ECHOSEC SYSTEMS

Investing in business risk intelligence (BRI) has its challenges. Companies are often confronted with budget or staffing constraints when it comes to supporting a robust program—and proponents of upgrading a business risk intelligence strategy can be faced with convincing stakeholders of its value. Read More

The term open-source intelligence (OSINT) has been used for decades, usually in the context of defence and intelligence communities. Online networks—from social media platforms to covert dark web forums—have become critical OSINT sources for locating security risks, investigating threats, and evaluating public sentiments. Read More

Organizations face a 29.6% chance of experiencing a data breach in the next 2 years.  These are the odds that no one can afford to overlook, especially as cyber criminals are expanding their efforts to leverage real-world incidents, like the COVID-19 pandemic, as external attack vectors. Read More

One needs only to visit the cleaning supplies aisle of their local retailer in recent weeks to see the impacts of a global crisis on supply chains. Read More

How effective is your active threat response strategy? Read More

Even the most security-savvy companies are still at risk for cyber attacks. Where does that leave organizations that lack cybersecurity resources and oversight? Read More

At the time of writing this article, the world is dealing head-on with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Governments are scrambling to keep up with the situation using real-world data and information. Cyber adversaries—some backed by nation-states—are also weaponizing the illness to target governments, citizens, and their data. Read More

If your organization discovers a data breach, it’s likely been weeks or months since the initial attack, according to a 2019 Verizon report. Read More

Cybersecurity teams are increasingly taxed with keeping up to the threat actors exploiting digital security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are growing exponentially. Read More

Early in December 2019, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the social platform is funding development of “an open and decentralized standard for social media.” Within the hour, Mastodon responded with a virtual eye-roll—it had been three years since it was specifically launched as a decentralized Twitter alternative. Read More