Since 1996, United Nations members have commemorated Nov. 16 as International Day of Tolerance. As a word, tolerance can mean different things to different people and cultures. The UN defines tolerance as: “respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.” I define it slightly differently. To … [Read more...] about UN’s International Day of Tolerance is a good reminder that workforce diversity should be 365-day goal
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Secure Your Hybrid Workforce Using These SOC Best Practices
Hybrid Workforce is here to stay Just a few years ago when the topic of supporting offsite workers arose, some of the key conversation topics were related to purchase, logistics, deployment, maintenance and similar issues. The discussions back then were more like “special cases” vs. today’s environment where supporting workers offsite (now known as the hybrid workforce) has … [Read more...] about Secure Your Hybrid Workforce Using These SOC Best Practices
Cisco Secure 5 Best Practices Security Analysts Can Use to Secure Their Hybrid Workforce.
The hybrid work environment has been around for years, albeit not common but it existed. I can recall my first job where I was able to split my time working in an office and working from my makeshift home office. This was many moons ago as I will call it… pre-COVID-19. Job seekers are certainly looking to have the flexibility of working from anywhere at any time – preferably … [Read more...] about Cisco Secure 5 Best Practices Security Analysts Can Use to Secure Their Hybrid Workforce.
Implementing Zero Trust for the Workforce: Cisco’s Story
“It’s not often that you can say you are improving security while also improving the user experience, but that’s what we have achieved with this rollout.” – Josephina Fernandez, Director of Security Architecture & Research at Cisco The network edge has left the building. Long before 2020 happened, we were working from coffee shops, airports and client sites. We have been … [Read more...] about Implementing Zero Trust for the Workforce: Cisco’s Story
Security at the Heart of the ‘New Normal’ Workforce
The overnight transition to remote working arrangements caught many businesses off guard and propelled organizations into a new way of working that needs to be both seamless and secure. Although many organizations had already made their transitions to cloud-first and remote-first strategies even before COVID-19, this is a process that requires significant time and investment. … [Read more...] about Security at the Heart of the ‘New Normal’ Workforce
Actionable Indicators to Protect a Remote Workforce
Introduction As the world continues to adjust to the new reality of employees working from anywhere and at any time, security teams are working overtime to protect users from cybercriminals that use novel themes and lures to mount attacks. Organizations are faced with a dilemma: Security teams are expected to be aware of the latest global techniques and campaigns, but with … [Read more...] about Actionable Indicators to Protect a Remote Workforce
Threat Intelligence to Protect a Remote Workforce
Introduction Adversaries are preying on the fear and disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Their use of COVID-19-related phishing lures with promises of aid or information is now commonplace. In addition, the rapid pivot of organizations to work-from-home has created opportunities for adversaries to probe for security gaps in the newly deployed infrastructure. How can … [Read more...] about Threat Intelligence to Protect a Remote Workforce
New Partnership Secures Remote Workforce With Integrated Solution
CrowdStrike, Netskope, Okta and Proofpoint are joining together to help better safeguard organizations by delivering an integrated, Zero Trust security strategy that is designed to protect today’s dynamic and remote working environments at scale. The sudden shift to a remote workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic has driven many organizations to accelerate their multi-year … [Read more...] about New Partnership Secures Remote Workforce With Integrated Solution
THREAT HUNTING WITH A REMOTE WORKFORCE
Introduction In the world of cybersecurity, adversaries and defenders are constantly trying to outmaneuver each other and gain strategic advantage. For example, attackers are keenly aware that the shift to work-from-home has placed tremendous pressure on security teams and realize that now is the time to exploit potential infrastructure and security gaps caused by this … [Read more...] about THREAT HUNTING WITH A REMOTE WORKFORCE
Establishing Device Trust to Secure the Workforce
Challenges of Protecting Endpoints With an estimated 70% of breaches starting on endpoints – laptops, workstations, servers, and mobile devices – organizations need visibility into the devices connecting to applications both on the network and in the cloud. Organizations need the ability to establish trust in the devices connecting to resources containing sensitive … [Read more...] about Establishing Device Trust to Secure the Workforce