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Original blog posted by DataEndure Chief Marketing Officer, Kirstin Burke on linkedin.com Headlines this week offer stark examples of how the sudden shift to remote work in 2020 has opened up fissures in the cybersecurity landscape. A major hospital system with over 400 locations and a large school district with 320,000 students in Las Vegas are both reported to be suffering the serious consequences of ransomware. One having affected critical patient services, the other having published… Read More

Original blog posted by DataEndure CTO/CISO, Shahin Pirooz on linkedin.com. DataEndure has traditionally highlighted a security “trifecta” of DNS security, endpoint security, and our SOC-as-a-Service as a way for organizations to fortify their security posture, there has been a fourth category that has jettisoned itself onto the stage, earning a fourth designation. COVID-19 and the rapid movement of employees to remote locations has introduced an expanded threat surface and new… Read More

Most ransomware impacts customers via a shotgun approach to penetration. In other words, it casts out a wide net, and whomever it happens to catch in that net it attempts to infiltrate and then compromise their vulnerabilities to implement its particular flavor of ransomware. The intent? Encrypting the customer’s environment and holding the encryption keys hostage until the “ransom” is paid by the company to release those keys. This model says that… Read More

At DataEndure, we are and always have been about people. So, helping people navigate through the challenges posed by COVID-19, where we can, is important to us. We are very aware that cyber-adversaries are finding this to be a most opportune time to grow their bounty. It is for this reason we created this blog. With many regions rushing to protect their employees and conform with “shelter in place” orders,… Read More

The concept of “The Enemy at the Gates” has been used to describe the security threats facing organizations around the world. The problem with this analogy is that the threats are no longer limited to just the “gates”. Today’s borders are fluid because our endpoints live everywhere. In the traditional model, we focused on (and were limited to) protecting what’s inside our offices. With people working from anywhere and data… Read More

This post comes from our December TECH Talk Live Stream on the subject.  As organizations start to focus on key investments and strategies for 2020, security remains one of the top leadership priorities. The cybersecurity workforce shortage has left organizations shorthanded and scrambling for talent while the magnitude and impact of cyberattacks are intensifying. Security leaders must recognize how to assess and prioritize when it comes to limited human and… Read More