best practices

5 Things Your IT Department Needs to Be Doing

Once upon a time, an IT department’s primary job was to make sure the printer was working and ensure employees could log in to their computers. Most work was simple; that is no longer the case today. Read this article by our guest blogger Faith MacAnas to find out what your IT department needs to be doing to keep up.

How to identify a phishing email

A phishing email that supposedly comes from Telia, a mobile network operator, has recently been doing the rounds in Sweden. The recipients were asked to click on a link in the email to access their monthly mobile bill. There is a lot of money to be gained from phishing attempts, which is why the number of suspicious emails in circulation keeps growing and the attacks range from mass send outs to sophisticated CEO fraud. In this blog post, we explain how to identify phishing attempts in your inbox and stay safe.

The service desk as an attack vector

Support staff are low in hierarchy and salary, while typically having very high privilege in the systems that they’re maintaining, which renders them an excellent attack vector for hackers. Emma Lilliestam explains service desk security issues that occur when it comes to procedures, passwords, privilege, and insider threat.

Web Security Now and Then

Web security in 2016 is very different from what it was like in 2006, 1996 or even further back. As technology evolves and leaps forward, unfortunately, so do vulnerabilities. Prevention strategies that were sufficient ten years ago might not hold up well in the face of fast-paced progress. Our society is becoming increasingly networked, which broadens the scope of potential exploits. All this warrants a new perspective on security based on an understanding of how the field has changed and how to respond to new challenges. In this article, we explain how web security has evolved and share best practices that are key to staying safe online.

Security-focused Work Routine in 7 Steps

Security is not only a competitive edge, it’s a must. Companies will soon be compelled to implement a holistic security approach to keep up with the user demand of more secure services. But staying on top of web security in an ever-changing environment can be a great challenge for anyone. We believe that the most successful way to stay safe as a company is to integrate security into the development process. Follow our step-by-step-guide to more security-focused work routines with the help of Detectify!