White Papers in Training & Security Leadership

The Top 9 DDoS Threats You Must be Prepared For

Preparing for "common" distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks is no longer enough. Thanks to the growing array of online marketplaces, it is now possible for hackers to wreak havoc with virtually no knowledge of computer programming or networks. Attack tools and services are easy to access, making the pool of...

Using Identity and Access Governance to Mitigate Data Breach Risks

While nearly three-quarters of cybersecurity professionals would grade their organization's ability to identify and mitigate a cyberattack, as above average or superior, nearly half have been subject to a spear-phishing attack and a third have suffered a malware incident in the last year. Further, over half of...

5 Must-Have's for Third-Party Cyber Risk Management

Increased business reliance on vendors and third parties means attack surfaces are growing. With greater attack surfaces comes greater risk, and thus the need for an effective third-party cyber risk management program. Download this guide to learn how to get buy-in from key stakeholders, common roadblocks, and...

Buyers Guide: Third-Party Cyber Risk Management

You know you need a third-party cyber risk management (TPCRM) solution. Learn how to assess your current program maturity, key considerations for selecting technology, and how to make your case to the C-suite. Download this guide to better understand the options for TPCRM, whether you are looking to advance your...

Anatomy of a Data Breach: Attack Methods

Data breaches that stem from third parties, vendors, or contractors are on the rise. In fact, the increase in third-party data breaches is due to the industrialization of the cybercriminal ecosystem and innovations such as ransomware, which makes cybercrime much more profitable and easier to carry out. Plus, the tools...

Top 3 Ways to Identify a Vulnerable Vendor

Download this checklist which helps you identify possible red flags so you can take steps to protect your network from cyberattacks and other threats to your data.

5 Myths of AI & Machine Learning Debunked

Despite the numbing buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), it's more than abstract ideas and hypothetical applications. AI and ML are already powering tools that can give your business decision-making processes a massive upgrade. The technology is here, it's already proving itself in the...

5 Key Ways CISOs can Accelerate the Business

Now more than ever, chief information security officers (CISOs) are expected to weigh in on board-level decisions. In an increasingly competitive landscape, business acumen has become just as important as technical know-how, and executives rely on the CISO to map security programs to business objectives to promote...

Device Visibility and Control: Streamlining IT and OT Security

Forescout updated its multifaceted IT/OT visibility and control platform to enhance the product's long-standing reputation for handling network admission controls. In this review, SANS Analyst Don Murdoch digs into the product's capabilities and explores these key areas: Device discovery and classification IoT...

Enterprise of Things Security Report - State of IoT Security in 2020 Report

In this first edition of The Enterprise of Things Security Report, Forescout Research Labs analyzed data from over 8 million devices deployed across the Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Retail sectors to assess the current state of enterprise IoT cybersecurity. This information comes from...

2020 Vulnerabilities and Threat Trends Report

The 2020 Vulnerability and Threat Trends Report Mid-Year Update shows how criminals have taken advantage of the disruption caused by the pandemic. While organizations were vulnerable and distracted, hackers developed new ransomware samples and advanced existing tools to attack critical infrastructure - including...

Mobile App Shielding: How to Reduce Fraud, Save Money, and Protect Revenue

The number of banking Trojans targeting users of mobile devices doubled in 2018. Cybercriminals are now investing more time and money than ever in attacking the mobile channel. To combat this, banks and FIs need to empower their mobile app developers with effective, efficient tools to apply proactive, client-side...

Understanding Network TAPs - The First Step to Visibility

Today's network challenge is supporting a distributed workforce and digital processes with a shrinking budget. The imperative is to ensure security and continuity of operations at the highest possible level. There's a simple solution that provides visibility into networked traffic: network TAPs. Read the...

Real-Time Mainframe SIEM 101

It has been more than ten years since the security industry combined SIM and SEM into the industry standard today known as SIEM, and a wide gap still looms between this pragmatic approach to IT security across distributed systems and those of its mainframe counterparts. Your sensitive data must be protected and...

Indicators of Compromise and Why It Takes Six-Plus Months to ID a Breach

Hackers will always find novel ways to bypass your security protocols, and fighting cybercrime has become less about prevention and more about stemming the bleeding. Ideally, if you can spot these indicators of attack, you can transform your organization's approach to data protection from reactive to...