CyberSecurity


Preventing Cybersecurity Threats with Physical Security Entrances

Cyber security and physical security convergence is a hot topic amongst today’s security professionals and rightfully so.



Cloud Security Made Simple: A Beginner

Cloud Security Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide for Business Owners

Most businesses are familiar with the benefits of the cloud, especially when it comes to economies of scale, remote teams, and cost efficiency. However, companies just approaching or have recently completed the migration process often need to pay more attention to one of its most essential aspects—security.

Inside Out Defense Takes Aim

Inside Out Defense Takes Aim

Although the focus of the new SEC cyber rulings are publicly traded companies, most organizations are not prepared to comply with the new reporting guidelines. In the final rule, organizations will be required to disclose processes for assessing, identifying and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats. 

Cybersixgill Raises the Bar on Generative AI

Cybersixgill, a global cyber threat intelligence data provider, has announced new enhancements to Cybersixgill IQ, its generative AI solution launched less than two months ago.

Just Why Are So Many Cyber Breaches Due to Human Error?

Often mentioned but seldom probed in the media is the biggest reason behind cybersecurity breaches—employee error. Two facts about this stand out. One is just how overwhelming employee errors are. The other is that the fault lies largely in the lap of companies themselves, not their workers.

A Dose of AI

A Dose of AI

What is Artificial Intelligence? We’ve all heard the term, but what does it mean? For some it evokes imagery of a cinematic world’s end; for others, it is the Easy Button come to reality.

Report: 67 Percent of Businesses Lack Confidence of Full Recovery After Cyber Attack

New research commissioned by Cohesity reveals the majority of businesses do not have the necessary cyber resilience strategies or data security capabilities required to address today’s escalating cyber threats and maintain business continuity. Furthermore, their cyber resilience efforts are not keeping pace with cyber threats, with data security and recovery technology deficiencies reducing cyber insurance eligibility and increasing the fallout of a successful attack.

Cyber Threat Readiness Report Reveals Misalignment Between Execs, Security Analysts

Swimlane recently announced the release of the “2023 Cyber Threat Readiness Report” based on research conducted by Dimensional Research. The report reveals a lack of executive understanding and an ever-widening talent gap that is placing an unsustainable burden on security teams to prevent business-ending breaches.

New Malware Discovered Targeting Small Office/Home Office Routers

New Malware Discovered Targeting Small Office/Home Office Routers

For the third time in the past year, Black Lotus Labs–the threat research arm of Lumen Technologies– has discovered a new malware that targets small office/home office (SOHO) routers.

Survey: Only 2% of Organizations Feel Confident with Current Cybersecurity Strategies

Survey: Only 2% of Organizations Feel Confident with Current Cybersecurity Strategies

OPSWAT, a provider of critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, recently released the findings of its 2023 State of Web Application Security report, based on an online survey of over 400 executive leaders, managers, and senior contributors. The survey provides a deep dive into the evolving state of web applications and cloud infrastructure and highlights a concerning disconnect.

Report: 85 Percent of Organizations are Adopting Multicloud Strategies

Report: 85 Percent of Organizations are Adopting Multicloud Strategies

Pluralsight recently released its second annual State of Cloud Report, which compiles survey results from more than 1,000 technologists and leaders in the United States, Europe, Australia, and India on the most current trends and challenges in cloud strategy and learning. The study findings reveal a large multicloud skills gap, underscoring how critical cloud skills development is for organizations to ensure the multicloud reward outweighs the risk.

Envisioning the Future After Deploying SASE

Envisioning the Future After Deploying SASE

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) converges networking functions and security tools into a unified cloud-based service delivered at each edge. It fundamentally transforms how organizations approach enterprise networking and cybersecurity. As with any transformative initiative, gaining leadership support can be the biggest challenge. CSOs and CISOs must look beyond the technical considerations to emphasize the strategic and financial value SASE provides.

City of Las Vegas Better Secures Access to Sensitive Data, Critical Infrastructure

City of Las Vegas Better Secures Access to Sensitive Data, Critical Infrastructure

Veza recently announced that City of Las Vegas has deployed Veza to secure access to sensitive data and critical infrastructure as it moves from a centralized, legacy infrastructure to a hybrid, multi-cloud environment.

Study: Three in Four People at Risk of Being Hacked Due to Poor Password Practices

Study: Three in Four People at Risk of Being Hacked Due to Poor Password Practices

Keeper Security has recently released the results of its latest study, The Keeper Password Management Report: Unifying Perception with Reality. Assessing the password habits of over 8,000 individuals across the US, UK, France and Germany , the report reveals that 3 in 4 (75%) people globally don't adhere to widely-accepted password best practices, with a majority (64%) either using weak passwords or repeat variations of passwords to protect their online accounts.

