First things first: Asset inventory When looking at security one first has to be aware what he needs to protect. This seems to be one of the most underrated aspects of a solid security strategy. You can’t protect it if you don’t know that it is there. Seems simple enough in theory but far more difficult in…
First and foremost, know what you have in your IT environment. How else could you secure it? But in any environment big or small without a good asset management system we tend to lose things. Old servers that have never been turned off, some temporary switches that have been forgotten in a closet, a personal test VM or a container which keeps on spinning long after a developer has left the…
There is a small trend these days in cybersecurity circles. Small-group get-togethers where some thinkers and ideas get worked over by small groups of deep-thinking professionals. I have been enjoying very much Metastore’s and Bart van Dongen‘s community. We’ve spent time to dig into some topics that may not be so well explored – and…
A major insurance company, a major government agency, and a major oil company all switched from SDSF to (E)JES without looking back. Why? Because (E)JES has superior functionality and uses resources more efficiently. Companies not making the switch are not realizing the potential of some of their most significant expenses—people, hardware and software. In this…
In the world of cyber security, every year seems to exceed the previous year. More attacks, more advanced and above all; more damage for those involved. Organisations are increasingly dependent on technology, which means that the impact of an attack is greater than ever before. mnemonic continues to develop in order to meet today’s demands…
Every year, Varonis conducts thousands of risk assessments – locating sensitive and regulated data, showing what’s overexposed and vulnerable, and providing actionable data security recommendations. Their brand new 2019 Global Data Risk Report shows that on average, every employee can access a staggering 17 million files.The insights from our new report make it easy to…