Offshoring? No way! How to prevent your company from running into pitfalls

1. Offshoring today: main approaches when choosing this model (a brief introduction) What comes to your mind when speaking about offshoring? Have you ever made a decision about cooperation with an offshoring partner? What pitfalls does this process have? How can you get around them? All of this will be discussed in this column. When it comes to offshoring, there …

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Prevent ransomware by stopping lateral movement: the case for active defense

Cybercrime is often motivated by profit, and threat actors have realized that the most profitable way to conduct their business is to target enterprises with deep wallets, a cyber insurance policy, and/or valuable assets. However, these attacks are not as easy to pull off as it is to send out a generic phishing email and hope for the best – …

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Identity theft: How to prevent it happening to your business

It is vital to know how to protect your business and employees in a digital world that regularly provides new avenues of exploitation for criminals. Given that pandemic-hit 2020 saw cases of identity theft double in the USA alone—with nearly 1.4 million cases identified by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—the risk to businesses is clear. In this article, we’ll outline …

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Many companies struggle to prevent and detect attacks at the application level

Most enterprises are struggling to monitor, detect and prevent attacks against their applications, a new report from the Ponemon Institute claims. Polling 634 enterprise IT and security professionals for the report, the organization found that almost three quarters (71 percent) believe their application portfolios have grown more vulnerable over the last year. Despite being aware of the risks, organizations aren’t …

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How to prevent the security risks of a remote workforce

The outbreak of Covid-19 has completely shifted how companies operate. Organizations have had to quickly adapt and implement new work-from-home policies to keep their employees safe and productive. While remote working comes with flexibility and better work-life balance, it also poses several IT security challenges. With a significant number of employees in the UK working from home, it makes company …

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