Josef Stalin is supposed to have once said, “I trust no one, not even myself”. While murderous dictators are normally not reliable sources of useful information, this quote properly summarizes the essence of the Zero Trust architecture, which the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines as:
“The term for an evolving set of cybersecurity paradigms that move defenses from...
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After attending the NACo Annual Conference this year and having the pleasure of speaking with hundreds of county elected officials and their IT teams, it was clear that the topic of cybersecurity was top of mind for everyone. The recent headlines about cyberattacks, especially ransomware on major organizations including Tyler Technologies, Solarwinds, the Colonial Pipeline, JBS, and Kaseya...
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The use of passwords – the traditional method for employees and customers to access networks, applications, data sources and other elements of the IT infrastructure – is the most common method of authentication. They have the advantage of being easy to implement, they are cost-effective, they can be entered from virtually any device with a keyboard, and they offer...
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Another day, another data breach. As we have experienced, organizations being a victim of data breaches are no longer a matter of "if" but "when". Day after day, more and more organizations are falling victim to cyberattacks, like the recent 2021 attacks on the Colonial Pipeline which affected gas stations all throughout the East Coast into Texas and the JBS Meat Factory cyberattack. These...
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Recent cyberattacks have targeted hospitals, crippling systems for weeks and disrupting patient care. Over the past several weeks, hospitals in Ireland, New Zealand, and San Diego have been hit by ransomware attacks that have disrupted systems for periods lasting as long as several weeks. Ransom demands for healthcare breaches currently average $4.6 million.
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In many ways, the upcoming summer signifies a huge step forward for everyone. We are halfway out of the dark side of a global pandemic, and each one of us has honed skills both new and old. Many individuals have taken this dark time and made it even darker by attacking those who are already struggling to find a sense of normalcy. Balancing the physical world and the digital one is no longer a...
Continue Reading →Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit a lot of offices, many organizations have migrated to a fully remote or a hybrid workforce. Regardless, a lot more employees and users find themselves in a more digital environment than before, so improving digital user experience has been a priority for some. Say, for example, you’re an average office worker or student trying to access your work. You wait for...
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While the topics of multi-factor authentication (MFA), Zero Trust, and other cybersecurity measures are discussed at great length across all industries, are they being implemented? With the recent explosion of ransomware attacks going after our critical infrastructure and disrupting our daily lives, you would think that cybercriminals are getting past all of these security measures using complex...
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