Wednesday, September 04, 2024

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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Wednesday, May 08, 2024

The Periodic Table Of Cybersecurity...The Elements That Make Up The World Of The Cybersecurity Professional

 

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

A Little Cybersecurity Humor For You

 

All kidding aside, cybersecurity is serious stuff. Take it lightly and you'll most definitely face painful consequences with negative impacts on your bottom line and your reputation.

Today, as companies are adopting more and more digital technologies, it is even more critical for businesses to prioritize protecting their data and networks against cyber threats. This will require robust security, regular monitoring, and educating employees on best practices for protecting company assets and data.

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Roadmap (Infographic)

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

The Importance Of Understanding, Communicating, And Mitigating Cyber Risk (VIDEO)

In this video Shira Rubinoff talks with Wendy Moore, VP Product Marketing at Trend Micro and discusses Trend Micro's approach to the enterprise attack surface and the importance of understanding, communicating and mitigating cyber risk

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

An In-Depth Dive Into The Difference Between A Cybersecurity Engineer And A Network Security Engineer (VIDEO)

 


Do you understand the difference between a Cybersecurity Engineer and a Network Security Engineer?  After watching this video you'll understand this and whole lot more about both disciplines.  

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

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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Thursday, August 11, 2022

A 360 Degree View Of Cybersecurity (INFOGRAPHIC)


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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Applying Zero Trust Architecture In Today's Environment (INFOGRAPHIC)

 


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Thursday, April 28, 2022

8 Ways To Mitigate Your Risk Of Cybersecurity Incidents (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Every Business Should Follow These 10 Steps To Cybersecurity (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

How To Build A Cybersecurity Program From Scratch

 

