Sue Poremba

Sue Poremba is freelance writer based on Central PA. She's been writing about cybersecurity and technology trends since 2008.

How has the coronavirus impacted the outlook on security over the next few years? The Information Security Forum (ISF) recently released its annual “Threat Horizon” report, looking ahead to 2020-2022. And frankly, the future of security looks a bit scary. The three key themes from the report are: Invasive Technology ... Read More

Security professionals have long struggled with implementing effective cybersecurity training. Employees don’t like it—and, in fact, many of the training options are tedious or not interactive or frequent enough to ensure the message is getting through. Anecdotally, there are times when security managers have had to visit certain employees in ... Read More

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre recently released a rare joint statement warning of the rise of APT groups using phishing campaigns exploiting the world’s fears about COVID-19. “Their goals and targets are consistent with long-standing priorities such ... Read More

Data breaches and ransomware might hog the headlines, but don’t forget to pay attention to DDoS attacks. According to research from Neustar, DDoS attacks increased by 168% in Q4 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. However, despite a year ago or so ago, when the attacks were getting ... Read More

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything: where your employees work, how they work and even how they go to the doctor. To limit in-person interactions with medical staff and to help prevent the spread, people are being encouraged to use telehealth options whenever possible. However, like any online ... Read More

Here are a few tips to help organizations keep their digital identities secure during the COVID-19 crisis The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of workers to connect to corporate networks remotely. During this time, there have been warnings of an increase in cyberattacks and phishing scams, and there’s been a ... Read More

Privacy regulations have put more emphasis on data security. When we talk about data security and privacy, it’s often discussed as though the protection covers everything equally. But all data isn’t equal; it needs to be treated differently in each stage of the life cycle—creation, storage, usage, sharing, archiving and ... Read More

In August 2019, ESET and The Myers-Briggs Company released preliminary findings of a fascinating study on the way personality types can influence cybersecurity behaviors. With just a snippet of the data available, it was possible that security awareness training could be designed around an individual employee’s personality, increasing the chances ... Read More

Zero trust may be an ideal solution to an increasingly porous cybersecurity approach. So why aren’t more organizations trusting? Cybersecurity seems to be in the middle of a perfect storm. Data breaches and other cyberthreats are on the rise. The number of endpoints accessing the network is skyrocketing. Users are ... Read More

What separates those organizations that are cyber resilient and those that aren’t? Accenture’s study tells us Organizations are spending a lot on their cybersecurity systems, so it makes sense that they think they are well-protected from cyberattacks. And they are getting better at cyber resiliency and preventing direct attacks. It’s ... Read More