Endpoint
McAfee’s Consumer Business to Be Acquired by Private Equity Groups
The McAfee consumer security business, which trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol MCFE, will be going private in a deal valued at more than $14 billion.
McAfee had sold its Enterprise business jus...
Secure Access for Remote Workers: RDP, VPN & VDI
A fundamental cornerstone of security is layers. We use passwords to authenticate our users, run antivirus to keep malware off our endpoints, monitor our networks, and implement firewalls so we can ha...
IBM Moves Into EDR Market With ReaQta Acquisition
IBM is moving into the endpoint detection and response (EDR) market with the acquisition of ReaQta.
IBM is positioning the announcement as part of its launch of an XDR product. Extended detection a...
CrowdStrike vs Symantec: Top EDR Solutions Compared
Buyers looking for an endpoint security solution often compare CrowdStrike and Symantec, and while both vendors made our top endpoint detection and response (EDR) product list, they're very different ...
How Machine Identities Can Imperil Enterprise Security
Managing machine identities has never been more critical to an enterprise's cybersecurity.
Machine identities now outnumber humans in enterprises, according to Nathanael Coffing, co-founder and CSO...
Windows 11 Security Features & Requirements
Windows 11 started rolling out on October 5 for personal devices, but most businesses are unlikely to get access to the upgrade until the middle of 2022.
Regardless of when you get Windows 11, you...
ESET PROTECT Advanced Review: Features & Benefits
ESET might not have the name recognition of some other long-time cybersecurity companies, but at around 30 years old, the Slovakia-based company has been around longer than many of its rivals.
And...
NSA, CISA Release Guidance for Choosing and Hardening VPNs
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released guidance and best practices for securing virtual private network (VPN) solutions.
VP...
Securing Home Employees with Enterprise-Class Solutions
The number of employees working remotely skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many companies appear likely to continue with a hybrid work model when things return to normal.
Remote work po...
How DMARC Can Protect Against Ransomware
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) began gaining traction a few years ago as a way to validate the authenticity of emails.
Now it may have an even more importan...