MCi Protects its Customers Worldwide with Enterprise-grade Cyber Security

Serving state, local governments and global Fortune 100 companies in the energy, mining, manufacturing, and chemicals industries, Management Controls Inc. (MCi) needed to transform its cyber security to the world-class level expected by its long list of prestigious customers.

Survey: More Than 40% of IT Leaders Doubt Their Digital Infrastructure Is Prepared to Accommodate AI Tech

More than four in 10 IT leaders surveyed globally (42%) believe their existing IT infrastructure is not fully prepared for the demands of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, despite its widespread adoption across industries

Why Hackers Have Their Sights Set on Healthcare

Why Hackers Have Their Sights Set on Healthcare

We see it time and time again, the headlines splashed along newspapers and email newsletters that a hospital or its network of offices have been hit in a cybersecurity attack. Now more than ever, we continue to expect that attackers will target nursing homes, doctors’ offices, and other medical facilities due to the immense pressure the industry is facing to modernize. While the advancements in technology are vital to ensuring better patient care, they also open doors for threat actors everywhere.

The Need for a Comprehensive Strategy Addressing Cybersecurity and Quantum Technology

The Need for a Comprehensive Strategy Addressing Cybersecurity and Quantum Technology

Over the past two years, the Biden Administration has taken a series of steps centered on quantum and cybersecurity.

The Physical Security World and Beyond

A cybersecurity breach is one of the greatest risks organizations face today, especially given how connected our world is, including intelligent locks and access control systems. The potential impact of cybercrime is astounding.

Enhancing Situational Awareness

In an era marked by technological advancements and increasing security concerns, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into video surveillance systems has revolutionized situational awareness and critical infrastructure protection.

Featured

  • The Next Generation

    Video security technology has reached an inflection point. With advancements in cloud infrastructure and internet bandwidth, hybrid cloud solutions can now deliver new capabilities and business opportunities for security professionals and their customers. Read Now

  • Help Your Customer Protect Themselves

    In the world of IT, insider threats are on a steep upward trajectory. The cost of these threats - including negligent and malicious employees that may steal authorized users’ credentials, rose from $8.3 million in 2018 to $16.2 million in 2023. Insider threats towards physical infrastructures often bleed into the realm of cybersecurity; for instance, consider an unauthorized user breaching a physical data center and plugging in a laptop to download and steal sensitive digital information. Read Now

  • Enhanced Situation Awareness

    Did someone break into the building? Maybe it is just an employee pulling an all-nighter. Or is it an actual perpetrator? Audio analytics, available in many AI-enabled cameras, can add context to what operators see on the screen, helping them validate assumptions. If a glass-break detection alert is received moments before seeing a person on camera, the added situational awareness makes the event more actionable. Read Now

  • Transformative Advances

    Over the past decade, machine learning has enabled transformative advances in physical security technology. We have seen some amazing progress in using machine learning algorithms to train computers to assess and improve computational processes. Although such tools are helpful for security and operations, machines are still far from being capable of thinking or acting like humans. They do, however, offer unique opportunities for teams to enhance security and productivity. Read Now

New Products

  • Unified VMS

    AxxonSoft introduces version 2.0 of the Axxon One VMS. The new release features integrations with various physical security systems, making Axxon One a unified VMS. Other enhancements include new AI video analytics and intelligent search functions, hardened cybersecurity, usability and performance improvements, and expanded cloud capabilities 3

  • Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden Door Controls has relaunched its CV-7600 card readers in response to growing market demand for a more secure alternative to standard proximity credentials that can be easily cloned. CV-7600 readers support MIFARE DESFire EV1 & EV2 encryption technology credentials, making them virtually clone-proof and highly secure. 3

  • Camden CM-221 Series Switches

    Camden CM-221 Series Switches

    Camden Door Controls is pleased to announce that, in response to soaring customer demand, it has expanded its range of ValueWave™ no-touch switches to include a narrow (slimline) version with manual override. This override button is designed to provide additional assurance that the request to exit switch will open a door, even if the no-touch sensor fails to operate. This new slimline switch also features a heavy gauge stainless steel faceplate, a red/green illuminated light ring, and is IP65 rated, making it ideal for indoor or outdoor use as part of an automatic door or access control system. ValueWave™ no-touch switches are designed for easy installation and trouble-free service in high traffic applications. In addition to this narrow version, the CM-221 & CM-222 Series switches are available in a range of other models with single and double gang heavy-gauge stainless steel faceplates and include illuminated light rings. 3