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In 1953, despite skepticism and the public view that no human could successfully reach Everest’s summit, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay calculated the risk and made history as the first to scale the 29,029 ft (8800 meter) summit. Today, an average of 500 climbers successfully reach the summit each year.1 For many, the […]

Twitter: @MeetCyberBob It’s early morning and I am already on a Eurostar train heading from London to Paris. The train passes countless trees and houses at a steady 200 MPH as the engine pleasantly rocks it side to side, and I think about the technology that moves with me at the speed of business. Passengers […]

The Forescout Cyber Roundup is a weekly blog series that highlights some of the major cyber headlines, as well as some of the more obscure stories from the week. The purpose of this curation is to raise cyber awareness, provoke thought and encourage discussion among cyber professionals at all levels. Articles are categorized by industry, […]

Is the Internet of Things (IoT) helping or hurting us? Regardless, IoT is rapidly becoming pervasive throughout our business and personal lives, and there’s no end to its growth in sight. Our corporate buildings, hospitals, industrial control systems and critical city infrastructures are host to countless heterogeneous connected things, or devices. Oh yes, and we […]

With the rise of automation, remote access, and the ever-expanding Internet of Things (IoT), IT and OT teams are collaborating at an unprecedented rate to strengthen organizational network security. The Forescout Research Labs Team has explored many areas of risk resulting from the IT-OT convergence and the rise of IoT to increase awareness and help […]

The SANS 2019 State of OT/ICS Cybersecurity Survey explores the challenges involved with designing, operating, and managing risk to industrial control systems and their assets. Security professionals active in enterprise information technology (IT) and operational control fields from around the world took part in the survey to answer the question – how can we identify […]

The Forescout Cyber Roundup is a weekly blog series that highlights some of the major cyber headlines, as well as some of the more obscure stories from the week. The purpose of this curation is to raise cyber awareness, provoke thought and encourage discussion among cyber professionals at all levels. Articles are categorized by industry, […]

Twitter: @MeetCyberBob Have you ever watched a video on lock picking? I’ve recently found the “Lock Picking Lawyer” on YouTube. He has the most professional speaking tone and great knowledge of the esoteric art of lock picking. Each time he confidently picks a lock, he points out that the chain or link is always the […]

You may have noticed that Gartner analysts are actively promoting the research firm’s CARTA strategic approach for risk management and cybersecurity. As Gartner kicks off its series of Security and Risk Management Summits across Latin America, Europe, APAC and the Middle East in the coming weeks, Gartner analysts will most certainly amplify the need for […]