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A routine vulnerability scan may be unremarkable on an office network. In an operational technology (OT) environment, the same activity can require more planning. Some controllers and embedded devices may react differently to active probing, and any interruption can affect the physical process the system supports. The security task may be legitimate. The operational consequence still matters. That is the tension at the centre of OT cybersecurity: a control can reduce cyber ri

A supplier sends an invoice that looks familiar. The company name is correct. The invoice format is familiar. The amount is consistent with previous work. Near the bottom is one change: Please use our new bank account for future payments. There may be no suspicious attachment, no badly written message and no obvious warning banner. The important question is no longer simply whether the email looks like phishing. It is whether the business action being requested should be allo

A business can have strong passwords, MFA, endpoint protection and network controls, yet still face a basic question: Where is sensitive business data actually allowed to go? A finance spreadsheet may belong in an approved company drive but not in a personal cloud account. Customer information may need to be shared with a specific external party, but not through an unrestricted sharing link. A project file may be appropriate on a managed laptop but not on removable media. Thi

Staff devices sit in one VLAN. Servers sit in another. Guest Wi-Fi has its own network. Printers, cameras and other connected devices may be grouped separately as well. The next question matters more than the number of VLANs: What is actually allowed to communicate between them? In our broader business cybersecurity guide, we touched on segmentation as part of network security. Here, the focus is narrower: how those boundaries should reflect what users and devices actually ne

At handover, a business laptop starts from a known state. Antivirus is installed, updates are current, security settings are applied, and IT knows who the device belongs to. What becomes harder is keeping that state consistent as the device is used. A Few Months In: An Update Gets Skipped The laptop prompts for a restart to install updates. The employee is in the middle of something and clicks "remind me later." This happens a few more times over the following weeks. Nothing

Multi-factor authentication is often one of the first controls businesses put in place to strengthen identity security. And for good reason: it makes stolen passwords far less useful on their own. But MFA answers only one part of the access question. It helps verify who is signing in. It does not decide whether that person still needs every permission attached to the account. We've written before about how identity is one of several areas that shape a business's overall cyber

“We have a firewall. We run antivirus.” That is often one of the first answers when cybersecurity comes up. Both matter. But they are only part of the picture. A business’s cybersecurity exposure depends on how well identity, endpoints, networks, backups, and business continuity work together. As cloud applications, remote work, and digital operations become part of everyday business, a weakness in one area can affect the protection provided by the others. This article looks

Cybersecurity monitoring is paramount for organizations to safeguard their valuable assets and sensitive data from potential cyber threats. Utilizing Host Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDs), Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDs), and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions are widely recognized methods for achieving this objective. Incorporating Host Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDs) and Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDs) with Security Informa

Intrusion detection trends in recent years show a shift toward integration and operational coordination rather than isolated tools. Intrusion detection is no longer just about identifying known attack signatures. As infrastructure becomes more distributed — across on-premises systems, cloud platforms, and hybrid environments — the way organizations deploy and manage HIDS and NIDS has changed significantly. Rather than focusing on “future technologies,” many businesses are now

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are crucial in safeguarding your organization from cyber attacks by identifying and responding to potential threats. However, not all IDS are created equivalent, and selecting the IDS that best meets your organization's unique cybersecurity requirements is essential. In this article, we'll compare Host Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS) and Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) and help you determine which form of IDS is best for your or

When discussing cybersecurity architecture, organizations often encounter two key components: Host Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS) and Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS). Although they are closely related, they operate at different layers of the infrastructure. Understanding what each system does — and where it provides visibility — helps clarify how they contribute to a stronger security framework. What Is a Host Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)? A Host Intrusion