Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have significantly impacted the business world, transforming how people work and interact. But these devices have become a mounting problem for organizations as cyber-criminals increasingly seek to exploit security vulnerabilities. Cyber-criminals can install malware or penetrate a company’s cyber defenses using internet of things attacks. (more…)
Category: Cybersecurity Solutions
Discover comprehensive cybersecurity solutions including threat detection, vulnerability management, AI-driven defense, and strategic implementation guides to fortify your organization’s defenses.
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Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Checklist for small and Medium-Sized Businesses
A 2019 joint report by the Ponemon Institute and Keeper Security found 63 percent of small and medium businesses (SMBs) experienced a data breach in the previous year. With fewer resources to recover from the impact of an attack, SMBs face a higher likelihood of shut down due to a cyber attack than large businesses. Consequently, SMBs must understand how to conduct a risk assessment using limited resources.
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Insider Threat Risk Management for Your Business
When constructing an information technology (IT) and cybersecurity architecture, companies often focus on external cyberthreats. Attacks initiating from outside the company are significant threats, but insider threats can match or even surpass them. (more…)
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The Essential Characteristics of Cloud Computing
Cloud computing harnesses the power of the Internet to allow organizations to remain productive despite the COVID-19 pandemic and work from home arrangements. The technology also helps businesses maximize their resources because they don’t need to buy their physical servers. Everything is online. Everything is in the cloud.
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Basics of the Cybersecurity Threat Lifecycle
Understanding the cybersecurity threat lifecycle basics can help companies and organizations manage their resources to prepare and plan for digital attacks and any aftermath they can cause. It helps reduce detection time to be more alert in preventing and responding to significant data breaches.
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HIPAA Penetration Testing Requirements Explained
It’s essential for businesses in the healthcare industry to integrate protections from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) into all elements of their practices. Critically, businesses need to strengthen their cyberdefenses against the ever-increasing cybercrime threats that can victimize protected health information (PHI). One sound, innovative approach to shoring up cybersecurity efforts is penetration testing.
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How To Conduct Hardware Penetration Testing
Penetration testing is one of the most innovative and powerful practices businesses can use to optimize their security. This form of “ethical hacking” uses an excellent offense to strengthen the defense, simulating an attack and studying all moves the hacker makes to stop them in the future. What’s more, penetration testing can be leveraged for nearly any element of your architecture, including hardware penetration testing to analyze all physical, connected devices.
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Basics of Cyberattack Remediation
Part of cybersecurity is preparing your organization to deal with the fallout of an attack.
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Top PII Data Discovery Tools
A 2016 Pew Research Center report found that 74 percent of Americans classify limiting access to their personal information as “very important.” Yet, as companies roll out customer-focused applications to improve user experiences, people expect those companies requesting PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and PHI (Protected Health Information) to protect that information. PII discovery tools help companies identify PII and other sensitive information throughout their network infrastructure.
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What are the Top Three Principles of Information Security?
Information technology (IT) and cybersecurity are two crucial aspects of businesses. In our current era, companies depend more and more on digital communication and technology, and cybercriminals have grown increasingly complex in their cyber-attacks. To avoid having digital assets stolen or compromised, experts in the cyberdefense industry have reached a consensus on a “security triad” that powers the best approaches to security. What are the three principles of information security?