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We see IoT and connected devices all around us – there are billions of them, and they’re hard to miss. I speak all the time about the cybersecurity challenges these devices pose, and advocate for organizations to protect themselves.  But sometimes the threat lies under the surface. The reality is that when you buy an […]

One thing that has stood out to me the most during this COVID-19 crisis is how, even in some of the most challenging of times, people are standing together to help each other out. One place I’ve seen that inside of Forescout is our Slack community, where hundreds of security leaders are working together to […]

Again and again, we’ve seen that the true heroes in this COVID-19 crisis are the healthcare workers and organizations on the front lines. But, who is ensuring that critical clinical work isn’t disrupted by a cyberattack? I sat down with Jonathan Langer, CEO of Medigate, to discuss how healthcare organizations are protecting their digital assets […]

Twitter: @MeetCyberBob Have you ever been driving along, pulled up to a stop light, and wondered why that stop light was put there in the first place? Or wondered about all other rules we follow on the road, like obeying yield signs or the single and double yellow lines on the road? Have you ever […]

By now I think we all understand the importance of knowing what devices are connected to your operational technology (OT) networks. After all, we’ve heard over and over from the experts that “you can’t protect what you can’t see“. And there is a foundational truth to this that we all probably agree with. As you […]

Securing Today’s Remote Workforce In these challenging times we’re living in, it seems like everyone is now working from home—and that has consequences. As the remote connectivity landscape transitions to a new paradigm, organizations are trying to maximize cybersecurity and minimize the potential for costly business disruptions that could diminish organizational confidence, stall progress and […]

Join the Forescout Research Labs as we explore the Forescout Device Cloud to illustrate the enterprise “Zoom Effect” and remote access control across major business verticals. Forescout customers can also join the Research Discussion in the Forescout Community and find Security Policy Templates to control devices running Zoom as an approved application in the enterprise. […]

Breach or Blackout? When ransomware locks the grid’s back office Spearphishing. Rogue IoT devices. Brute-forced remote access. Forgotten legacy systems. Unpatched web servers. Compromised vendors. Random USB sticks. Watering holes. Evil janitors. Attack-by-air. Unsecured S3 buckets. Use of valid credentials. Flipped insiders. The occasional zero-day exploit. Luck. There are lots of ways threat actors can […]

Security and risk management leaders at organizations around the world are increasingly concerned about cybersecurity threats to their operational technology (OT) networks. A key driver behind this is that cyberthreats, like disruptionware, are increasing in quantity and sophistication all the time. Industrial control system (ICS) networks are categorized as high risk because they are inherently […]