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6 Key Components of a Successful Security Compliance Framework

1 week ago By Devin Partida

Everyone in business technology and IT must understand the world’s leading compliance frameworks and cybersecurity certifications to stay competitive and informed. The landscape is changing perpetually, from transitioning to cloud infrastructure to managing AI-gathered data. What are the foundational compliance systems for the most well-regarded tech experts, and how easy is it to obtain them?

1. ISO 27001 and 27002

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) house the world’s most regarded cybersecurity frameworks. They solidify a company’s authority and enhance security efficacy.

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Preventing Spam Calls to Businesses

1 month ago By Devin Partida

Telemarketers interrupt the workday and prevent genuine customers and business partners from getting through, affecting the bottom line. That’s why companies should block spam calls. Here’s how to do it.

How Can Companies Know if a Call Is Not Legitimate?

Businesses often can’t tell which calls are legitimate since people can spoof numbers and fake caller identification. The most common way to prevent this is by listing work phone numbers on the Do Not Call registry. Still, some organizations already engage in illegal calling practices and will continue to attempt contact.

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The Looming Threat of Orphaned Data: How Former Employees' Abandoned Files Could Destroy Your Business

6 months ago By Guest Author

Employees are leaving their jobs in record numbers – both voluntarily and involuntarily

The amount of employee turnover that occurs each year varies depending on the industry and country. However, layoffs have seemingly become a common occurrence in the business world, with the tech industry being hit particularly hard of late. Layoffs.fyi, a website that has been monitoring tech layoffs since March 2020, has compiled data indicating that at the time of publishing, approximately 139165 employees have been laid off by 503 tech companies since the beginning of this year.

Research indicates that encrypted connections have become the preferred method for malware delivery, putting organizations that don’t decrypt traffic at higher risk 

6 months ago By Real Wire

March 29, 2023 – WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity, today released findings from its most recent Internet Security Report, detailing the top malware trends and network and endpoint security threats analyzed by WatchGuard Threat Lab researchers in Q4 2022. While key findings from the data showed declines in network-detected malware, endpoint ransomware increased a startling 627%, and malware associated with phishing campaigns continued to be a persistent threat. 

Bugcrowd urges ethical hackers and CISOs to respond as deadline nears on UK Government’s Computer Misuse Act consultation

6 months ago By Real Wire

Bugcrowd urges ethical hackers and CISOs to respond as deadline nears on UK Government’s Computer Misuse Act consultation

 

The pioneering crowdsourced cybersecurity platform provider believes increased publicity for the consultation is necessary to engage the full spectrum of views

 

Westcon-Comstor earns AWS Security Competency Status – a first for IT distribution in APAC

6 months ago By Real Wire

Westcon-Comstor earns AWS Security Competency Status – a first for IT distribution in APAC

 

Westcon-Comstor expands its AWS capabilities and commitment to help partners & their customers elevate security in the cloud.

 

SYDNEY, Australia – 28th March 2023– Westcon-Comstor, a global technology provider and specialist distributor, is proud to announce that it has earned Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency status. This designation demonstrates Westcon-Comstor’s deep technical expertise and success in seamlessly delivering secure cloud solutions to its partners and their customers on AWS.

 

The Infinigate Group Earns 2023 SonicWall Partner Award

6 months ago By Real Wire

The Infinigate Group Earns 2023 SonicWall Partner Award

 

SonicWall recognises the Infinigate Group for outstanding achievement in channel strategy, cybersecurity partnership

 

Rotkreuz, Switzerland - March 23, 2023 — The Infinigate Group was recognised by SonicWall for its continued excellence in protecting customers in a challenging cyber threat landscape by earning a 2023 SonicWall Partner Award. The awards honour SonicWall partner organisations worldwide that have gone above and beyond delivering cybersecurity solutions to their customers.

 

Endace Recognized with Five Awards in the 19th Annual 2023 Globee Cybersecurity Awards

6 months ago By Real Wire

Endace Recognized with Five Awards in the 19th Annual 2023 Globee Cybersecurity Awards

 

AUSTIN, Texas and AUCKLAND, New Zealand – March 16, 2023 – Packet capture authority, Endace, announced today that The Globee® Awards has named the company and the EndaceProbe Analytics Platform ™ as a winner in the following categories in the 19th Annual 2023 Globee Cybersecurity Awards:

 

•         Gold Globee Winner, Cybersecurity Industry Solution – Federal: Endace and the EndaceProbe Analytics Platform

 

•         Gold Globee Winner, Most Innovative Security Company of the Year – Security Hardware: Endace 

Kagool’s latest research finds that senior IT leaders have major concerns over their SAP S/4 data migration journey

6 months ago By Real Wire

Kagool’s latest research finds that senior IT leaders have major concerns over their SAP S/4 data migration journey

 

Kagool’s latest research finds that senior IT leaders have concerns over their SAP S/4 data migration. The main concerns are data quality, data strategy, complexity of data landscape and data governance.

 

Data migrations are often fraught with issues, complications and delays, causing projects to run massively overbudget. According to Gartner, 83% of data migrations fail or exceed their allotted budgets and schedules.

 

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