Shadow IT refers to IT applications and infrastructure that are managed and utilized without the knowledge of the enterprise’s IT department. Shadow IT risks exists in most organizations but most IT leaders and CISOs underestimate about its reach. In this blog, we will uncover the important facts that every business leader should understand about ShadowRead more about 6 Must-Know Facts About Shadow IT[…]

Credential stuffing is a method that hackers use to infiltrate a company’s system by automated injection of breached username & password pairs. Attackers use credentials to bypass anti-spam and firewall devices and access users accounts. Once they were inside the company network, they can send phishing emails or compromise company systems/data. Note that attackers justRead more about Credential Stuffing: 8.7 Identity-Record Data Are On Surface, Deep & Dark Web[…]

Third-Party risks are more as the Third-Party breaches continue to dominate and these breaches are expensive to organizations. Third-parties are those companies that you directly work with such as data management companies, law firms, e-mail providers, web hosting companies, subsidiaries, vendors, sub-contractors. Third-Parties are  basically any organization, whose employees or systems have access to yourRead more about Third-Parties: Risks & Threats Associated With Them[…]

Shadow IT have many potential risks that can have an impact on organizations. These Five recommendations are that an organization can consider to prevent Shadow IT. Awareness: Communication is a key to prevent shadow IT and there needs to be communication on the policies and solutions that a company offers, as well as business units should beRead more about Recommendation to Prevent Shadow IT[…]

Gartner predicted 30% breaches due to Shadow IT by 2020. This is just one part of how critical this risk area is for the enterprise space. We have put together some of the top resources from Gartner on Shadow IT along with the links to the detailed reports and articles. This will help you get aRead more about Gartner’s Top 3 Articles On Shadow IT[…]

This article delves into the risk Shadow IT poses. In a recent report Gartner predicted 30% of breaches due to Shadow IT, this further brings the focus to this topic. Let’s take a look at the report and a few mitigation strategies 1.What Gartner Predicted About Shadow IT Gartner’s Top Security Predictions in 2016 predictedRead more about Gartner Predicts 30% Of Breaches Due To Shadow IT by 2020[…]

Here is a small list of top blogs that you can skim through to read some of the best resources on Shadow IT on the internet. Why Shadow IT Is A Risky Bet For OT Departments This article describes how Shadow IT can be a major pain point if the OT (Operations Technology) department startsRead more about Top 5 Shadow IT Security Blogs[…]

Here is a small list of the major policies and best practices to manage Shadow IT Policies To Have 1.Have A Shadow IT Policy Create a policy document that takes care of the major areas of Shadow IT Management. This will make sure all company assets and services get registered on a single repository fromRead more about Top 4 Best Practices To Manage Shadow IT[…]

Subdomain Takeover is a type of vulnerability which appears when a DNS entry (subdomain) of an organization points to an External Service (ex. Heroku, Github, Bitbucket, Desk, Squarespace, Shopify, etc) but the service is no longer utilized. In this article, we have identified top 2 ways to identify and prevent subdomain takeover risk. Subdomain Takeover (Simple Definition):Read more about 2 Ways to Identify & Prevent Subdomain Takeover Vulnerability[…]

Gartner predicted that shadow IT is 30 to 40 percent of IT spending in large enterprises, and Everest Group predicted that it can be 50 percent or more of IT Spending. This indicates that a lot of IT spendings are being bypassed to IT department. How to manage enterprise Shadow IT has become a bigRead more about 3 Ways to Manage Enterprise Shadow IT[…]