Word of the Week “Top Security predictions for 2021” Link HERE Threat actors will turn home offices into their new criminal hubs The Covid-19 pandemic will upend cybersecurity priorities as it proves to be fertile ground for malicious campaigns Teleworking setups will force organizations to confront hybrid environments and unsustainable security architectures The unprecedented need….
Word of the Week “Cloud Security Threats for 2021” Persistency Attacks Cloud architecture allows for full flexibility when it comes to creating new instances and running virtual machines that can match any hardware or software environment desired. But that flexibility, if not properly secured, lets bad actors launch attacks — and persist in doing so….
Word of the Week “Black Friday and Cyber Monday” 1. Watch out for fake websites 2. Only use secure sites 3. Use a credit card for shopping online 4. Beware of phishing emails 5. Avoid deals that are too good to be true 6. Use strong passwords / passphrases and 2 factor authentication 7. Watch….
Word of the Week “Building Effective security Objectives and Key Results” Define the mission with high-level security objectives: Make sure security objectives make sense outside the security team and make it clear how security supports the organisational mission Create balanced security objectives: Balance things like reducing actual risk vs perceived risk, improving security posture vs reducing development velocity, etc…..
Word of the Week “Cyber Security Macro Themes for the 2020’s” There will be 6 major themes that differentiate great security programs, products, features and processes. These are different from overall risk and control trends, rather, they are more about the way to develop and deploy controls – and represent a unified theme of….