Category: Security

Many organizations have cloud security on their minds going into 2022. In April 2021, for instance, Gartner predicted that global end-user spending on cloud management and security services would reach $18 million the following year. That’s a growth of 30% over the previous two years. The forecasts discussed above raise…

A good defense takes some testing. Ethical hacking involves pitting two teams together for the sake of strengthening digital security defenses. The red team attempts to bypass digital security barriers. By doing so, they reveal both misconceptions and flaws in their employer’s attack detection. Then, the blue team tries to…

Every year, new tips come out about small business cybersecurity. But the advice for 2022 isn’t all that different from previous years. For instance, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) talks about phishing, viruses, ransomware, strong passwords and protecting confidential information this year. Their tips on staying safe are an…

If you’ve been following reports and whispering with industry colleagues, you know what’s going on: the cybersecurity skills gap is difficult to close, and the Great Resignation is here. The 2021 (ISC)2 workforce study gives us a mixed picture of what to expect: The Cybersecurity Workforce Estimate states there are…