Thinking Like An Attacker!
Every business integrates applications to their business partners and consumers. Imagine, what if an application owner says, “We trust our partners and consumers and know that they will not engage in any malicious activity which exploits the application” or “a security compromise cannot happen on the company’s watch”. If these statements sound familiar, then the […]
Digital Differentiation With Secure Apps
Applications are the lifeblood of businesses today, fueling a surge in global enterprise software spending estimated to top US $600 billion in 2021, according to Statista.com.1 But with the ever-increasing deployment and usage of apps worldwide come requirements for powerful app security. The need for more protection is heightened because organizations are increasingly deploying apps […]
Keep It Private
Privacy is focused on governing the use of personal data with appropriate policies to ensure that consumers’ personal information is being collected, shared, and used in a manner expected/consented to by the data subject, in accordance with the applicable laws and compliance requirements. However, there are a few challenges that can hinder achieving this objective. […]
Protecting Your Active Directory – Is It Still Relevant?
Over the past few years, the IT threat landscape has changed in ways that most of us thought would never happen. The global pandemic forced us to redefine our perimeters, not just the physical boundaries of our offices, but the perimeter of our security systems too. Naturally this shift in perimeter has driven a huge […]
SSE – The Enabler For Zero Trust
Architectural simplicity is always a benefit for an enterprise, but unfortunately many organizations have built complex networks and added layers of security appliances over time. However, ‘more’ doesn’t always equal ’better’ from an administrative and security-oriented point of view. Complex security does not automatically mean tighter security, and it certainly doesn’t deliver a better user […]
Security Tools, Assemble!
In the world of cybersecurity, we often talk about the increased complexity of attacks on enterprises and critical infrastructure. There are various ways we, as cybersecurity professionals, recommend tackling these complex and motivated threat actors. One such aspect is getting our technologies to talk to each other and elevate our level of security implementations. In […]
Ready. Steady. Cloud.
The pace of application modernization is at an all-time high as organizations continue to strive toward their digital transformation goals; some long standing, while others spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the subtleties may differ, the general industry consensus is that the pre-COVID approach to remote work and on-premises software deployment will never be […]
Security Service Delivered From Cloud Edge
As cloud adoption grows and organizations prepare themselves for “back to office” operating models, security teams face a challenge to secure users, applications, and data everywhere. In 2021, we saw SASE as a trending topic with “secure remote workforce”, “data protection”, and “secure cloud apps” as the top 3 use cases. Most customers with on-prem/hardware […]
Architecting The Zero Trust Enterprise
The Benefits of Adopting a Holistic Approach to Zero Trust Zero Trust is a strategic approach to cybersecurity that secures an organization by eliminating implicit trust and continuously validating every stage of a digital interaction. The Zero Trust model has become increasingly top of mind for executives who need to keep up with digital transformation […]
Zero Trust, Zero Worries!
For years cybersecurity practitioners have been talking about “Zero Trust”. Every vendor in the market is ready with its own strategy, services, and products to facilitate achieving Zero Trust. It has become one of the most utilized buzzwords in the industry these days. Nevertheless, what I notice in speaking with security teams across our region […]
