The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Basic research is the foundational theorizing and testing scientists pursue in order to advance their understanding of a phenomenon in the natural world, and, increasingly, in the digital realm. Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed. Lots of big companies sponsor basic research; it’s how progress gets made.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2022

Today we’re in the throes of digital transformation. And yet at this moment, digital trust isn’t where it needs to be on the boardroom priority list or the IT security team’s strategy. This challenge has not escaped the global cybersecurity community. We discussed why elevating digital trust has become so vital.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ready for Take-off: Rising Above Airport Cybersecurity Challenges sparsh Thu, 11/16/2023 - 04:52 Aviation is a fast-paced world, with airports around the globe serving billions of passengers annually. These bustling hubs require robust security systems to ensure the safety of passengers, staff, and infrastructure.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

As we enter 2022, the shortage of cybersecurity pros hasn’t gotten better. There are currently about 435,000 cybersecurity job openings available in the United States, up from approximately 314,000 in 2019. The Cybersecurity Hiring Gap. Obstacles to Cybersecurity Hiring. Government Initiatives.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 14, 2022

With the plunge in tech stocks and the freeze in the IPO market, the funding environment for cybersecurity startups has come under pressure. Despite those headwinds, there are some interesting deals getting done in the cybersecurity market. Also read: Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity for 2022. The company is fairly young.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity sparsh Tue, 11/21/2023 - 05:01 As global consumers gear up for the much-anticipated shopping bonanza that is Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, retailers brace themselves for the frenzied onslaught of shoppers and the deluge of cyber threats lurking in the shadows.

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CGI

JULY 23, 2019

Setting the standards in cybersecurity, part I: governance. Cybersecurity is firmly on the critical path for digital enterprises, with board-level accountability. In this first of a three-part blog series, I explore the role of cybersecurity standards in the larger IT governance context.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The attack also brought cybersecurity to the local level. It’s easy to think of it as a problem the federal government must address or something that enterprises deal with, but cybersecurity has to be addressed closer to home, as well. Consequently, the security of these kinds of systems has become paramount.”.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 14, 2019

Digital transformation is driving IT modernization, IoT, and cloud migrations at a record pace in the federal government. The ability to narrow the gap between taking advantage of digital transformation without compromising security was a reoccurring theme at our 2019 annual Data Security Summit on May 1.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 1, 2019

Over the last two election cycles, we’ve seen an increased focus on election security, hacking and fraud. While many state and government officials are under no illusion that they are safe from a digital attack, concern should run deeper than election integrity. Security measures continue to be more reactive than proactive.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A cybersecurity strategy is not solely about managing risk across a business’ IT infrastructure. The stakes are especially high for organizations in highly regulated industries because they can be exploited through their digital supply chain, giving hackers access to consumers’ valuable and sensitive data.

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IT Governance

APRIL 27, 2023

Despite these rising costs, one area that remains unchanged is digital transformation. Organisations worldwide are investing in technologies at an unprecedented rate, with an IDC study published last year reporting that digital transformation spending is expected to hit $3.4 trillion (£2.73 trillion) by 2026.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2019

As one of our recent blogs discussed, we are entering a new era of business – one that will see wholesale digital transformation drive a digital-first approach by businesses globally. These organisations mustn’t fall into a trap of thinking that ticking the box on GDPR compliance means their data is private and secure.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Surfshark wants to help individual citizens take very direct control of their online privacy and security. Thus, Surfshark has just become the first VPN provider to launch an antivirus solution as part of its all-in-one security bundle Surfshark One. You can’t know how good or how invested they are in their IT security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A Data Security Nightmare Before Christmas. Bad people and governments wanted to get their hands on anyone and everyone’s data for their own nefarious purposes. Government and industry regulators also started to be concerned that organizations were collecting or using data that needed to be more rigorously regulated and protected.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

As digital transformation kicks into high gear, it’s certainly not getting any easier to operate IT systems securely, especially for small- and medium-sized businesses. Just as quickly, other lax security practices became the order of the day. Related: Business-logic attacks target commercial websites.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The growth of the digital economy has completely changed consumer habits. Consumers have come to expect a hyper-personalized experience that is fast, convenient and secure. It is no different in banking, where digital-only banks are growing rapidly. The full digitization of contracts, subscriptions and consumption of services.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2024

