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Security tools inherently introduce some friction into workflows. However, too much friction can impede employee productivity to such a degree that the broader organization suffers. Historically, this has created a dilemma for CISOs, who struggle with finding the right balance between security and productivity.

With hybrid and remote work now the norm, organizations face an urgent challenge – how to provide employees with seamless, secure access to critical applications without the performance and security drawbacks of traditional VPNs. At WatchGuard, we recognize that businesses need a modern, scalable security solution that meets the demands of a distributed workforce.

It’s been a while since I’ve put some thoughts together for the CISO Blog, and with World Backup Day coming at the end of this month, the timing felt right. I’ve mentioned in the past that backups are crucial to keeping your data preserved and safe. But a backup is only as good as your ability to recover it—and that depends on security, testing, and a solid response plan.

SecurityScorecard is actively engaged to ensure our Security ratings align with the Principles for Fair & Accurate Security Ratings, published by the US Chamber of Commerce. As part of this effort we strive to educate the cybersecurity community on how our products align with these important principles. This article is a continuation of a series of articles that describe how SecurityScorecard meets specific security rating principles as recommended by the US Chamber of Commerce.

In the world of information security, we love to believe that our countermeasures, defence in depth strategies and preventative controls will shield us from disaster. We invest in technology, develop policies, train our people and implement procedures – all in the hope that we’ll never face a serious security breach. But as any seasoned security professional will tell you, incidents are inevitable.

Any company that processes payments knows the pain of an audit under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Although the original PCI DSS had gone through various updates, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) took feedback from the global payments industry to address evolving security needs.

I’ve been in the cybersecurity industry for over 36 years. Surprisingly, hackers and malware haven't changed all that much. The malware today is not all that different from the stuff I was disassembling for John McAfee back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A lot of the involved programming languages, technology and communication channels have changed, but not how malware operated and what it did. We had ransomware back in 1989. We had polymorphic, crypto-morphing malware back then.