Why Vendor Risk Management Is A Critical Piece Of Your Cybersecurity Strategy

 Most companies spend significant resources on internal cybersecurity (rightfully so), for example, vulnerability scans, SIEM, centralized log management, or end-user security awareness trainings, and lot more. But unfortunately, they also tend to make a cardinal mistake of not extending the same diligence towards their vendors or third parties.

Sadly, they too often don’t seem to realize the full magnitude of dangers this approach involves. After internal employees, your vendors are the second weakest link of your (security) chain.

If your company chooses not to verify the security of its vendors/third parties, then it is significantly increasing its own RISK while reducing the security assurance of its own information systems.

It is essential for all security managers to realize that if a data-breach happens at your company and the cause of this breach is found to be at any of your third parties, it is still your company’s name and brand that is at risk. You are not absolved of your own legal responsibilities and your company may be penalized for this error.

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Why Vendor Risk Management Is A Critical Piece Of Your Cybersecurity Strategy

How To Design A Strong Cybersecurity Strategy

 

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FREE Help Designing A Custom Cybersecurity Strategy

 

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What Should Your Business Do To Prevent A Cybersecurity Incident?

 

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10 Cybersecurity Tips For Small Businesses

 

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How To Protect Your POS (Point of Sale) Systems From Cyber Threats

There are too many companies who think that their Point-of-Sales (POS) systems are merely a responsibility of their cashiers who sit behind a sales desk. 

They literally forget that their POS systems face multiple-levels of risks, e.g., networking issues, open ports, cyber-attacks, accessibility issues, communication with a chain of their numerous back-end processes. More often these POS systems also communicate with company’s most sensitive data, such as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of their customers.

Your company, in fact every company, should consider its POS systems more accurately as an extension of your company’s datacenter, a remote branch of your critical applications. You should see them as high-threat environment and devise a targeted security strategy accordingly.

Read this article to learn how to establish a robust cybersecurity strategy to protect your POS systems:  How To Protect Your POS (Point of Sale) Systems From Cyber Threats

Cyber Threats - Who The Players Are And What Protection Strategies Should Be Adopted

 

Are you sure you know all the actors who might attack your company's IT systems? The range of attacks is vast, and many organizations overlook the multitude of figures behind the generic term "hacker." That is why on @DeltalogiX, they describe the various figures to help companies understand how to protect themselves and what the impact on their business might be Cyber Threats - Who They Are And What To Do About It

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Why Cybersecurity Is So Important

 

Cybersecurity has never been more critical to businesses of all sizes. From the Fortune 500 to SMB, for any business to survive, they need some level of protection from malicious Cyberattacks.

Cyberattacks on businesses are constantly evolving which only brings more danger to consumers and employees, this is why Cybersecurity is so important.

Cybersecurity services are provided by suppliers to protect, detect, and remediate business from malicious attacks. We have partnered with some of the top Cybersecurity suppliers in the world that offer everything from evaluations, employee education and training programs, network monitoring, data and device protection, remediation, and compliance.

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10 Steps To Cybersecurity Every Business Should Implement

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What Are The Most Critical Components Of A Cybersecurity Strategy?

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Deep Dive Into Defense-In-Depth As A Cybersecurity Strategy

 

Defense-in-depth is a popular security strategy that places the applications and data (or groups of applications and data) that inhabit an architecture into designated security layers. This holistic approach aims to layer defenses across all possible areas of vulnerability, offering not just one but multiple levels of protection. Let's break it down!

Data: Starting with the most critical, we aim to protect the data itself through encryption, access controls, and data loss prevention techniques.

Application: Next, we secure the applications handling data. This includes secure coding practices, regular vulnerability scanning, and patch management.

Host: This layer focuses on securing individual user devices with antivirus software, personal firewalls, and strict access controls.

Internal Network: Here, we employ network segmentation and internal firewalls, limiting lateral movement in the event of a breach.

Perimeter: The outer shell of our digital fortress where we implement network-level defenses such as external firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and secure gateways.

Physical: Often overlooked but no less critical - securing physical access to devices and servers is a must.

Policies, Procedures & Awareness: The human factor - often the weakest link! Here we use education, training, clear policies, and procedures to strengthen our human firewall.

These layers interweave to create a multi-faceted, robust defense strategy. But remember, no castle was ever impregnable! Constant vigilance, regular updates, and evolution in line with emerging threats are vital to maintaining security.

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What Are The Essentials Elements Of A NIST Cybersecurity Framework? (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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The Essential Elements Of Cybersecurity Roles (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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The 5 Whys For Building A Cybersecurity Plan (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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Top 5 Cybersecurity Myths And How To Address Them (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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Expert Advice For Cybersecurity Professionals On Successfully Interacting With Senior Executives (VIDEO)

 

In this video Avrohom Gottheil of AskTheCEO talks with Kayne McGladrey, CISSP cybersecurity strategist for Ascent Solutions and senior member of the IEEE.  They discuss everything a cybersecurity professional needs to know to interact successfully with senior executives and influence desired outcomes.

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Insights On Defense In Depth For Network Security (VIDEO)

 

There are many aspects to the security of a system, but the Defense in Depth strategy guides them all.

There is no one thing that provides full security for a system. All too often people think they’re secure, as they have a firewall.

Unfortunately, that’s not true. Firewalls are important, but they’re not where security begins and ends.

Cyber Security needs to be layered. Consider an example of a virus being sent through email. Will the firewall pick it up? Possibly not. We rely on email security systems, and antivirus software on the workstations. If one part of this fails, there’s still another part to rely on.

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