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ms-office-macros

Jun 18, '19 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

In the cybersecurity world, one thing is certain: As soon as security testing experts find a new way to penetrate defenses, you can guarantee that cybercriminals are making the same discovery.

A prime example of this phenomenon came to light at the...

cybersecurity-stats

May 21, '19 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

The news these days on cybersecurity is often grim. High-profile data breaches affect millions of consumers, data sabotage threatens vital infrastructure and systems, and massive phishing schemes wreak havoc on personal privacy. Cybersecurity...

employer-liability

May 2, '19 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

Whether they’re signing up for a gym membership or downloading a new app, it seems like people are perpetually being asked for their personal information. And while consumers may have varying levels of trust in the organizations making the requests,...

marriott-data-hack-lessons

Apr 11, '19 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

As 2018 drew to a close, another high-profile data hack hit the news: This time, the victim was hospitality giant Marriott. The breach was initially thought to have affected up to 500 million people, with their personal data — including millions of...

data-theft-and-sap

Mar 26, '19 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

Information security professionals and CIOs are feeling the squeeze. Not only is the number of data breaches increasing all the time, but the number of available cybersecurity professionals is decreasing.

As a result, IS teams face a constant...

fiori-security-for-managers

Mar 12, '19 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

Managers tasked with SAP cybersecurity used to have a (slightly) easier time with threat management. The primary reason? Every SAP end user was contained within the company’s four walls. All endpoints were known, and the SAP system was a closed loop.

security-notes-on-SAP

Feb 25, '19 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

Keeping your SAP system safe from cyberattack takes time, effort, and manpower. Busy cybersecurity teams are no strangers to effort, but time and manpower? Those are in short supply nowadays.

Shorthanded and short-on-time teams are faced with...

AI-and-FIORI

Jan 31, '19 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

Another year, another listing of the top 25 most popular passwords, with the top two spots being taken, yet again, by “123456” and “password.”

People are notoriously terrible at choosing secure passwords. That is why when biometric-based credentials...

2019-cybersecurity-predictions.webp

Jan 17, '19 by Joerg Schneider-Simon

During this time of year, it’s natural to look to the year ahead and predict what it will bring. Cybersecurity experts have been doing this for decades, analyzing trends and developments to estimate a forthcoming landscape and alerting organizations...