by Brian McCarthy | Jan 16, 2020 | 2020 elections, Artificial Intelligence, CASB, Cyber Resilience, Cybersecurity, Premium content, Ransomware, Security
Throughout 2019, we witnessed a number of record-breaking data breaches. Over 5,000 companies reported a data breach throughout the year, combining to compromise eight billion records. This unfortunate trend demonstrates two issues: cybercriminals are constantly...by Brian McCarthy | Jan 14, 2020 | Air Gapping, CASB, Cybersecurity, Email Security, Phishing, Premium content, Ransomware, Security
Attackers are creating phishing sites from Sway, an effective approach as links for the domain are typically trusted. You may not be familiar with Microsoft Sway or at least have never used it. But cybercriminals have been exploiting this web app to send phishing...by Brian McCarthy | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, CASB, Cyber Resilience, Cybersecurity
Nearly 90% of data breaches happen because of poor cybersecurity posture. Unfortunately, a strong cybersecurity posture is not necessarily a function of dollars invested or the number of tools deployed. Organizations struggle to understand and improve their security...by Brian McCarthy | Jul 24, 2019 | CASB, Endpoint Security, Premium content
The US government has attempted to legislate penalties for data breaches, both federally and by state, in hopes of creating incentives for companies and government agencies to better protect personally identifiable information (PII). See all 50 states and their data...by Brian McCarthy | May 16, 2019 | CASB, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Premium content, Report
Regardless of the industries in which they operate, most organizations handle some type of sensitive data, like PII (personally identifiable information). If this information is not protected correctly, the resulting breaches can harm innocent people and, in many...by Brian McCarthy | Apr 26, 2019 | CASB, Case Studies, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Premium content
Migration to the cloud presents many unique challenges in protecting your data. A new generation of technologies called Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) has emerged with the sole purpose of protecting corporate data while embracing cloud applications and...