Understanding Risk-based Vulnerability Management

Understanding Risk-based Vulnerability Management

Devices, tools and users are constantly being added to your network and widening the attack surface.  Every new addition adds another possibility for misconfiguration and vulnerabilities. The longer a vulnerability goes undetected, the greater the risk. Sound familiar? Security teams across industries all live this reality every day. That’s where risk-based vulnerability management can help.…

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3 Keys to a Successful Zero Trust Journey

The Guide to Planning a Zero Trust Strategy

You can’t buy zero trust. We said that in part one and stand by that statement. While you can buy solutions to enforce zero trust, the designing of a successful zero trust architecture is left up to the security teams. And we want to set your team up for a successful zero trust journey with…

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How to Protect Against Ransomware

Breaches once again dominated headlines. Colonial Pipeline first made headlines after falling victim to a ransomware attack and suffered the consequences. Now, there’s been a growing list of attacks – including the recent Kaseya attack. These are merely two examples of many attacks impacting business operations. The unfortunate reality is no person or organization is…

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Your Guide to Email Security: Tools + Tips

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Are email security tools necessary? Well, as ransomware remains to be a top cybersecurity concern, and email being the popular channel of execution, the simple answer is yes. Email security tools help protect the largest collaboration tool. Of course, there’s a long answer in which we’ll explain: Email: The Stealth Attack But what about the…

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Anatomy of a Breach: Phases of a Phishing Attack

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Cyberattacks like ransomware remain a top concern for all organizations with SMBs affected at alarming rates. 46% of small to medium businesses have been the victim of a ransomware attack. Do you know the six phases and what steps organizations can take to stay protected? Luckily, there are several available defense solutions and protection services…

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Finding the Right IT Support After Four Failed Providers

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Challenge: IT Support After four different managed service providers, a New York City business solutions firm was unhappy with the level of service and support needed to meet its growing list of IT needs. Coupled with the pressing need for an active security approach, the firm set out once again to find a suitable managed…

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Why Do SIEM Tools Fail? Four Reasons Why

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Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) – a staple in security strategies. For years, SIEM tools have been on a pedestal as the solution for real-time analysis of security alerts and monitoring of environments. But as XDR (nicknamed NextGen SIEM) platforms are on the rise as a more complete solution, we want to dive into…

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How To Build a Customized Cybersecurity Playbook

Would Tom Brady go into a Super Bowl without a playbook? Having a cybersecurity playbook is no different. In a truly proactive security approach, it outlines how to handle various security situations around a specific environment. Due to the custom nature of playbooks, creating and building one should be one of the first steps when…

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SIEM vs XDR vs Open XDR

SIEM vs XDR vs Open XDR

A new cybersecurity acronym has entered the chat. XDR, or Extended Detection and Response, is the latest security technology and method for threat detection. Best summarized as a “NextGen SIEM”, XDR is redefining the process of collecting, normalizing and correlating security data from multiple sources and leveraging security tools to automate immediate response. Because SIEM…

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4 Tips to Start an Identity Governance Program

Identity is the new buzzword in cybersecurity, and for a good reason. Identity governance and identity access management (IAM) programs shift the security focus from networks and devices to people. The reality is that behind every task, threat or attack is a person. Organizations are challenged with managing identity, proper access and acceptable use of…

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