Whether your organization manages its cybersecurity efforts internally or externally matters. Externally managed cybersecurity services can lower your risk profile, guarantee a higher degree of expertise, and provide a greater ROI. Consider working with a service provider on advisory, implementation, risk mitigation, incident management, and regulatory compliance.
When your organization makes use of automated penetration testing, you can run a greater number and variety of tests, maximizing the security insights they generate. This will also help you optimize your pen test standards to regulatory contexts for greater efficiency.
Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is a cybersecurity approach designed to account for threats across all devices connected to your network. To fully protect your sensitive data, EDR security solutions need to work in concert with your broader incident response infrastructure. This is especially true for compliance purposes.
Cyber security defense in depth is an approach that emphasizes comprehensiveness through connected and overlapping systems rather than implementing individual protections piecemeal or as bare necessity dictates. The term is borrowed from military strategy and assures the most effective cyberdefense; it also carries special significance for government-related organizations.
Establishing and following a comprehensive patch management policy is critical for organizations to stay ahead of digital security risks. Following best practices will set your organization up to develop a sustainable patch management program, prevent interruptions to daily activities, and mitigate security incidents. Read this guide to learn essential patch management policy best practices to stay secure in 2023.
Cybersecurity managed services is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. As hackers and malware become more skilled at infiltrating vulnerable networks, leaders who have never considered cybersecurity are scrambling to meet the evolving threat.
The benefits of managed security services transcend a scrum list of “one-and-done” solutions. The digital landscape changes constantly, and with it, the security threats. The problem for most organizations is that they can’t afford to hire cybersecurity employees to monitor network security 24/7.
Cybersecurity infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a robust cloud security model that can help secure your organization’s digital cloud environment. Regardless of your size or industry, adopting an IaaS cybersecurity approach will help improve security across your cloud infrastructure. Read on to learn how it works.
Using networked endpoints in your organization presents cybersecurity risks both to the networks they’re connected to and your broader IT infrastructure. However, with the help of endpoint detection response tools, you’ll be well-positioned to identify these risks early on—effectively preventing them from becoming serious threats. Read on to learn how.
Cybersecurity gap assessments are critical to evaluating the effectiveness of the security controls you implement, ensuring your organization remains protected from threats throughout the year. So what is a gap assessment, and how can it help you optimize your security posture? Read our blog to learn more about these assessments.
Cybersecurity gap assessments enable your organization to systematically evaluate security risks before they can materialize into full-blown threats. To briefly explore the ins and outs of conducting gap assessments, this blog will cover:
With the help of a managed security services provider (MSSP), your organization will effectively conduct cybersecurity gap assessments to protect your sensitive digital assets in the short and long term.
A cybersecurity gap assessment is a tool your organization can use to identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities within its cybersecurity infrastructure. Conducting these assessments is critical to promptly discovering these gaps before they can develop into full-blown, high-impact threats.
If your organization handles sensitive data, you will likely need to conduct frequent gap assessments to uncover vulnerabilities that might pose risks to these data.
Compliance with regulatory frameworks like the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) and SOC 2 requires gap assessments to address potential data security risks early in their lifecycle. As with any other assessment, you must fully understand why you are doing it and how best to approach it without impacting your organization’s operations.
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In general, the approach for conducting gap assessments is similar across regulatory frameworks. However, each cybersecurity gap assessment will likely look different, depending on the type of data you handle or your industry. Many of these gap assessment requirements are adapted from the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), providing industry-standard guidelines for uncovering security gaps and vulnerabilities that can impact data sensitivity.
To provide additional context for how to conduct gap assessments, we’ll review examples of gap analysis from the PCI DSS and SOC 2 compliance requirements.
PCI DSS gap assessments are based on the framework’s 12 Requirements, which protect cardholder data (CHD) at rest and in transit. Taking the example of a PCI DSS gap assessment requirements, you can conduct a gap analysis by:
Although the PCI DSS gap assessment requirements apply to organizations that handle CHD, they provide a general sense of how to conduct these assessments if your organization handles highly sensitive data.
For service organizations required to report on System and Organization Controls (SOC), gap assessments can help identify areas in need of remediation and prepare for compliance audits.
Organizations reporting on their SOC 2 compliance can conduct a gap analysis by:
Conducting cybersecurity gap assessments based on the PCI DSS, SOC 2, or other applicable industry compliance requirements will help your organization remain secure—even as threats evolve. With guidance from an MSSP, you will be well-prepared for these assessments, irrespective of the type of sensitive data you handle.
Conducting cybersecurity gap assessments will help your organization remain safe from various security threats. However, partnering with an experienced MSSP will help you optimize these assessments—helping you safeguard sensitive data throughout the year.
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Internal audits are essential to securing your organization’s digital assets from cybersecurity threats and helping you steer clear of security risks. However, there are different types of internal audits, depending on your organization’s structure, security needs, and other considerations. Read on to learn how you can decide which audit type works best.