Security News

4 communication fundamentals that should be in every disaster recovery plan
2018-11-13 21:01

See where the communication breakdowns are likely to occur--and revise the disaster recovery plan accordingly.

Why 23% of companies never test their disaster recovery plan, despite major risks
2018-10-24 13:33

Some 95% of companies have a disaster recovery plan, but 27% lost revenue due to an outage within the last year, according to Spiceworks.

Disaster Recovery: Real-World Lessons Learned
2018-09-11 21:03

Tonguc Yaman on the Need for Conducting Frequent 'Dry Runs'CISOs and CIOs must ensure their organizations plan for worst-case scenarios, conducting frequent "dry runs" of disaster recovery plans,...

Six Vulnerabilities Found in Dell EMC’s Disaster Recovery System, One Critical
2018-05-22 18:23

A pen-tester has found five vulnerabilities in Dell EMC RecoverPoint devices, including a critical RCE that could allow total system compromise.

TSB Bank Disaster
2018-04-27 11:00

This seems like an absolute disaster: The very short version is that a UK bank, TSB, which had been merged into and then many years later was spun out of Lloyds Bank, was bought by the Spanish...

Victimized Twice: Cyber Criminals Target Natural Disasters
2017-11-24 18:44

In the aftermath of recent fires in California, Spain and Portugal, hurricanes in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, and recent earthquakes in Mexico and on the Iran-Iraq border, there has been a...

Is Digital Transformation a Security 'Disaster'?
2017-10-24 18:33

Is digital transformation an impending "disaster" - leaving more attack surfaces open to exploit and putting enterprises at further risk? Or is there a chance to rewrite how the security...

Week in review: WannaCry disaster, SharePoint security, the importance of security culture (Help Net Security)
2017-05-15 02:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Massive ransomware campaign spreading around the world like wildfire Organizations around the world have been hit with...