New York SHIELD Act Compliance Tips

New York SHIELD Act Compliance Tips

At the beginning of the year, we talked about the New York SHIELD Act compliance and the steps companies had to take.  In the shuffle of recent events, the compliance date has come and gone for many without the proper actions in place. With the coupling of legal implications of non-compliance and the developing security vulnerabilities from…

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Case Study: MSP Reduces Impact of Disaster

Case Study: MSP Reduces Impact of Disaster

Case Study: MSP Reduces Impact of Disaster   Even a fire can’t halt the pace of business for BriteStar customers A disaster of any kind can take down a business in minutes.  Before the digital age, physical damage to a business’s operations was the main concern.  Now, as companies have become more reliant on IT infrastructure, damage…

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2022 Cybersecurity Trends

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Whether you’re chasing compliance, optimizing operations or reducing overall risk, here are the great 8 cybersecurity trends for 2022 to accomplish your goals. The State of Cybersecurity in 2022 As we enter 2022, more time separates us from the whirlwind of 2020 and the scramble to secure and manage different environments. Yet, conditions created in 2020 continue to influence cybersecurity trends…

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Phishing Emails Are Getting Smarter – Are You?

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We’re all aware of the threat of phishing attacks. It’s sometimes assumed that technical minded people are invincible to phishing attacks, but even the most savvy can be duped. The latest phishing attack making headlines has a 90% success rate. You may be familiar with the standard phishing language below, but what about non-traditional methods? Standard Phishing Language:…

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Top 5 Cybersecurity Projects for 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]2020 threw a curveball and forced many cyber teams to shift priorities. Will you go back to some of the 2020 strategic projects, or has the environment changed your priorities? Cybersecurity in 2021 The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve and expand quicker than Apple’s iPhone releases (and that’s saying a lot). In 2021, we are…

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The State of Healthcare Security

Money. That’s what breaches and attacks dwindle down to – what data and information are the most valuable to hackers. Those threats drive the motivation for organizations to implement a security posture. As this week’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme is ‘Securing Internet-Connected Devices’, today’s blog is addressing healthcare security by breaking down why the industry…

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Foundations of a NextGen WFH Strategy

March 17, 2020 marked the end of the work environment as we knew it.  March 18, 2020 kicked off the race to the basics.  Those 24 hours taught most IT and security teams to expect the unexpected, the importance of being dynamic and how unprepared they were.  Organizations were without laptops, software licenses, and access to critical business…

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Better Together: Forescout and SIEM Tools

The day has come. It’s final part of our ‘Better Together’ series featuring Forescout.  The series has explored integrating Forescout with CrowdStrike, ServiceNow and Vulnerability Assessment tools to enhance the features and benefits maximizing both the security and investment.  Today, we’re talking about the benefits of Forescout integrated with SIEM tools.  Before hearing from Forescout Product Development,…

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Better Together: Forescout and Vulnerability Assessment Tools

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So far, we asked: Are Forescout and CrowdStrike are better together? And are Forescout and ServiceNow better together? Today, we’re tackling if Forescout and Vulnerability Assessment Tools – Qualys, Rapid7 and Tenable – are better together. (Spoiler: they are). Our ‘Better Together’ series focuses on how to increase value of security tools, both in terms…

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Better Together: Forescout and ServiceNow

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Our ‘Better Together’ series explores different integrations to showcase the increased security and value of pairing tools together.  For part two of the series, we’re answering the question: Are Forescout and ServiceNow better together?  Lets…  Establish the Forescout foundation Explore Forescout and ServiceNow use cases Hear from Forescout Product Development  Forescout Foundation: eyeExtend Visibility is Forescout’s…

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