It wasn’t too long ago that a security system would be nothing more than a few walls, some cameras, and an inattentive security guard. That’s no longer the case In today’s digital landscape. Now organizations must invest in securing their assets from a growing number of cyberthreats. To start, they must first draw up the boundaries of their IT security perimeter.

No one will be surprised to hear that ransomware is, once again, on the rise. The last two years have seen a stratospheric increase in both the frequency and sophistication of attacks. In a just-released report from Ivanti, Cyber Security Works and Cyware, 2021 closed out with alarming statistics including a 29% increase in CVEs associated with ransomware, and a 26% increase in ransomware families compared to the previous year.

Just how effective can an employee engagement campaign be? Consider this: A single Nexthink Engage campaign prompted 90% of employees to update their browser in one day. Despite not having access to the enterprise version of the Google Chrome browser, thousands of employees in this U.S. biopharmaceutical company downloaded the personal version of Google Chrome. 5200 employees to be exact.

SOAR — or security orchestration, automation and response — is a collection of processes, software and tools that allows teams to streamline security operations. SOAR platforms are a hot topic in the realm of cybersecurity these days, and with good reason.

Included with Avantra Enterprise edition, Avantra Add ins are pre-packaged best practice scenarios that accelerate your business time to value using our expertise. One such Add in is SUSE hardening and is based on the hardening guide from the makers of SUSE Enterprise Linux. This Add in is a collection of eight custom checks that are designed to be extensible by you to match your organizational requirements.

Ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency and severity every year. The impact to companies is devastating. These attacks typically lead to lost business for companies as they often cause increased customer turnover, system downtime, diminished reputation and other adverse side effects.

Long gone are the days where a cyber security breach inferred you just had to change your log in password, or maybe run a virus scan. Modern cyber breaches are a constantly growing and changing combination of threats and security concerns that can put organizations in a lurch, and if not solved quickly can cause significant damage not only to reputation, but to customer trust.

On two occasions in December 2021, VMware Tanzu Application Service released remediations within 48 hours of critical CVEs being announced. These remediations were both in response to the Log4j saga, enabling VMware customers to defend against attack vectors quickly after the Day 0 event. This quick response is a reflection of the dedication of the VMware engineering teams working on Tanzu Application Service today.