where you know everyone, and suddenly, someone you don’t recognize walks in. That’s sort of what artificial intelligence (AI) does when scouring data. It keeps an eye on network behaviors and flags anything unusual. While cybercriminals are increasingly using the power of AI to penetrate

Imagine a thief breaking into your house, rearranging your furniture and walking out without taking any of your precious belongings. They then provide you with a detailed blueprint of every vulnerability in your home security system so you can protect yourself next time around. Now imagine thanking them and giving

It’s been called the Swiss Army knife of cybersecurity—and with good reason. Throughout the industry, secure access service edge (SASE) has become the preferred choice for secure remote access, overtaking the long-standing and go-to solution of virtual private networks (VPNs). At a time when remote work and cloud-based applications have

Guilty until proven innocent. That’s the way I like to think of one of the most effective elements of a cybersecurity strategy. The strategy is called whitelisting, which turns the traditional approach of blacklisting on its head. With blacklisting, known malicious entities are blocked, and everything else is allowed by default.

It’s a heart-stopping moment. You stare in disbelief. But it’s happened. The so-called “blue screen of death” has taken over your computer. In effect, you’re out of business until you can get it fixed—a slow, painstaking and painful process. And chances are, you are not alone. Consider the recent CrowdStrike

Imagine this scenario: Your boss sends you an email. He wants to take advantage of a new opportunity and needs you to wire $35,000 to a new account. Before you have time to react, he’s on the phone to you reiterating the urgency of the situation. “I need you to

Hardly a day goes by without a newspaper headline reporting yet another major cyberattack—and no industry is exempt. Healthcare. Hospitality. Financial services. Manufacturing. Retail. All have been hit hard to the tune of billions of dollars. In fact, the cost of cyber theft to the U.S. economy, from ransomware, phishing and