Category: Security

At some point, you’ve likely seen markings and icons on an electronic device, its user manual or the box it came in. If you’re unsure what these markings are, they are almost certainly some type of certification. Some time ago, we started testing goods for safety before they hit the…

The financial services industry (FSI) is a complex ecosystem in which each entity has dependencies on others around it. In this highly interconnected sector, an attack on one part of the ecosystem can result in collateral damage and detrimental implications for other organizations across the sector. With that risk profile…

Passwords are a problem, and relying on them for user authentication is problematic. This has been an accepted truth in the infosec community for some time, yet credential-based methods are still ubiquitous. The average person now has dozens of personal and business username/password combinations to keep track of and recycles…

Despite the $124 billion that Gartner estimated organizations would spend fending off cyberthreats this year, the frequency and severity of incidents continues to grow. A report by Nominet found that the majority of chief information security officers (CISOs) lack the necessary resources to defend their organizations. And an informal survey…