In a time when cyber attacks are more and more sophisticated and occur more frequently than ever, it is important to remain well informed about security topics.
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have become a part of having a presence on the web. While the question used to be if you will be attacked, today it is only a matter of when. Because of this, it is more important than ever to have a defense strategy in place. But, for all […]
Fred Streefland, IT-Security Manager at Leaseweb and Dave Maasland, CEO Eset Netherlands. A version of this article originally appeared on Computable. Recently we’ve had the opportunity (a quite fun and interesting opportunity), to visit a number of Information Security and Cyber Security congresses. During these congresses we were flooded with relatively ‘new’ developments such as […]
In today’s hyper-connected world, it has never been more important to address and mitigate security threats to your business.
The only way to stay safe on the internet is by helping each other minimize security risks. So as a precaution, I want to make you aware of a situation that could possibly affect you. There are currently several databases available on the internet containing personal data such as e-mail addresses, user names and associated passwords. […]
In a study released this week by the Ponemon Institute, a U.S. privacy research group, almost 90 percent of surveyed healthcare organizations reported they had at least one data breach involving patient data in the last two years; 45 percent reported more than five breaches. Healthcare records are a prime target for hackers because they are such a […]
Managing secrets is hard to get right, and can be very expensive if you get it wrong. In our latest podcast, Alex Schoof, principal engineer at Fugue, previews some of the topics he’ll be addressing during his presentation at TechSummit Berlin. TechSummit Berlin takes place on 13 April 2016. Join others from the tech community […]
The first half of 2015 saw a 50% increase in DDoS attacks. They are not only becoming more frequent but they are getting more sophisticated too. On average, a DDoS attack will cost an SMB company €45,000 and an enterprise €400,000 – not to mention the damage done to the corporate image or share price. […]
Organizations are increasingly dependent on their digital infrastructure. At the same time, these organizations seem to be more vulnerable than ever as cyber criminals’ techniques become more and more sophisticated. So how can you handle this situation? In other words: how do you become a secure online organization? This was one of the topics discussed […]
“Should we keep IT security in-house or is it better to outsource?” This has long been a thorny issue for organizations. Recently, it was one of the most important topics during a Leaseweb Security Round Table with customers and I’d like to share some of the things I learned. The discussion immediately took off following […]
After my previous blog last month we were still looking out for any news about solutions for the Safe Harbor invalidation. Since the press release of the EU US Privacy Shield, announced by the European Commission on February 2, 2016, we have seen many press articles and numerous links. So here is our update and recap […]