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Alex Vovk

Co-founder of Netwrix. Alex is a well-known expert in the enterprise software industry. He holds both a master's degree and a Ph.D. in information security. As an author, Alex covers Netwrix’s awards and nominations, as well as cybersecurity trends.
Infrastructure
December 12, 2016

[Infographics] Cloud Security: What Do the Banks Say?

Nowadays, financial organizations face two main IT security challenges. They operate with the large volume of highly sensitive information, such as credit card data, personal identifiers, etc. that...
Data
December 1, 2016

Tesco Bank Data Breach: What Went Wrong?

The recent announcement that up to 20,000 of Tesco Bank’s customers have had their money stolen during a sophisticated cyber-attack is a warning sign for the entire industry. This is probably the...
Data
September 27, 2016

Yahoo Data Breach, Part 1: What Experts Say

It’s been a few days since Yahoo confirmed a massive data breach, but we still know very little about the biggest hack in history.  Who exactly was behind this attack? What the hackers obtained...
Cybersecurity
June 29, 2016

State of Visibility into IT Environment

Failure to quickly spot malicious activity and investigate the issue often impacts business processes. Damage may occur in various forms: data breaches, operational downtime, noncompliance etc. All...
Data
May 12, 2016

How to Escape Data Tampering Nightmare

Earlier this year Admiral Michael Rogers, head of the NSA and the US Cyber Command, talked about the key 'three things that keep him awake at night' The first two are the fear of online attacks...
Infrastructure
March 21, 2016

How to Overcome SIEM Limitations

SIEM has a reputation as a helpful and must-have solution to improve security for any enterprise. However, Forrester experts say that SIEM has certain limitations, which makes it inefficient without...
Infrastructure
March 18, 2016

Cryptolocker: When Antivirus Cannot Help

There is currently much talk about Cryptolocker and other kinds of ransomware. Cryptolocker is such kind of malicious program that, once it is active, starts encrypting files it can access on a local...
Infrastructure
March 15, 2016

Infographics: Common Drawbacks of SIEM Solutions

SIEM is a complex solution that requires thorough maintenance and support, which often skyrockets SIEM expenses. The need to hire and train more SIEM analysts is named as the main factor that...