Cyber Risk in the Insurance Industry
The Insurance Industry is in the business of assuming and predicting risk, including cyber risk. Despite this, less than half of insurance CEOs claim that their organization is fully prepared for a cyber event. The sheer amount of personal data they hold, the increasing use of third-party vendors, and the growing security skills gap have […]
CleanINTERNET for the Tech Industry
They may operate in countless sectors, but tech organizations have one thing in common: as leaders in innovation and holders of large amounts of customer information, including sensitive government data, security is crucial. But tech companies take an average of 187 days to identify a data breach, equating to a loss of between 10 and […]
What Is Zero Trust and How Does CleanINTERNET Apply It?
In May 2021, following an influx of high-profile data breaches and nation-state cyber threats, including the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline attacks, the US federal government released an executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. The order urged federal agencies and contractors to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses by implementing a Zero Trust model,and strongly recommended that […]
Protecting Critical National Infrastructure with Zero Trust
Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) is essential to the public’s health and safety – but its networks are under attack. 90% of critical infrastructure providers in the US, UK, Germany, Australia, Mexico, and Japan have fallen victim to a cyber attack in the past two years, with growing automation and digitalization only increasing attack surfaces. In […]
Cybersecurity Solutions for the Manufacturing Sector
As manufacturing evolves and more sites choose to adopt connected and smart technologies, (read more in our previous manufacturing blog), hackers and other bad actors are provided with many more access points to exploit. But despite risk being high, studies have found that a quarter of manufacturing organizations have not performed a cyber risk assessment […]
The Future of Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector
This year’s ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline network shut down 45% of the fuel supplied to the US East Coast for six days, demonstrating the disruption that malicious actors can inflict on entire nations. With digital transformation, the development of supply chains, and the shift to renewable sources all expanding attack surfaces, over half […]
Cybersecurity for Manufacturers in the Era of Industry 4.0
Manufacturing isn’t a new industry, but it’s an ever-evolving one. The transformation of the industry by IoT, IIoT, OT, SCADA devices, and other data-related technologies is so significant that it’s been called the fourth industrial revolution – or Industry 4.0. However, despite 91% of manufacturers investing in digital technology, 35% have said that they are […]
Beyond Firewall Security
How Centripetal Enhances Network Protection Many in the cyber security field feel that they are protected since they have firewalls in place. The reality is that firewall security has its limitations. It’s not uncommon for firewalls to fail, with mistakes often made in patching or configuration that can allow serious threats through. When Firewall Security […]
Protecting Hospitality From Cybersecurity Threats
No industry has undergone such a dramatic evolution in recent years as the hospitality industry. To keep up with customer demand for convenience and accommodate COVID-19 restrictions, many hospitality businesses have digitized dramatically, implementing reservation apps, digital payments, and online loyalty programs. This explosion of data has made the hospitality sector easy prey for hackers, […]
Mitigating Financial Services’ Data Breaches
Financial services such as banks, credit card companies, and insurance providers are trusted with an abundance of sensitive data, including customer’s Social Security numbers, banking details, and personal information. As a result, banking and financial institutes are 300 times more at risk of cyberattack than other companies. Data Breaches targeting financial services can quickly spread […]