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Threat Intelligence
Threat Modeling: A Guide for Small to Midsize Enterprises
In the non-stop battle to keep your organization secure, there are three vital commodities most IT and security teams seem to never have enough of — time, resources, and money. With a sundry of risks and vulnerabilities to track and remediate, how can a team focus their efforts for maximum impact,..
Security Hygiene
Four Criteria for a Successful Security Portal
One of the largest frustrations I’ve heard from security industry professionals over the years is that they are under constant pressure to prove that the work they do, or the solutions they implement are making their business safer. Unfortunately, nearly 80% of senior IT and IS leaders believe..
Endpoint Detection and Response
Despite the Hype, EDR Alone Won’t Save You
So, you’re trying to protect your organization from cyberthreats, and you start looking at antivirus (AV)... Then, maybe you shift to general malware protection - and then a fully blown Enterprise Protection Platform (EPP), but that’s not enough either! Once you reach next-generation antivirus..
Regulatory Compliance
6 SOC2 Questions to Ask Your Security Provider
IT leaders assess security providers based on certain criteria, i.e., cost, capabilities, and vector coverage. Trust is leveraged in this assessment, especially if referral-based. However, when it pertains to protecting your business assets i.e., sensitive data, due diligence is key. Not validating..
Cybersecurity Industry
Virtual Roundtable: Cybersecurity Essentials for the New Normal
The digital landscape drastically changed as organizations moved workers from inside their corporate networks to their homes and into the cloud. Unfortunately, malicious actors quickly learned to take advantage of the new environments, and cybersecurity incidents increased dramatically. And, it’s..
Cybersecurity Industry
How Data Science Can Save You From a Heuristics Headache
With the over-hype of AI, it’s tough to blame people for thinking that they might be able to achieve a similar outcome using rules or basic statistics (the folks you should really blame are the marketing people!) … That being said, in this blog post I’m going to explain why these simple heuristics..
Cybersecurity Industry
Why Securing Against IT Supply Chain Attacks is Crucial
Recent high profile attacks have compromised the IT supply chain; targeting ubiquitous pieces of software to attack companies using said software. This creates a widespread opportunity for hackers, between the exploit’s creation, detection and remediation (patching) of such IT supply chain..
Cybersecurity Industry
Why the Microsoft Cloud is So Hard to Secure
As the reality of remote work spurs more organizations to make the transition to the cloud, Microsoft’s solutions are an increasingly popular choice. The company reached a 20 percent share of the worldwide cloud market for the first time in 2020, with 63 percent of businesses — and 95 percent of..
Security Hygiene
Virtual CISO
Cybersecurity Industry
Configuring for Security: 4 Free and Simple Steps
IT managers are the design architects of information and security networks. When furnished with the required resources and an expert team, they maintain daily operational stability. However, threat actors have advanced through the years, and become skilled at deploying long cycle attacks, one of..
Cybersecurity Industry
Threat Intelligence
Early Detection of Exchange Zero Day? Hindsight Indicators
In hindsight, it should have been easy to find the needle in the haystack of haystacks...
Cybersecurity Industry
Threat Intelligence
Managed Detection and Response
Data Protection
Zero Ransom Initiative
Our goal as a company is to get our customers to zero... zero breaches, zero threats, zero vulnerabilities, zero inadequate cybersecurity controls. We’ve committed to achieve this by continually investing to outpace the adversary across our technology, people and processes. Today, I’m excited to..
Cybersecurity Industry
Regulatory Compliance
How CMMC Helps with Multiple Compliance Certifications
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (cmmc 2.0) cmmc 2.0 is a ‘gold standard’ for developing the maturity of your cybersecurity. And because cmmc 2.0 requirements serve as that gold standard, cmmc 2.0 can also guide your compliance efforts across other frameworks, ensuring maximum..
Security Hygiene
Cybersecurity Industry
Threat Intelligence
Managed Detection and Response
Security Takes a Village
Combating a Rise in Ransomware: A Roundtable Discussion
Addressing ransomware has never been more of a top priority for senior IT leaders than it is today. Ransomware can be devastating to both individuals and organizations, and many organizations have been put in a position to pay millions of dollars to recover their data and deal with the implications..
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Data Protection
The Resurgence of Removable Hardware Threats
The use of external devices is more and more common these days. Even before the pandemic, external devices like USB keys and external hard drives allowed employees to easily take their projects with them when they were on the go.But with their widespread use, externals are a huge target for malware..
Cybersecurity Industry
Threat Intelligence
Managed Detection and Response
Protect Your Office 365 Accounts from Takeover
Workforces are becoming more distributed due to the pandemic or the desire to hire the best talent wherever in the world it may be. In turn, many are moving their operations into the cloud, starting with email, being one of the most common applications. Many companies that use Microsoft Exchange..
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