Thought Leadership

The demand for external managed security assistance and expertise continued to grow last year. Ovum's latest research figures show that the percentage of IT security budgets spent on consulting (13.8%) and outsourced and managed security services (16.6%) exceeded 30%. Whereas the percentage spent directly on software, hardware, and staffing dropped below 70% for the first time. Most of this fall... Read More

Traveling has become highly common in the modern workplace; whether it’s for a conference or office expansion, many employees find themselves traveling to a number of different countries. We are also seeing an increase in bring-your-own-device (BYOD) work environments, so employees are using their personal devices to stay connected to the office when traveling. Businesses must be aware of any... Read More

On May 25, 2018, the  General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be formally reinforced, requiring enterprises to implement proactive technical and organisational measures in order to improve data protection and security. The GDPR strengthens existing data rights and broadens the protection obligations for data controllers and data processors. Every entity that holds or uses personal data in the European Union, or... Read More

Last week, Google announced that a stable update to their browser, Chrome, is now available. Chrome 56 is notable for the labeling of unsecured HTTP sites, having HTML5 enabled by default, and automatically blocking Adobe Flash player. However, it still presents uncertainty as to how it will affect website performance, search rating, browsing experience, and enterprise security.One critical update that... Read More

Download PDF Introduction Top According to the Cybersecurity Market Report, global spending on cybersecurity products and services is expected to exceed $1 trillion between 2017 and 2021, while costs associated with cybercrime will increase to $6 trillion by 2021, reinforcing the cybercrime epidemic impacting enterprises and governments worldwide. The growing attack surface, the cybersecurity workforce shortage, the increase of nation-state... Read More

In many organizations today, select users have elevated privileges attached to their day-to-day accounts. This means that the same account they use to access their email has domain-level administrative function privileges (e.g., the ability to modify security policies on a firewall). Privileged accounts can make an organization vulnerable to both internal and external threats since: A user could accidentally make... Read More