First we need to understand -- What is a Security Program?
A security program is a set of actions and documents which outline what and how the organization is securing sensitive information. The end goal of a security program is to establish clear and concise metrics and goals which will allow your organization to adapt to new threats and identify weaknesses, in the ever-changing environments.
👉 MY RECOMMENDED APPROACH
THE FIRST STEP
The first step of a security program is to define the program itself in what is called a security plan. The security plan is simply the identification of what is going to be secured, responsibilities, and direction. We’re going to be speaking with stakeholders (leadership, data owners, users, etc.) to identify what sensitive information exists and where.
When speaking of responsibilities, we’re not speaking of who is responsible for securing what data but, rather **who is responsible to establish, test, and maintain the program. ** There needs to be leadership buy-in for the security program to be successful as the inevitable change that will occur is rarely comfortable.
**The ship is doomed to failure is there is not an end goal in mind. **“Total security by December” is not an end goal. Direction is more the ‘how’ than the ‘what’. How is your plan going to be tested, implemented, designed? What are you going to compare your security against? What are the goals of implementing the security program? These are questions that should be answered by the security plan.
THE SECOND STEP
Next, we have the documentation that defines how we take the security plan from a concept to action. This step includes items such as: policies, which define what should be done; procedures, which define how what should be done is done; and checklists, which ensure that what should be done is done correctly. This will honestly take the most time as it will require a change in corporate, user, and system behavior.
THE FOURTH STEP
Finally, we establish 'Metrics' to test that what we have in place is effective in its effort to secure the environment. This is where a penetration test comes into play.
THE THIRD STEP
However, a penetration test by itself isn’t giving you the whole story as we saw above. What should be implemented before a penetration test, and quite frankly before the entire process is started, is the 'Security Assessment.'
This process will provide feedback on:
� How effective your training program is,
� What holes you have in your administration processes,
� How enacted policies may not cover potential use cases
� and, many more areas for improvement.
Taken together with a comprehensive suite of assessments, a penetration test will provide a complementary data set informing you of how well you are securing your organization’s data.
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Whether you’re looking to build a cybersecurity program from the ground up, or simply looking to strengthen your existing processes, you would be better off, if you follow these steps:
1. Build information security teams
Creating a security program plan isn’t a one person job. It takes an entire team of people working together. In this case you’ll need two teams:
• The executive team – The senior-level execs in the business responsible for setting the mission, objectives, and goals for the program. They are tasked with building the policy and pushing it throughout the organization.
• The security team – The IT professionals responsible for managing daily IT security operations, threat and vulnerability assessment, and IT controls.
2. Develop The Security Plan (explained above).
3. Take inventory of your information assets
Your teams will conduct a total inventory of hardware, applications, databases, networks and systems. After that is done, every IT asset must be given an owner and custodian who’s responsible for the asset and its data.
4. Determine your regulatory compliance and standards
Your organization may be legally required to follow one or more cybersecurity compliance practices. This could be anything from HIPAA, HITECH, or PCI. Once the executive team has determined which regulatory standards you have to follow, you can get to work.
5. Identify threats, vulnerabilities, and RISKS
What are the threats to your information assets? It’s vital that every significant threat is identified, categorized, and ranked by priority. Similarly, vulnerabilities—flaws in the system—also must be listed and ranked. Finally, risks that could jeopardize the organization’s ability to operate because of threats and vulnerabilities have to be considered.
6. Mitigate risks
The goal of this stage is to either minimize or eliminate a risk, starting with those that pose the gravest danger to your organization and are the most likely to occur. Regardless of likelihood or threat, some risks may be harder to address than others.
7. Build an incident management and disaster recovery plan
Incidents could encompass a wide range of circumstances that cause the loss, interruption, or deletion of assets or data. A smart incident plan details every possibility. It then outlines the steps needed to minimize the damages and get your operations back up and running in as little time as possible.
8. Add security controls
As discussed above, there are hundreds of security controls that you can put in place in order to reduce or eliminate the various risks you face. This touches a wide range of topics, including access controls, hardware and software safeguards, security policies, operational procedures, and personnel training.
9. Train your employees
Once you’ve built your information security program plan, you’ll have to enforce it. The safeguards don’t mean a thing if the employees aren’t following your best practices. All it takes is one weak link to threaten your entire organization, so this step can’t be taken lightly.
10. Periodically conduct audits
The only way to know the efficacy of your plan is to test it frequently. Internal audits or external audits are among the best ways that you can ensure that the policies and procedures in place are working, comply with regulations, and are being updated regularly.
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Cybersecurity is not a once-a-year project; it’s a daily process. As the technology landscape continues to evolve, making sure your organization is protected against the latest threats is important.
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Thursday, April 14, 2022

What Are The Different Kinds Of Cybersecurity Threats? (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Cyber Security Funnies ... Who's The Login, What's The Password, I Don't Know Is The Security Question (VIDEO)

This video is the funniest take on cybersecurity you'll ever see. Can you guess what famous sketch this is a riff on?

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

3 Metrics To Gauge Cybersecurity Health

Imagine the United Nations General Assembly with no translators—and people speaking dozens of different languages. That’s what it can be like when security teams share metrics and data with their organization’s board of directors.

The communications gap leaves many CISOs struggling to explain the value of security investments—and if security professionals can’t communicate that value, they run the risk of falling out of sync with business priorities, managing misaligned expectations or giving leaders a false sense of confidence about security readiness. Fortunately, there are metrics that make sense and matter to both teams, so everyone can speak the same language—no translators needed. These metrics produce insights that boards and security teams can act on together while taking into account people, processes, and technology. 3 Metrics To Gauge Cybersecurity Health

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Thursday, February 03, 2022

Every Business Needs To Make A Decision About Their Cybersecurity Focus


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Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Different Kinds Of Cybersecurity Threats (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Beware These 10 Blind Spots In Your Cybersecurity Posture (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The Basics For How To Make Your Network Secure (INFOGRAPHIC)

 

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Cybersecurity Architecture Based On A Defense-in-Depth Design (VIDEO)

 
This video offers a quick explanation of the 10 layers of Cybersecurity Architecture based on a Defense in Depth Design.

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