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Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
7 Lessons Learned from SMB Cybersecurity Leaders
While I might not be in the IT trenches, over my years in sales I have had the benefit of working alongside IT leaders across multiple industries. I’ve learned first-hand about the problems IT leaders face in their everyday cybersecurity operations.
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
The Traditional SOC Is Dead, Long Live the Remote SOC
If you haven't read our 2021 Cybersecurity predictions whitepaper, I recommend that you do. In it, you'll find one prediction that might be somewhat controversial—the death of the Security Operations Center (SOC).
Assess Outcomes (Not Features)
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Discussing Cybersecurity Outcomes (Not Features) with CIOs
As a newcomer within the cybersecurity industry, having joined ActZero just over eight months ago, there have been many learning opportunities to come my way. One of the biggest lessons when selling technology is learning how to talk to your prospects, and gearing the conversation towards what is..
Cybersecurity Industry
Cybersecurity News
2021 Cybersecurity Predictions
With a new year comes a new set of predictions for cybersecurity. We’ve developed these predictions to help corporate executives and IT leaders of small to medium sized organizations improve their risk management strategies. This has become a yearly tradition for us, and allows you to benefit from..
Cybersecurity Industry
5 Questions for Your Managed Cybersecurity Vendor
2022/07/13 Update: We have updated this post to reflect the most relevant and recent questions, resources, and context for your managed security provider.
Virtual CISO
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Why Your Board Doesn’t Need A Security Expert
Would it surprise you if I said you didn’t need a dedicated cybersecurity expert on your board?
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Compromised Admin Account
Hackers are what we might call the thorns and thistles of the internet. An egregious nuisance in the age of technology, and a poisonous problem in the evolving landscape of social and business interactions. It is not to be treated casually. To abate the risks of compromised admin accounts, we..
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
What To Do When an Admin is Compromised
A common tactic used by hackers once they have landed within your environment, is to escalate their level of access by compromising a user with administrative privileges. In this post, we cover the issues with admin accounts being compromised, and the steps you can take if you believe one of yours..
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
How to Choose an MDR Provider
Managed detection and response (MDR) providers are becoming increasingly popular with small-to-medium sized business and mid-market companies alike.
Managed Detection and Response
Regulatory Compliance
How CMMC Measures Up to Other Compliance Frameworks
Note: This article was updated December 2021 to include the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program changes (now known as CMMC 2.0), announced November 2021 by the Department of Defense (DoD).If you’re reading this post, chances are you have been through a regulatory compliance..
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
Why More Cybersecurity Threats Since WFH?
As you may have noticed from the headlines, security incidents have increased significantly since the pandemic began. For a start, complaints to the FBI’s Cyber Division are up 400% from before the COVID-19 pandemic and come especially from small and medium-sized businesses.
Cybersecurity Industry
Managed Detection and Response
No Security Budget? 5 Technologies to Sunset!
No Security Budget? 5 Technologies to Sunset With IT budgets declining for the first time in many years as a result of the pandemic, business leaders and IT decision-makers alike may be looking for places to consolidate, trim fat and even cut corners.
Cybersecurity Industry
How to Retain your Security Analyst
We’ve covered the cybersecurity hiring shortage previously. We’ve warned against taking this path before. Now, let’s talk about what happens if you are lucky enough to hire a qualified analyst.
Success Stories
Managed Detection and Response
Announcement
Today, we are sharing the news that our IntelliGO Founder and President Khaled Mansour has decided to retire. He will be stepping back from the day-to-day management of IntelliGO and transitioning to the Founding Chairman role, where he will focus on advising the team and enjoying time with family...
Cybersecurity Industry
Data Protection
5 Signs to Replace Your Security Technology
“Set it and forget it” might work for some aspects of your organization, but cybersecurity isn’t one of them—or, at least, it shouldn’t be. Yet, cybersecurity tends to get back-burnered in favor of other projects, or deferred when there is no evidence of pertinent threats. We often remind..
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