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Forescout Research Labs analyzed the security of Healthcare Delivery Organizations in 2020, comparing data from the same review in 2019 and found major issues with legacy systems and insufficient segmentation.   The growing number and diversity of devices in HDOs has introduced new cybersecurity risks. The ability to compromise devices and networks and the possibility […]

At Forescout, we always work to put our customers first. This is true not only in how we deliver the best cybersecurity solutions to actively defend the Enterprise of Things, but also in how we work every day to ensure that customers are fully supported and satisfied. That’s why it was especially significant to us […]

I’ve followed Forescout for many years during my prior tenure as CEO of Blue Coat and thereafter Symantec. When the opportunity arose for Crosspoint Capital to invest in the company alongside Advent International, the decision was clear. Forescout has been on an incredible trajectory, pioneering agentless device visibility and control across heterogeneous networks and advancing […]

Several years have passed since the WannaCry ransomware attack crippled 150 countries. Over a few short months, the perpetrators of this global cyberattack wreaked havoc across healthcare and manufacturing industries, costing companies and countries an estimated $4 billion to recover. WannaCry is just one of many attacks in the growing epidemic of cyber maladies that […]

In late June 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a Notice of Inquiry1 (NOI) in which they asked detailed questions about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework and the risk and impact of a coordinated cyberattack on the bulk electric system (BES). A recurring question throughout the NOI was […]

Building on our long-standing partnership and integrations with ServiceNow, Forescout is excited to announce an integration with the ServiceNow® Service Graph Connector Program, a new designation within the Technology Partner Program. Forescout is an early adopter of ServiceNow’s integration framework and has built a Forescout Service Graph Connector to help organizations ingest and centralize IT, […]

Like many industries, transit has changed dramatically over the past decade, adopting technology to improve the speed and convenience of travel. With that, however, has come a quickly growing technology sprawl that needs to be secured, including thousands of connected devices across 270 field sites and more than 11,000 employees. I sat down with Bilal […]

It’s 2020 and if you throw a stone, you’re likely to hit a vendor that offers some sort of visibility to its customers through listening to network traffic. Whether they’re focused on IoT, operational technology (OT), medical devices or basic anomaly detection, you can find many vendors that have taken Network Taps for SPAN ports, […]

For those of us working every day to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure and that of our global client base, it comes as no surprise that the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have recently released an urgent advisory, Alert AA20-205A, calling for immediate action to reduce the exposure […]