Archive for January, 2024

You probably already have insurance implemented to offset common business risks: product liability, general liability, and auto insurance come to mind.   As cyberattacks keep growing in severity and frequency, more businesses turning to cyber insurance policies to protect their bottom line during a security incident. What is cyber insurance?  A cyber insurance policy is essentially liability insurance for cyber-related events like a security incident or data breach. Cyber insurance acts […]

Driving annual revenue of over $1.6 billion per year, cybercrime-as-a-service is a flourishing segment of the shady cybercrime ecosystem. The easy availability of hacking tools and expertise as services democratizes cyberattacks. Now, budding cybercriminals no longer need expert technical knowledge or special software to inflict damage—the right amount of cryptocurrency is enough to launch a cyberattack. This article explains the cybercrime-as-a-service model, assesses its impact on the threat landscape, and gives […]

What is unified communications as a service? UCaaS is a cloud delivery model that brings unified communications (UC)—like chat, file sharing, telephony, and video conferencing tools—into a single interface or platform. With unified communications and collaboration, businesses gain more control over their workflows and processes, and employees stay better connected. Unified communications solutions also eliminate the need to switch between multiple communication tools, boosting workplace organization, efficiency, and productivity.  What […]

The nitty-gritty details of cybersecurity defense are technical, but the overall goal is quite simple: keep out malicious actors and protect your valuable IT assets. A critical way to achieve this and manage cyber risk is by considering all areas of exposure or vulnerability that threat actors are looking for, rather than focusing on only specific areas. Enter attack surface management. This article offers a primer on attack surface management […]