According to the State of Remote Work report from Buffer, 99 percent of workers would prefer to work remotely at least some of the time until they retire. That’s just about everybody. Another study from FlexJobs and Global Workplace Analytics found that remote work increased by 44 percent in five years and more than 90 percent in 10 years.

Organizations in virtually all industries are embracing technologies that allow them to analyze massive data sets in order to gain market insights, optimize operations and boost profits. However, such big data initiatives raise concerns about data privacy.

Remember about year or so ago when experts believed awareness of ransomware had increased, defenses were improving, and the number of successful ransomware attacks were likely to drop? Wishful thinking.

In a previous post, we discussed why ransomware attacks, after a brief decline, should be among your top five security priorities in 2020. The FBI shares our concerns, warning organizations that ransomware attacks were becoming more targeted, sophisticated and costly.

Data breaches hit an all-time high in 2019, with an estimated 8.5 billion records exposed in more than 5,000 reported breaches. It may not get any better in 2020 as organizations encounter increasingly sophisticated threats while dealing with chronically short-staffed IT security teams.

BEC scams cost companies millions in fraudulent wire transfers.

It’s late on a Wednesday afternoon and Joe in finance receives an email from the CEO: “Just signed a contract with a new supplier. Please wire $150,000 to this account ASAP. Thanks.” A bank routing and account number are provided.

Business and IT leaders now collaborate on difficult buying decisions. Third-party providers can help.

It wasn’t that long ago that IT departments were essentially technology fiefdoms, largely independent of the rest of the organization with a few key managers having almost total authority over operations.

In a recent post, we described many of the techniques that malware authors are using to disguise their attacks. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at how WatchGuard Technologies uses data analytics to identify and expose these stealthy exploits.

As described in the earlier post, cybercriminals today employ code obfuscation, polymorphism and other techniques to create malware that can constantly change its identifiable features.

In the hide-and-seek world of cybersecurity, malware authors are becoming increasingly adept at creating exploits that avoid detection. Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced techniques, they have learned to mutate and modify their malicious code in order to evade conventional antivirus solutions.

Sharing a positive or negative experience has never been easier, thanks to social media. Switching brands due to a negative experience has never been easier, thanks to a saturated marketplace and instant access to information about other options.

Customers have never felt as empowered as they do today.

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is rapidly becoming the preferred choice for new software deployments as organizations seek the flexibility and cost benefits of the cloud delivery model. One recent study finds that organizations now use an average of 16 SaaS business applications and plan to increase that number substantially over the next three years.