According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report (2020), a data breach now costs a company an average of $3.86 million. Although remote work doesn’t account for the majority of the risks, it does, in fact, increase them. We have written extensive articles on the importance of cybersecurity in the past so we won’t be going over the basics again. Instead, let’ ...
Undoubtedly, remote learning has always been an alternative to face-to-face education. Teachers from any field would use cloud-based tools to encourage student’s collaboration. They would also grant access to academic resources and even provide support via teleconferencing. But it was the COVID-19 lockdowns that made remote education a necessity. Now, many academic curricu ...
Cloud security company 'Cloudbric' has announced that it has been selected as a network security supplier for the '2020 Untact Service Voucher project' hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups to promote digital transformation and foster untact services for SMEs and venture businesses in the post-corona era. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups plans to support 160,000 compani ...
Cloud security company 'Cloudbric' has announced that it has been selected as a network security supplier for the '2020 Untact Service Voucher project' hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups to promote digital transformation and foster untact services for SMEs and venture businesses in the post-corona era. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups plans to support 160,000 companie ...
Networks around the world have had to rapidly scale in order to accommodate a remote workforce. This has put tremendous pressure on IT managers and administrators. Some common challenges faced by organizations currently operating during the COVID-19 pandemic include: Lack of bandwidth Lack of remote access solutions Inadequate firewalls or VPN solutions This challenge i ...
What is telehealth?Telehealth is the delivery and facilitation of health and health-related services through users’ computers and mobile devices. Now more than ever, telehealth is gaining traction as coronavirus continues to grapple organizations worldwide. Helping patients and healthcare staff to remotely access health information services, medical care, education, and digit ...
In the last of our three-part series discussing WAF dissatisfaction among WAF customers, we will focus on why managing a WAF is often considered to be difficult, resource-draining, and expensive. WAFs don’t come out-of-the-box ready, so some configuration will likely be needed. The burden of managing a WAF deployment falls upon your security team. This can be a complex and ...
Different layers of VPN vulnerabilitiesDespite the seemingly solid reputation, VPNs are not impenetrable - and never have been. Corporate or not, most services can fall prey to both technical vulnerabilities and social engineering attacks. Let's dive into the details of stolen VPN logs, file system vulnerabilities, as well as the increasingly popular (and highly effective) phishing ...
Customer dissatisfaction with WAFs stems from various factors including cost (as highlighted in our previous blog) but what about security and performance? It’s very possible organizations are not using their WAF to its fullest potential. A common and rather concerning trend among recent WAF studies are many organizations keep their WAF on detection (or bypass) mode only: ...
All commercial VPNs have been marketed as the best and most convenient pieces of technology for users looking to improve their privacy. VPN providers make bold affirmations, like, “we provide 100% Internet privacy protection, avoid tracking and monitoring, and even circumvent censorship and geo-restricted content.” But what many people don’t know is that VPNs were in ...
