BLOGS By Bill Reed

Few executives doubt their organizations must pay more attention to cybersecurity. Cybercrime costs were estimated at $8.4 trillion globally in 2022 alone, and could exceed $20 trillion by 2026. No organization can afford to ignore this risk.

Shoe shops and security operation centers have something in common. One size fits all solutions are not a great idea in either area. Unfortunately for security professionals trying to secure Linux servers, purpose-built Linux solutions are...

Not long ago, the term “Linux protection” was closer to an oxymoron than a strategy. For security teams and vendors alike, Linux systems were seen as being either immune to cyber threats or not something threat actors targeted.

"Make do and mend." If you work in IT security, this slogan, from a pamphlet issued by the British government in 1943, probably resonates. In security, constant mending—i.e. patching, is a fact of life. So what is virtual patching and why would you...

For small and medium businesses (SMBs), digital transformation has been a double edged sword. Cloud technologies and IoT devices have boosted productivity during a punishing pandemic where every dollar counts. But these advances have come at a cost....

In modern cybersecurity, standards and acronyms are abundant: ISO 27001, CIST, COBIT, GDPR... In the US, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards are the go-to for organizations wanting to protect against phishing, ransomware,...