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“The most damaging phrase in the language is 'We've always done it this way'.” 

Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper 

• • Have you always done endpoint security the same way? 
  • Are there gaps in your defenses today that you need to address? 
  • This article discusses these gaps and invites you to an online seminar that will show how these can be addressed with Endpoint Detection and Response solutions. 

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• Security for industrial infrastructures is likely to get more attention with the continuing growth of the Internet of Things
• The global industrial cyber security market is expected to grow 8% between 2020 and 2027, according to research by Fortune Business Insights
• Among the emerging market trends is the integration of industrial cyber security products with advanced cloud services, needed to monitor and analyze growing volumes of data

• Endpoint misconfiguration accounts for 27 percent of entry points exploited by attackers today
• As enterprises increasingly move workloads to the cloud, overburdened IT administrators frequently misconfigure accounts, applications and components
• Organizations typically lack formal, systematic hardening processes and policies to close security gaps
• IT reps require integrated endpoint configuration risk analysis at the heart of their security operations

• As enterprises get comfortable with remote work, their priorities are going to shift.
• Cybersecurity will be forefront in the year ahead between concerns about cyber espionage and ongoing nation-state attacks, and federal cybersecurity organizational efforts.
• Remote work has accelerated enterprises are turning zero trust architectures to improve their security.

• As enterprises, and their home workers, deploy IoT devices, the risks these devices pose to enterprise data and systems increases.
• First released in 2019, the IoT Security Controls Framework established 155 essential security controls that the CSA believed would mitigate many of IoT's risk.
• The new version of the CSA IoT Security Controls Framework provides clarity on guidance and security enhancements

Bitdefender this week was pleased to announce that CRN, a top channel publication, named three of its leaders to the 2021 Channel Chiefs list. This prestigious honor is given to persons who make tremendous contributions to a company’s channel program growth and success and by demonstrating exceptional leadership. We are proud to honor Raluca Avram, senior manager, worldwide partner program; Brian Vasiloff, vice president, North America sales; and Jason Eberhardt, vice president, global cloud and managed service providers.

A year ago, we would step into the office each morning, swipe our badge at reception, pass the security cameras, and sit down at our desks beside our colleagues. The safety-savvy IT department -- home to complex security technologies, bottomless coffee cups and handy tips -- was mere steps away.

• Organizations’ concerns about cyber security, privacy, cloud, and technology resilience are fueled by changing business priorities, remote work, and accelerated deployment of new technologies, according to report.

Fraudsters found a way during the recent holiday season to take advantage of users' "Out of office" messages to sneak messages into business inboxes.

“There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”

 C.S. Lewis

• Financial services firms are major targets of cyber attacks
• A recent report describes six “extreme but plausible” future cyber threats finance firms need to be aware of when thinking about which industries are prime targets for cyber security breaches, financial services certainly comes to mind.