Going remote, employee productivity hampered by password lockouts, app access

Working through the global crisis highlighted gaps in IT, allowing companies to become more aware of the challenges they face amid disruption.

By Roberto Torres • June 25, 2020

Former Salesforce exec joins Zoom as CISO

As Jason Lee takes over security at Zoom, the company is ending its 90-day security and privacy plan, which it put in place following highly publicized flaws in March. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 25, 2020

Businesses to spend more on security as the number, size of cyberattacks grow

Security strategies are changing as COVID-19's disruption threatens an increase in insider threats and challenges identifying the location of malicious activity.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 24, 2020

3 healthcare CISOs tackled telehealth at hyper speed — they wish they were faster

Telehealth is a years-long pursuit for healthcare organizations. But like other digital transformation efforts, COVID-19 accelerated it. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 23, 2020

Gartner shrinks infosec spending forecast for 2020, cloud security gets COVID-19 boost

Certain areas of cybersecurity are "supported" by stay-at-home orders, including VPNs and firewalls, endpoint protection platforms, cloud security and secure web gateways. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 19, 2020

Following scrutiny, Zoom enables end-to-end encryption to all users

Available as technical preview, the feature uses 256-bit AES-GCM encryption, the same encryption used by default in meetings.

By Samantha Schwartz • Updated Oct. 27, 2020

Banking trojan resurfaces targeting JPMorgan, Capital One

There are "definitely more credentials" floating around the dark web currently because businesses are largely using remote desktop protocol for database access, said Justin Heard, security engineer at Nuspire.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 17, 2020

Sublimits: What execs get wrong about cyber coverage

Ambiguities and uncertainties can delay adoption or wreak havoc when coverage is needed.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 16, 2020

Manufacturers, service providers primary targets of Q1 ransomware incidents

In Q2, cybercriminals are ramping up phishing schemes and other tactics that seize on "the opportunities presented by the pandemic."

By Samantha Schwartz • June 11, 2020

Honda resumes most operations after cyberattack

The malware spread throughout the company's networks, though it said no data was compromised.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 9, 2020

Where privacy and security 'clash' for remote work

Shifting remote meant more personal data than ever before was available online, and cybercriminals were aware.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 9, 2020

Amid layoffs, companies track down and repossess remote employees' data access, devices

HR, accounting and IT systems all intersect when workers are laid off. Physical offices made retrieval less complicated — "hand me your badge, hand me your laptop."

By Samantha Schwartz • June 5, 2020

1 in 4 e-commerce stores lost company data. Some never got it back

A lackluster data strategy can mean companies miss out on data's potential to boost profits.

By Roberto Torres • June 4, 2020

What to know about the proposed CCPA rules

Lingering ambiguities could create loopholes.

By Samantha Schwartz • Updated July 1, 2020

Ransomware operators auction stolen data on dark web

The pressure of an economic downturn caused by COVID-19 is pressuring companies to avoid paying a ransom, a tactic the hackers are preying on.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 4, 2020

Hurricanes, global tensions shape Forrester's 9 security priorities for 2020

Security threats include bad actors exploiting flaws in home networks to climate-change induced wildfires that can put key data centers in harm's way.

By Jen A. Miller , Roberto Torres • June 3, 2020

California attorney general submits rules proposal as CCPA enforcement nears

The final proposals rejected certain leeways for circumventing CCPA compliance for more businesses.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 3, 2020

Commission amends cyber recommendations to reflect COVID-19 vulnerabilities

Four new recommendations are divided between two sections specific to the pandemic: cybersecurity challenges and lessons in cyber preparedness.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 2, 2020

Capital One ordered to disclose third-party analysis of 2019 breach

The bank argued the business agreement with cybersecurity firm Mandiant made it a protected legal document.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 1, 2020

Tips for managing enterprise security at home, from patches to reboots

Troubleshooting takes place at a distance. Adequately managing infrastructure requires simplicity. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 29, 2020

CCPA enforcement is coming. Where are the rules?

Entire industries might be facing privacy implications given the climate created by the coronavirus.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 28, 2020

Antivirus, firewalls top security solutions for remote work

Companies using a hybrid model of physical and virtual solutions chose favorites in a hurry this year.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 27, 2020

Ancient routers, IoT fridges: Security experts confront the threat landscape at home

"Our perimeter has moved to a teenager on TikTok," said Jeff Greene, director of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at NIST.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 21, 2020

Apple, Google grant 22 countries access to coronavirus contact-tracing software

Despite the companies' decentralized approach, privacy and security professionals recognize some amount of data will pool into a centralized unit. 

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn , Samantha Schwartz • May 21, 2020

CCPA enforcement straining manual privacy request processes

"Do not sell" requests are expected to eventually outpace consumers' demand for data deletion.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 20, 2020