The Cybersecurity Regulatory Crackdown October 26, 2017 | Juliette Rizkallah | Market Views We claim we are in a new era of cybersecurity threats and that ransomware is the threat du jour, given how WannaCry and Petya continue to make waves. But we are also in an era of a new wave of cybersecurity regulations. When looking at the latest attacks, some would argue that the same old vulnerabilities are to blame, and that is because organizations are dragging...
Preparing the C-Suite for Cyberattack October 10, 2017 | Darran Rolls | Office of the CTO In my previous blog post, I shared why the very thing that makes your C-suite great at their jobs – their visibility and accessibility – can also make them prime targets for attack. So the next question is how can you prepare them for that attack, while also protecting and maintaining the goals of your company? Here are a few...
C-Suite: The Easy Target for Hackers October 5, 2017 | Darran Rolls | Office of the CTO Your executives are the face of your company, often speaking at events, giving interviews to the media and traveling the world as key representatives of your brand. They’re visible and accessible, which are both great traits for leaders. However, this level of exposure also makes them (as well as the board) easy targets for hackers – and as technology advances,...
Admiral Nelson, Identity, and the Internet of Things September 21, 2017 | Mike Kiser | Market Views On October 21, 1805, the world changed. At the Battle of Trafalgar, British Admiral Horatio Nelson introduced a new strategy for naval warfare. Instead of lining up in a firing line opposite the enemy, he sailed his fleet directly into the enemy lines. The resulting chaos meant that sailors could no longer rely on location to identify friend and foe....
Is Cybersecurity A Second Coming For AI? August 15, 2017 | Juliette Rizkallah | Market Views Artificial intelligence (AI) is all over the technology headlines lately. It seems to be the latest buzzword to take hold, yet the question remains: Will this be a quick fad, or are we actually seeing the second coming of AI? Most recently, there has been a heavy surge of artificial intelligence thinking applied to cybersecurity. Could this be a long-term...
Identity is Security: Recipe for Disaster August 2, 2019 | Jess Sutera | Happenings We hear this time and time again—the threat landscape is continuously evolving. These cyber-threats are very apparent for financial services, as this headline points out. Credit and debit card data, online bank account credentials, and ATMs are all super attractive targets for hackers, for obvious reason. It should go without saying that defending against cyber criminals has become more and...
Can Marketing And Privacy Coexist? August 1, 2019 | Juliette Rizkallah | Market Views Privacy is over. The concept of privacy as we know it has evolved. And privacy for you and me does not mean the same thing. Many of us have relinquished our own privacy by oversharing our lives on social networks, which have been exploited in various ways. In some cases, we revolt and claim that we have a right to...
Life on the SailPoint Sales Crew July 30, 2019 | SailPoint | Happenings Ever wondered what it's like to be on the #SailPointCrew? Meet some of the SailPoint sales crew in the video below, then check out our careers page to find your next job!
Identity is Security: Everywhere You Look July 26, 2019 | Jess Sutera | Happenings I apologize for getting the Full House theme song stuck in your head, but cybersecurity–the good and the bad–is everywhere you look. This week, we saw a couple of instances where cybersecurity news got hyperlocal. A major provider of electricity in Johannesburg, South Africa found themselves dealing with ransomware. And back here in the states, Louisiana’s governor declared a statewide...
SailPoint Predictive Identity: Q&A with Principal Data Scientist Mo Badawy July 25, 2019 | SailPoint | Market Views This year, SailPoint unveiled its vision for the future of identity—SailPoint Predictive Identity, a game-changer for identity. SailPoint Predictive Identity will help enterprises stay secure by giving them the power of AI and machine learning—while keeping them in the driver’s seat at all times. SailPoint sat down with one of the innovators behind SailPoint Predictive Identity to learn a little...
