On March 26, 2018, the Government of Canada quietly announced that, on November 1, 2018, important changes to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) will come into force. This has not met with the fanfare of the EU’s GDPR (General Data Privacy Regulation) but is of significant note for those business in […]
Are you wasting money on this common cybersecurity investment?
A wasted investment is the last thing any organization needs, yet the cost of a cybersecurity solution doesn’t necessarily equate to value. Consider Security Information and Event Management, or SIEM tools for example. Dark Reading points out that the tool itself is not the key factor in the effectiveness – it must be properly configured […]
Could you have the same vulnerability that led to the Equifax breach?
Regardless of the size of your organization, it’s very likely that you could. Vulnerabilities including the bug reportedly responsible for Equifax’s data breach are still common elements of open-source systems used by developers for creation of business applications and web portals. While this saves time and money on the development side, unless they perform regular […]
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Three Misconceptions of Breaking and Inspecting SSL Traffic [Video]
There are a lot of misconceptions about breaking and inspecting SSL traffic. So much so that some companies elect to go without the ability altogether.In this video, A10 Senior Federal Lead SE James Schweitzer separates fact from fiction when it comes breaking and inspecting encrypted traffic and highlights the benefits of a dedicated decryption solution […]
AlwaysOn Monitoring with Foglight for SQL Server
We often get asked about the breadth and depth of Foglight when it comes to its monitoring scope. Whether it support for a multitude of relational, open source and NoSQL database platforms or providing the depth needed to identify the root cause of performance issues, you are looking in the right place with Foglight. For […]
Which phishing messages have a near 100% click rate?
Zeljika at HelpnetSecurity had a great summary of Wombat’s latest State of the Phish report: “Training employees to spot phishing emails, messages and phone calls can’t be done just once or once a year if the organization wants to see click rates decrease.For one thing, employees come and go (and change roles) with regularity. Secondly, […]
State of Cybersecurity 2018
Did you know?The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take affect May 25, 2018. This will affect global organizations that hold or process personal data of any European Union resident. The definition of “personal data” is much more broad than in current US compliance regulations, and penalties for non-compliance are 20 million Euros or 4% […]
A10 CEO Lee Chen on CNBC: The Cybersecurity Cat and Mouse Game
The frequency, size and volume of cyberattacks will increase in 2018, said A10 Networks CEO Lee Chen during an appearance this week on CNBC.Expect more and larger hacking cases next year from CNBC.According to Chen, 2018 will see a rise in the amount of financially and politically motivated attacks and especially DDoS attacks. For example, […]