Essential tips and strategies for protecting against ransomware
In September, MGM Resorts faced system outages (affecting hotel room keycard systems and slot machines) and service disruptions at its Las Vegas properties. Caesars Entertainment also reported suffering a data breach that revealed its loyalty program members’ Social Security and driver’s license...
The dawn of real-time defense: security transformation in the 2000s
While the 1980s and 1990s saw the birth of modern cybercrime and new security solutions, the 2000s and 2010s were the scene of an increasing arms race between security experts and hackers. In addition, the development of Internet-connected smartphones, cloud-based...
Guarding the Gates: The rise of network protection in the 1990s
As the new century dawned, the security industry laid the groundwork for a more holistic approach to cybersecurity. We are continuing our series that explores the development of cybersecurity from the 1980s up until 2023. It is essential for the...
From Basics to Breakthroughs: Evolution of IT security in the 1980s
While cybersecurity is a multibillion-dollar industry today, during the early years of the commercial computing industry, most organizations did not fully understand the need for security or even the potential scope of the problem. As is still the case, criminals...
Bend, don’t break: How attackers and defenders learn from each other
For more than 30 years, cyber attackers and security teams have battled it out across the digital landscape, one side looking for gaps and flaws to target, the other side fixing and protecting them. The pace of the conflict is...
5 Levels of security operations center maturity
For MSPs that offer cybersecurity services, the security operations center (SOC) has emerged as a critical strategy for protecting client networks. While security software tools can help prevent some types of attacks, the SOC offers the threat detection, investigation and...
Barracuda XDR Insight: Threat severity rises during vacation months
1-in-5 cyberthreats detected between June and the end of September 2022 were higher risk, compared to just 1-in-80 in January. XDR data shows that between June and September, the top threats were successful Microsoft 365 logins from a suspicious country...
