Managed Services
6 Keys to Success for a User Awareness Training Program
It’s 23 years into the new millennium and cyberattacks are more prevalent, sophisticated and scarier than ever. It doesn’t matter how much a business invests in technologies and systems to protect its assets against threats if employees are incognizant of phishing emails and ransomware attacks. It’s time for businesses to get with the program. A…
Read More3 Critical Services Every MSP Should Offer
Managed security providers vary vastly with how they do business and what they offer. It is often challenging to compare providers if you are in the market for an MSP. On the surface, most MSPs offer a basic level of IT management and help desk. When you dig a little deeper, comparing providers is really…
Read More5 Ways to Spot Phishing Emails
Scam artists – sneaky, deceitful, intentional – whether it’s someone on the street, the phone or online. We’ve all been exposed, or worst have been a victim of a scam. Today, modern pickpocketers have carefully orchestrated phishing emails designed to manipulate and target people’s instincts. That leaves us to be educated on how to spot…
Read MorePassword Fails.
Ah, passwords. The annoying gate to access every digital account. And since it’s 2021 and everything is online – the accounts and passwords add up. Just like we pay taxes and wear seatbelts, it feels as if we need to make an account just to do simple browsing. Nonetheless, passwords are a necessary evil of…
Read MoreUnderstanding 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.…
Read MoreHow to Create a Zero Trust Architecture
If you’ve made it to part three of our zero trust series, then congratulations you’ve uncovered what zero trust is and have planned your zero trust strategy. With those steps completed, it is time to get to work on how to create a zero trust architecture. Unfortunately, since every organization has its own environment and…
Read MoreThe Guide to Planning a Zero Trust Strategy
“Never trust, always verify” is the zero trust concept and modern-day approach to combatting cyberattacks. In part one of our zero trust series, we uncovered the what and why of zero trust. Naturally, it is time to dive into the how and learn the four steps to planning a zero trust strategy. Since zero trust…
Read MoreWhat is Zero Trust, Actually?
There are three guarantees in cybersecurity: ransomware attacks, changing perimeters and new buzzwords. For the last decade, zero trust has been the buzzword of what every security team, tool, approach and framework should be achieving. Now in 2021, we’re seeing an onslaught of ransomware, work environments still in flux with Forrester, NIST and everyone in-between…
Read MoreWhy is Disaster Recovery Important?
Disasters, whether natural or cyber-related, are inherently unpredictable and can wreak havoc on businesses and IT infrastructure alike. While we don’t have much construction experience, we can certainly help the recovery process by sharing our tips and insight to answer the question: Why is disaster recovery important (and why every company needs it). What is…
Read MoreBTS: The 45-day BriteProtect Onboarding Process
45-60 days. That’s all it takes to get truly onboarded with the BriteProtect managed security service. Brite qualifies onboarding as log collection, true correlation and meaningful detection and response, not just signing a contract. How? Connectors and AI correlation are the two major reasons we consistently meet this expectation. Connectors are custom API connections that…
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