As any thorough security assessment can tell you, every infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberthreats. In the face of growing phishing and ransomware attacks, IT leaders must look to advanced anti-malware protection and cloud security measures to guard sensitive corporate data. Next-generation firewalls — many of which feature built-in intrusion prevention system (IPS) technology — allow organizations to analyze network traffic and detect and block vulnerability exploits. Identity and access management (IAM) products and single sign-on (SSO) technology can then go beyond traditional password security to centralize authentication and authorization. Hear from CDW cybersecurity experts as they discuss these protections and others, and explore the benefits of a holistic security approach.
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The technologies used to create deepfake media — artificial audio, images and video generated by deep learning neural networks — have advanced significantly in the last two years. Many security experts have warned of the potential impact this false media could have on upcoming elections. Some researchers have begun to analyze the threats posed to…
In my role as the technical lead for CDW’s incident response practice, I spend much of my time working with organizations in the midst of battling a security incident. I’ve observed that the technology environments at some organizations put us in a much better position to respond quickly and effectively; in particular, the presence of…
It’s no secret that email is one of the most common ways that attackers gain a foothold on an organization’s network. Targeted spear-phishing campaigns use carefully designed messages that combine a sophisticated look and feel with appealing content to trick users into clicking on malicious messages. Awareness campaigns have their place, but the practical reality…
For decades, disaster recovery has mostly followed a model: An organization copies data from its primary data center and stores it somewhere else (often on tape) for safekeeping, in case something goes wrong. Many organizations continue to think of DR in those terms, but the practice has moved forward. In fact, even the objectives behind…
Pop quiz, cybersecurity hotshot: Does your organization have a plan in place to prevent “cryptojacking?” What techniques are you deploying to defend against attackers “living off the land” (LotL) on you network? Have you deployed a “zero trust” strategy in your environment to address insider threats? These were some of the questions being posed to…
I recently spent time speaking with IT leaders at CDW’s Protect SummIT in Philadelphia and heard a common theme: Organizations across the U.S. are incredibly concerned about the threat posed by social engineering attacks. All too often, leaders I speak with tell me that their organizations had recently fallen victim to phishing attacks that requested…
