What is an Advanced Persistent Threat?
Advanced Persistent Threats explained. Advanced Persistent Threats (or “APTs”) are a dangerous form of cyber attack where a team of intruders use sophisticated hacking techniques to establish a long-term presence…
How Mistakes, Forgetfulness, and Carelessness can Undo the Best IT Security
Some things just can’t be anticipated and protected against. Human foibles are at the top of the list. Human beings aren’t perfect, and their mistakes, carelessness and just plain bad…
Understanding Your Employee Cybersecurity
A common error with most employee cybersecurity is that what they do is exempt from all other issues in regard to security. The fact is that cybersecurity has a lot…
Understanding Permission Aggregation and Insider Threats
Insider threats are a growing concern for any large corporation. In 2016, 40% of successful breaches were due to outsiders, but 37% were due to insider threats. These numbers show…
Phishing and Email Fraud are Top Security Risks for Corporations
Email is essential for business, but it’s also a top concern for security administrators that need to protect the internal network from data breaches and loss of digital assets. With…
Healthcare Organizations are Among the Biggest Targets for Attackers
Of all the organizations threatened by insider threats, healthcare companies top the list. In the past several years, healthcare organization data is among the top of the list in the…
Corporations Lose Data in Ways They Didn’t Imagine
Insider threats make up a large portion of cyber security risk. It’s a third of the risk when you manage sensitive data on your network. Most organizations think of cyber…
Malicious Browser Extensions Contribute to Insider Threats
Network administrators have a unique challenge providing users with an efficient working environment that also protects against network threats. Most administrators block random installations. But this can be a problem…
How to Identify the Basic Signs of Insider Threats to your Local Network
Insider threats are cyber security breaches that stem from a trusted employee or vendor allowing an outsider to gain access to the local network. It’s a frustrating and difficult cyber…