Cyberattacks are never going away; in fact, things appear to be getting worse. The complexity of attacks has escalated, resulting in more sophisticated, targeted takedowns. Just look at the attacks in Baltimore, Atlanta, Florida, and Spain within the past few years. Organizations around the world have had their operations halted by ransomware, with some taking weeks to get back to normal.
Insider threats are increasingly becoming common knowledge among organizations preparing to foolproof their security perimeters. However, very few are equipped to face the threats that originate from their own internal teams, whether due to negligence or malice.
Managing devices and offering the security customers expect is what makes ManageEngine stand apart in the unified endpoint management (UEM) category. Our UEM offering, Desktop Central, delivers a wide range of features addressing all endpoint-based challenges. Desktop Central is under continuous development and offers support to evolving operating systems, hardware, applications, and technology.
Recent allegations of an ex-Tesla employee syncing the Autopilot source code to his personal iCloud account is yet another classic case of how poor data security is, even in some of the most technologically advanced organizations. The Tesla leak isn’t even the first time that a data breach of such immense magnitude pertaining to self-driving technologies has occurred; in July 2018, an Apple employee was caught using AirDrop to transfer 40GB of confidential data to a personal PC.
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BYOD stands for bring your own device, whereby your organization lets employees use personal devices for day-to-day work. Sounds simple, right? Unlike corporate devices where the enterprise has complete freedom to choose users’ device types and platforms, BYOD is a different case altogether. In BYOD environments, employees often use different devices manufactured by different OEMs running on multiple OS versions.
“With cybercrime heading into the tens of billions of records stolen, and trillions of dollars in damages, we are proud to recognize ManageEngine as an award-winning innovator that offers a new approach to defeat these criminals,” said Pierlugi Paganini, editor-in-chief, Cyber Defense Magazine.
It’s that time of the year again when you sport your favorite costume, carve pumpkins, gear up for trick-or-treating, and reread Gothic stories. It’s almost Halloween! There is no denying that October is all about ghosts and ghouls, tricks and treats, witches and wizards, pirates and pumpkins. However, October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), a time to remember that alongside our cogent fears lies another reality that’s much more ghastly—cyberattacks.
Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, sticking with October’s cybersecurity awareness theme, we’ll take an in-depth look at both the good and the bad of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in cybersecurity.
The continuous evolution and growth of the endpoint devices in enterprises makes network security management a primary concern for IT departments. As a sysadmin, you strive to ensure the safety and security of every device in your network. You are on a constant lookout for vulnerabilities and issues that might disturb the shield that protects your enterprise devices. With dynamically changing trends and technologies, it’s easy to miss details that might compromise your network’s armor.
