DNS SecurityGDPRWhy Businesses Should Fall in Love with GDPRFebruary is the month of love and this year, businesses have the best opportunity to show customers that they care about them. On the back of multiple, large-scale data breaches in 2017 and in the lead-up to GDPR in May 2018, data protection is a growing public concern. Despite the portrayed doom and gloom in the news about GDPR, the new regulation will help organizations gain more respect from their customers by protecting their data from potential breaches, often accomplished...
DNS SecurityGDPRInternet of ThingsNetwork Security: A 2018 Priority for Public & Private Sectors2017 featured some of the largest cyber attacks on record, a trend which is not likely to stop or slow down in 2018. One of the easiest targets for cyber criminals is DNS (Domain Name Server) as it is open by design and not well protected. Hence, it has become a primary target, being used in over 90% of malware-based attacks according to Cisco’s 2016 Annual Security Report. Furthermore, DNS-based attacks are gradually increasing their scale and points of impact,...
DNS SecurityDon’t Want to be the Next Equifax? Check Your DNS SecurityAs Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, delivered the closing address at Sibos 2017, the world’s premier Financial Services event held in Toronto, it became clear that digital innovation in the Financial Services industry will be a key topic on boardroom agendas in 2018. The discussions at Sibos 2017 focused more than ever on the need for cyber security, following several headlines on data breaches in the past months. From Equifax to Deloitte, the trail of disaster has left companies in...
DNS SecurityGDPRReap the Benefits of GDPR with DNS ProtectionThe deadline to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is getting closer (25th May 2018). This new edict will offer great opportunities for companies to strengthen customer trust by bringing them more personalized solutions, resulting in greater satisfaction. Compliance can save companies from paying hefty fines, as well as bring long-term reputational gains and better understanding of their customers. Data confidentiality will become vital in a post-GDPR world. In order to ensure it, companies will have to pay...
DNSDNS SecurityDNS Security: The Telecom Sector’s Achilles’ HeelTelefonica, Deutsche Telekom, TalkTalk and Verizon have been wake up calls for telecom cyber security over the past year. The continuous growth of internet traffic, driven by the rise of edge computing, mobile app usage and on-demand videos to name a few, places great pressure on telecoms to operate, manage and secure their DNS networks. As the world makes the move to 5G networks, a sense of urgency is placed on telecoms to gear up their security if they are...
DNS SecurityGDPRPrivacy LawsMay 25th 2018 is imminent: Are you ready for GDPR?Officially on May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will protect data related to citizens of the European Union, anywhere in the world. It adds strict rules for breaches and possible penalties of up to four percent of turnover and requires notification to the supervisory authority within 72 hours of breach occurring. The regulation has been framed around the location of the data subject, rather than the data controller or data processor, meaning this EU regulation has global...
DNS SecurityInternet of ThingsIPAMNetwork Security– Are universities ready to deal with unexpected issues?Modern higher education needs technology. IT drives research projects, it powers administrative systems, and it’s on every student’s desk and pocket. The result is a complex, almost chaotic network environment that mixes controlled business services with an uncontrolled myriad of different devices of all ages and all capabilities. There’s no way for higher education organizations to mandate hardware and software; students will always bring their own computers and on average three to four mobile devices. Thousands of machines connect to...
DNS SecurityEurope’s False Sense of Cyber SecurityOnce upon a time, the scariest IT Security stories concerned the US almost exclusively. Such high-profile debacles as the Target outage, gained worldwide headlines because of large fines and senior executive departures. As the list of corporations affected by the Dyn outage shows however, there is no room for complacency elsewhere. DNS security issues are truly global in scope. Our third annual DNS Threat Survey was also global in scope and pointed out the differences in attitude around the world....
DNS SecurityGDPRPrivacy LawsEnsuring GDPR Compliance by Preventing DNS ExfiltrationThe implementation of the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now a bit more than a year away. It’s a wide-reaching set of rules which you must comply with if you’re holding data about European citizens. Compliance doesn’t need to be difficult though, as much of GDPR is focused on how you handle data loss and network breaches. To avoid catastrophic fines after breaches, the easiest way to become compliant is simple: you need to enhance your security....
DNSDNS SecurityGDPRIT Teams – Beware of Accidental Fame Thanks to GDPRFame is something most IT practitioners never experience, nor desire. However, this IT instinct to stay ‘below the radar’ is about to be challenged in a way many did not foresee, due to formidable EU data regulations. For those who do not exercise care, the outcome may make some IT infrastructure experts accidentally famous – in a bad way. While the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation may seem a world away from IT infrastructure and IP provisioning, it...