It fuels innovation, drives customer loyalty, and underpins successful digital transformation. The Thales 2024 Trust Index report indicates that 87% of consumers expect vendors to respect their digital rights, which leads to trusted relationships. NIS2 covers a broader range of critical societal and economic sectors.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 21, 2021

Underpinning this initiative is a focus on technology, digital transformation, and the development of digital infrastructure. However according to Cybersecurity Challenges of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Past, Present & Future , “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia averagely faces 160,000 cyberattacks daily.” Resilience.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 30, 2018

The recent DHS Cybersecurity Strategy was released at a crucial time when today’s cyberspace has become a new frontier for warfare for both nation states and criminal hackers. The next three pillars in the cybersecurity strategy focus on threat reduction, consequence mitigation and enabling cybersecurity outcomes.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. But this also opens up a sprawling array of fresh security gaps that threat actors are proactively probing and exploiting. SMBs today face a daunting balancing act.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 4, 2018

Thales eSecurity’s CTO Jon Geater and Peter Carlisle , Thales eSecurity’s VP of Sales, EMEA, were recently featured in major news outlets espousing their opinions about internet-connected devices and the new Cyber Security Export Strategy. Geater, on new UK IoT security guidelines. Carlisle, on the Cyber Security Export Strategy.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this episode of The Security Ledger Podcast (#255) host Paul Roberts interviews Niels Provos of Lacework about his mission to use EDM to teach people about cybersecurity. The post Episode 255: EDM, Meet CDM – Cyber Dance Music with Niels Provos appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

That experiment conducted by a reporter for The Atlantic crystalizes the seemingly intractable security challenge businesses face today. And in a double-whammy, the efficacy of legacy cybersecurity defenses — which were deployed, at great expense, mainly to protect on-premises data centers – by many measures is rapidly eroding.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 12, 2022

Identity Management Day 2022: Identity Security Is Our Responsibility. As the lines between our personal and professional lives continue to blur, protecting our digital identities as consumers, employees, or partners is essential to security. This is a great step towards adopting a Zero Trust approach to security.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2019

Identity governance and administration, or IGA , has suddenly become a front-burner matter at many enterprises. Related: Identity governance issues in the age of digital transformation. In this digitally transformed environment, maintaining perimeter defenses still has a place.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Along with autumn, comes National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). theme will help to encourage personal accountability and proactive behavior in digital privacy, security best practices, common cyber threats and cybersecurity careers. Specifically, AWS is responsible for the “security of the cloud”.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 4, 2024

The cloud represents a strategic tool to enable digital transformation for financial institutions As the banking and other regulated industry continues to shift toward a digital-first approach, financial entities are eager to use the benefits of digital disruption.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Cybersecurity is everyone’s business—as it should be, given the staggering surge in cyberattacks. Driven by accelerated hybrid cloud adoption and digital transformation efforts, the region is currently a beacon of innovation and a battleground for cyberthreats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. As a result, data has become a critical asset for companies and governments alike, as well as the primary target for nefarious actors and nation states. Data privacy is not a check-the-box compliance or security item. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 5, 2022

What will 2022 bring for cybersecurity? During the latest Thales Security Sessions podcast , hosted by Neira Jones, I had the pleasure to discuss what we can expect in 2022 with Andy Green, CISO at Gemserv, and how the many changes have impacted the security landscape. What are the key security challenges for 2022?

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Therefore cybersecurity innovations must take hold both deeper inside and at the leading edges of modern business networks. We met at Black Hat 2019 and Schuermann walked me through how Juniper’s security play pivots off the evolving infrastructure of a typical corporate network.

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CGI

JULY 5, 2018

Treating cybersecurity like workplace safety. Today, agencies need to bring the same level of motivation to ensure that their data and devices are secure. Cybersecurity is critical to digital transformation, but, more importantly, it must be part of a culture change throughout a government organization.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 4, 2021

Just as it has in other sectors, technology and digital transformation has remade the agriculture sector over the century. Spotlight Podcast: Synopsys’ Dan Lyon on the Challenge of Securing Connected Medical Devices. Episode 147: Forty Year Old GPS Satellites offer a Warning about securing the Internet of Things.

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CGI

APRIL 19, 2018

Treating cybersecurity like workplace safety. Today, agencies need to bring the same level of motivation to ensure that their data and devices are secure. Cybersecurity is critical to digital transformation, but, more importantly, it must be part of a culture change throughout a government organization.

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