Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 19, 2018

I was just reviewing last year’s trip report and thinking about how it was full of “IoT”, “Blockchain”, and of course “Digital Transformation”. Another example of back to the basics was how Gartner Research Directors Gorka Sadowski and Pete Shoard took us through the State of the Threat Landscape, 2018 (see chart below).

Risk 59

Risk Digital transformation IoT Firewall 59

The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

It also has become very clear that we won’t achieve the full potential of digital transformation without security somehow getting intricately woven into every layer of corporate IT systems. The firewall emerged as the cornerstone around which companies were encouraged to pursue a so-called defense-in-depth strategy.

Firewall 138

Firewall Mobile VPN Digital transformation 138

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

That’s Gartner’s estimate of global spending on cybersecurity in 2017 and 2018. As we get deeper into digital transformation and extend IoT-enabled commerce, there is a growing recognition in cybersecurity circles of the rising exposure enterprises face, with respect to network compromises aided and abetted by memory attacks.

Hacking 212

Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 212

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Here are my takeaways: Skills deficit Over the past 20 years, enterprises have shelled out small fortunes in order to stock their SOCs with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. Digital transformation has only exacerbated this security skills gap.

Big data 159

Big data Firewall Digital transformation Software 159

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

And at Black Hat USA 2018 , the company unveiled a new CyberFlood functionality that makes it possible for an enterprise to emulate a real-world attack in a live environment. For instance, they might want to test new signatures published by their firewall vendor, before pushing it out, to make sure there are no regression issues.

Penetration Testing 133

Penetration Testing Firewall Data breaches Malware 133

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2019

Digital transformation is all about high-velocity innovation. Yes, the rapid integration of digital technologies into all aspects of commerce has enabled wonderful new services. But velocity cuts two ways. Related: Obsolescence creeps into perimeter defenses.

Digital transformation 133

Digital transformation Adware Technology Internet 133

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2019

The EU slammed the UK airline with a $230 million fine , and then hammered the US hotel chain with a $125 million penalty – the first major fines under the EU’s toughened General Data Protection Regulation , which took effect May 25, 2018. Related: Will GDPR usher in new age of privacy? million, on average.

Big data 153

Big data Digital transformation Data breaches Architecture 153

Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Retail’s great “digital transformation” sped up, as did the number of data breaches impacting retail. Post-pandemic guidelines mandated that many traditional roles become remote access roles. Dollars earmarked for innovating sales, like for online shopping, now had to compete with securing the remote workforce. million to $4.24

Retail 105

Retail Cybersecurity Data breaches Passwords 105

The Security Ledger

APRIL 23, 2019

Zscaler, the web security firm, was ranked the Top technology IPO of 2018. The latest example, just days after Lyft’s IPO was Tufin, a 15 year old Israeli firm that began its life as a tool for managing firewalls, but has evolved into a powerful security policy management and IT orchestration and automation platform. .

Digital transformation 40

Digital transformation Firewall Data breaches Technology 40

The Falcon's View

JANUARY 3, 2019

I don't know about you, but I am happy to see 2018 ended. That said, there was definitely a watershed moment in the mid-1990s marking a clear transition from the old Deming-era industrial ways to this modern digital era. Yes, 2018 was rough, and it ended just as it had been going all along; on a major note of disappointment.

InfoSec 40

InfoSec Engineering Digital transformation CISO 40

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2021

Coined by Gartner in late 2018, SASE is gaining momentum as a generational disruptive force. Security got bolted on by installing firewalls at web gateways. In support of digital transformation, company networks today must connect to endless permutations of users and apps, both on-premises and in the Internet cloud.

Cybersecurity 182

Cybersecurity Architecture Marketing IoT 182

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Human-to-machine connections comprise one level of the digital hook-ups fueling digital transformation. But thanks to advances in automation, the lion’s share of fresh digital connections take place machine-to-machine. billion in 2018. billion by 2023, up from 18.4 That breaks down to 3.6

Software 200

Software Digital transformation Technology Big data 200