Human resources sits close to the center of most organizations’ trust networks. Very few teams touch as much sensitive material with as little friction. Social engineers view that position as leverage, which has led to a rise in attacks aimed at HR functions. Here’s how deceptive actors favor human fallibility […]

How Social Engineers Use the HR Department as an Attack ...

In Episode S7E23 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut sits down with Linda Calvin, the new Dean of the School of Technology at Western Governors University (WGU). Since stepping into the role in September, Linda has brought her deep experience in technology education, workforce development, and community […]

Reimagining Cybersecurity Education with WGU’s Linda Calvin

Organizations opt for multiple cloud platforms primarily for flexibility and resilience. They distribute workloads across different providers and avoid vendor lock-in. However, the more a company uses best-of-breed services for each need, the wider the attack surface becomes. How should IT teams balance these challenges while continuing to reap the […]

How to Improve Network Security for Multicloud Environments

IT professionals, cybersecurity analysts and industrial technicians all have a commonality — a desire to protect critical infrastructure. Utilities like HVAC systems are among the most critical for smooth operations, but they also open numerous backdoors for cyber threats. For some companies, HVAC technology cybersecurity is their biggest oversight in […]

Is Your HVAC System Your Facility’s Biggest Security Blind Spot?

Security teams have more than enough data telling them what’s wrong; they just don’t have enough telling them what’s the most wrong.  Which is where exposure assessment platforms (EAPs) come in.  Gartner formally recognized the importance of EAPs in its inaugural Magic Quadrant for EAPs, a landmark milestone for the […]

Why Exposure Management Platforms Are Reshaping Cybersecurity

By Yogita Parulekar Security leaders are moving as fast as their budgets and practical organizational considerations allow them to embrace security principles like “secure-by-design”, “zero trust,” and “defense in depth” to strengthen cybersecurity and resilience.  Yogesh Badwe, CSO at Druva, notes that proactive security, including the Secure-by-Design principle, is now […]

From Security Tax to Security Dividend: Making the Business Case ...

Cybercrimes are becoming increasingly common as operations across various industries transition online. Real estate is a primary target because buying and selling houses is an incredibly lucrative business. Cybercriminals are continually developing new methods to commit fraud and steal people’s information. What Is Real Estate Cyber Fraud? Real estate cyber […]

Real Estate Cyber Fraud: How It Works & What to ...

In Episode S7E22 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut sits down with Dan Benveniste, Founder and CEO of SkillWaze, to explore how innovation and AI are reshaping the way organizations identify, develop, and hire cybersecurity talent. Together, they discuss how SkillWaze’s unique approach bridges the gap between […]

Reimagining How We Develop and Hire Cyber Talent

AI in cybersecurity has been around for years, flagging anomalies, parsing logs, and powering threat detection models. Since the public release of GenAI, it has been used to pull more data in at scale and draw conclusions from massive amounts of telemetry. But at the end of the day, SOCs […]

5 Real-World Use Cases of AI SOC Agents in Modern ...

All industries can feel the benefits of digital transformation. Companies seek numerous competitive advantages by implementing as many technological tools and programs as possible. However, introducing many new devices increases the likelihood of a cybersecurity attack. Businesses need more effective defensive strategies to mitigate the devastating effects of cyberattacks. Video […]

How to Maintain Cybersecurity During Digital Transformation

Outdoor environments are among the most challenging spaces to secure, constantly shifting, exposed to risk, and often under-prioritized in security planning. As threats become more opportunistic and less predictable, organizations are rethinking how they safeguard sites that fall outside fixed, facility-based models. In our work across Northern California, we’ve seen […]

Why Mobile Surveillance Is Gaining Ground: A Regional Look at ...