As the virtual world encompasses not only our social lives but even company data and reputation, cybersecurity has become a crucial component in the working world. An article on Wired listing cyber attacks in 2022 shows that data breaches and hacks have seized just about any industry, from major telecommunications companies to government institutions. In order to protect organizations…
Summary: The need for specialist cybersecurity training has become critical and urgent, as organisations scramble to address the new IT skills gap that has arisen from the rapid transition from old to new technologies. Cloud computing revolution One of the more defining trends in IT has been the rise of cloud computing. Investment in the cloud is displacing investment in…
When I get back home after a long day at work, it’s dark, and my mind often wanders into thoughts of how secure (physically) my home actually is. As I unlock the front gate, then the flyscreen door, then the actual front-door (3 locks), I grin as I consider how easy it is for someone to simply break a…
With its incredible elasticity and complexity, cloud computing is proving to be an organizational challenge, not only on the adoption level but also from a system monitoring perspective as well. Organizational IT today seems to be “cloud provider agnostic”. It is an enterprise commonplace to see SAAS components provided by one cloud provider and IAAS provided by another. Moreover, while…
SSL interception on Palo Alto Networks devices can be super powerful and is often considered a must if you’re not content with just seeing “SSL” come up as the application