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Understanding The Real Cyber Risks Behind The Iran-Israel-US Geopolitical Tensions
When geopolitical bombs drop, cyber fallout often follows. Get five key insights to help you focus on the security strategies that matter most during times of geopolitical escalations.
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You Don’t Need To Be Ethan Hunt To Break Into A Building
In today’s hyper-connected buildings, cybercriminals don’t need grappling hooks or disguises — just a vulnerable thermostat or door lock to breach your defenses and disrupt your operations.
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When You Can’t Change The Technology, Change Your Security Policies
When you can’t change the security of external technologies such as IoT, OT, or power infrastructure, you must adapt your internal cybersecurity policies and controls to mitigate the risks that they introduce.
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Public-Sector IT Leaders: It’s Time To Prioritize The Right Emerging Technologies
Learn the 11 emerging technologies that all public-sector IT leaders should be watching and get insight on how these technologies will shape the next decade of government transformation.
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Racing Ahead: Emerging Technology Adoption In The APAC Region
The Asia Pacific region is no longer following global tech trends — it is setting them. Once seen as a fast adopter, APAC is now a bold innovator, building new technologies from the ground up. Get some examples and use cases in this preview of our upcoming webinar.
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RSAC Conference 2025: Innovation Sandbox Turns 20
RSAC Conference 2025 featured the 20th annual Innovation Sandbox competition. Learn more about the entrants and results in this review of the event.
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IoT, IIoT, IoMT, And OT — Welcome To Acronym Mania. What Does It All Mean?
In the world of autonomous endpoints, we are dealing with five primary acronyms. To clarify the meaning of these acronyms, here is some guidance and perspective.
Ultimate Guide To The Top 10 Emerging Technologies
Discover the top 10 emerging technologies shaping 2025, based on Forrester’s exhaustive research. Explore the impact, use cases, and benefit horizons of technologies like agentic AI, synthetic data, quantum security, and more.
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Unveiling The Top 10 Emerging Technologies Of 2025
Get an early look at the top 10 emerging technologies for 2025, hear common use cases for each, and learn how (and when) these advancements will produce real benefits.
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The Akira IoT Device Attacks Aren’t Just About THAT Device
Securing IoT devices presents unique challenges due to their proprietary operating systems and firmware, which often preclude traditional endpoint protection methods. This blog explores the critical role of network segmentation and Zero Trust principles in mitigating risks, emphasizing the importance of robust edge, network, and gateway security measures to defend against sophisticated attacks such as the Androxgh0st botnet and Akira ransomware.
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Some Good News In The World Of IoT Security: The FCC Launches The US Cyber Trust Mark Program
The US government is doing something positive around IoT security. With the launch of the US Cyber Trust Mark program, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized a program and developed rules that bring forward a voluntary labeling standard.
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Your Car Is Listening To You — And So Are Hackers
Skoda and Volkswagen are the latest vehicle manufacturers that have had vulnerabilities discovered in their cars that could allow malicious actors to execute code remotely. Find out more about privacy risks in cars and what can be done to minimize them.
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Warning: The Mobile Endpoint In Your Pocket May Be Just As Vulnerable As Your Desktop
Learn why the Android OS can be just as vulnerable to attacks as Windows and what steps you can take to minimize the risk.
Showcase Your Security & Risk Innovation With A Forrester Award
Get recognized for excellence in security, privacy, and risk innovation. Apply for a Forrester Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award to celebrate your success in creating resilient operations.
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Predictions 2025: Security And Risk Pros Will Brace For Regulations And Resilience
With cybercrime expected to cost $12 trillion in 2025, regulators will take a more active role in protecting consumer data while organizations pivot to adopt more proactive security measures to limit material impacts. Find out more in our 2025 predictions for cybersecurity, risk, and privacy.
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Apply For The 2024 Forrester Security & Risk Summit Scholarship Today
Forrester is once again partnering with Women in Security and Privacy to provide free admission to our Security & Risk Summit for four women looking to break into cybersecurity. Learn the details and find out how to apply for the scholarship here.
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Why Attack The Front Door If The Mobile Side Door Is Open?
When it comes to mobile device security, barely half of organizations are using unified endpoint management (UEM). That’s like locking the front door and leaving the side door wide open. Find out why security teams overlook mobile devices in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit.
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That’s A Nice IoT Device You’ve Got There … It’d Be A Shame If Mirai Used It For Its Botnet
A variant of the Mirai DDoS botnet that arrived in late 2016 and has remained active (because its creators released the malware for anyone to use) is using unpatched (and, in this case, unpatchable) AVTECH closed-circuit television cameras as part of its botnet to attack targets of opportunity, such as an early target of the […]
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Don’t Let Another Organization Win Your Forrester 2024 Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award
The Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award recognizes orgs that transformed the security, privacy, and risk management. Learn more about the award and find out how to apply.
Top 10 Emerging Technologies Fueling Growth
Discover the top technologies that will reshape industries. Hear Forrester’s Brian Hopkins on ROI, use cases, and strategies for quick wins and lasting growth.
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The Shakedown From Black Hat USA, 2024
What happens when five security analysts gather at a security conference in Las Vegas? Stuff gets broke. Find out more in this review of the recent BlackHat USA event.
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A Recent Issue Highlights The Importance Of Securing The Hypervisor
Learn how applying Zero Trust, identity and access management, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) can help protect VMware’s ESXi hypervisor from a newly exploited vulnerability.
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Falcon Fallout: What’s Next For CrowdStrike, Competitors, And CISOs
The July 19 CrowdStrike Falcon outage created major trust issues for the company and the broader security market. What's next for CrowdStrike? Find out as we make several predictions on where the company will go next.
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