Top Security Recommendations for 2021

Happy HaXmas! We hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season so far. This year has been wild and unpredictable, and has brought unique risks and threats to the forefront of business activities. So, to help everyone stay safer in 2021, the Strategic Advisory Services team here at Rapid7 is...

Modernize secure access for your on-premises resources with Zero Trust

Change came quickly in 2020. More likely than not, a big chunk of your workforce has been forced into remote access. And with remote work came an explosion of bring-your-own-device BYOD scenarios, requiring your organization to extend the bounds of your network to include the entire internet and...

Modernize secure access for your on-premises resources with Zero Trust

Change came quickly in 2020. More likely than not, a big chunk of your workforce has been forced into remote access. And with remote work came an explosion of bring-your-own-device BYOD scenarios, requiring your organization to extend the bounds of your network to include the entire internet and...

5G, Security, IoT, Asavie and Akamai

Malicious actors never seem to rest and have always worked remotely. That simple realization hit home during recent global events. Specifically, Akamai saw an increase in malware traffic of over 400% between March 9, 2020 and May 11, 2020 from corporate devices, most of which were being used...

マルウェア感染が判明した場合の対応ステップ

昨今、働き方の変化に伴い、BYOD Bring Your Own Device 端末のご利用やリモートワークの必要性が増加しています。それ...

Mobile security—the 60 percent problem

This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligence Security Association MISA guest blog series. To learn more about MISA, visit the MISA webpage. Off the top of your head, what percentage of endpoints in your organization are currently protected? Something in the 98 percent+ range? Most...

Cyber tips for safe online dating: How to avoid privacy gaffs, exploits, and scams

Research and reporting on this article were conducted by Labs writers Chris Boyd and David Ruiz. Dating apps have been mainstream for a long time now, with nearly every possible dating scene covered—casual, long-term, gay, poly, of the Jewish faith, interested only in farmers—whatever you're...

Phishing Campaign Targets 250 Android Apps with Anubis Malware

A new phishing campaign is attempting to deliver sophisticated malware that can completely hijack an Android mobile device to steal user credentials, install a keylogger and even hold a device’s data for ransom. The attacks are designed for mobile inboxes and leverage the Anubis malware, a...

Ransomware response—to pay or not to pay?

The increased connectivity of computers and the growth of Bring Your Own Device BYOD in most organizations is making the distribution of malicious software malware easier. Unlike other types of malicious programs that may usually go undetected for a longer period, a ransomware attack is usually...

What Worries CISOs Most In 2019

We recently held a valuable conversation and a great dinner with about a dozen senior IT security leaders in Atlanta, Georgia. I was fortunate to attend and discuss what plagues them most. Here are some of their concerns. Many face considerable change in their business environments – one third of...

Cloud Security Concerns Loom for 93% of Businesses Adopting Apps and BYOD

With the increasing popularity of bring-your-own-device BYOD policies and public cloud offerings, enterprises are moving from on-premises applications to cloud apps – but they still lack faith in cloud security. A recent July Bitglass study found that 67 percent of respondents believe cloud apps...

Compromising vital infrastructure: problems in education security continue

The educational system and many of its elements are targets for cybercriminals on a regular basis. While education is a fundamental human right recognized by the United Nations, the financial means of many schools and other entities in the global educational system are often limited. These limite...

Partner Perspectives: Maintaining Order in Chaotic Times

Erkang Zheng is the CISO of LifeOmic and the General Manager of JupiterOne. One of the key challenges facing growing cloud-native organizations is the ability to maintain your security and compliance posture despite your employees’ access to critical data from numerous locations and devices. This...

Death of the VPN: Enterprise Security Needs New Foundations

Introduced to the market nearly two decades ago, enterprise VPN technology has been uniquely enduring. Most large organizations still employ a VPN solution, and many seem to rely on it unquestioningly to provide secure remote access. It’s a rarefied position for a tool that hasn’t fundamentally...

I Am The One Who Knocks -- Device Posture and Detecting the Danger In Your Devices

With growing mobile and remote workforces, enterprises must allow many different device types to access their applications in the name of productivity and flexibility. Traditional, perimeter-based security methods are no longer viable due to complexity, maintenance overhead, and inherently insecu...

Tackling the shortage in skilled IT staff: whole team security

Is your IT department understaffed, overworked, and are you looking for reinforcements in vain? Maybe these hard-to-hire reinforcements can be hired from within, rather than having to outsource or hire expensive, short-term extra help. While this was usually only done if your own staff was fallin...

This Week in Security News: Ransomware and Cyber Threats

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about new routines for encryption of JobCrypter ransomware. Also, understand how Emotet has managed to evolve into one of the most...

Best Practices for Endpoint Detection and Response

There are many elements that can complicate enterprise security efforts. From the increasing sophistication of cybercriminal strategies and activities to the wide range of components connected to the network, data protection and infrastructure security has become an uphill battle. Another key...

Bring your own security (BYOS): good idea or not?

We've talked about the concept of Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, on the blog before. BYOD is a popular policy whereby employees can bring personally-owned devices, such as laptops, tablets, or smartphones, to work and use them to access data and applications. It helps to cut costs and can increa...

Partner Perspectives: Detect All Devices, Respond to All Threats

Michael Tanji is the Chief Operations Officer for Senrio. The ability to detect and respond to cyber threats in a timely manner is an essential capability of every security-minded enterprise. Endpoint detection and response EDR solutions, such as Carbon Black’s Cb Response, are a critical compone...