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Focal Point is dedicated to helping business executives and IT leaders understand the management and security challenges posed by distributed business.

Why Security and Automation Belong Together
Dec 22, 2020

Security automation tools reduce immediate risks and ease burdens on burned-out workers and chronically understaffed cybersecurity teams.

Why Endpoint Security Is an Urgent Priority for Small Enterprise
Dec 11, 2020

Small & mid sized enterprise firms have become the most common targets of cyberattacks. A focus on phishing defense boosts endpoint security.

Scaling the Digital Future
Dec 11, 2020

Digital banking is now a lifeline for millions of people who rely on it to deposit checks, make payments and otherwise manage their finances

To Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap, Companies Are Getting Creative
Dec 4, 2020

With a large gap in cybersecurity talent (by some estimates, half the talent necessary), here is how some organizations are addressing this shortage.

Why Complexity Isn’t the Enemy of Security
Dec 4, 2020

Conventional wisdom among CISOs is that complexity presents costly challenges for security but complexity doesn't have to be oppositional to security.

Telehealth Has Exploded During COVID-19. So Have Cyberattacks.
Nov 18, 2020

Telehealth has exploded during COVID-19. So have cyberattacks. Here’s why, and what healthcare providers and patients can do to protect themselves.

How To Turn Your Remote Workers Into Security Advocates
Nov 18, 2020

Cyberattacks are up in the WFH era, meaning employees need extra security training to raise their awareness of potential threats.

Zero Trust’s Time Has Come
Nov 18, 2020

Sixty percent of companies surveyed are accelerating “zero trust” security efforts in reaction to the shift to fully remote work during the COVID pandemic.

How DevOps and Security Can Work Together
Nov 18, 2020

An emerging practice called DevSecOps aims to align DevOps & Security by integrating team members and processes to catch vulnerabilities early.

For WFH Security, Go Back to the Basics
Nov 18, 2020

The CIA’s former CTO, Gus Hunt, shares lessons and best practices on how to maintain security in a digitally insecure, WFH world.

Dealing With the Relocation Boom
Nov 18, 2020

With more employees working remotely than ever before, companies are rushing to set them up with the tech they need to continue to be productive at home.

How the Cloud Can Be Efficient and Safer for Regulated Industries
Nov 18, 2020

In this Q&A, Tanium Endpoint talks to Howard Boville about how he's helping IBM bring a hybrid cloud model to the rest of the financial industry.