RSI Security

Rethinking Your Cybersecurity

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.

  • Why Is Cyber Hygiene Important?

    Why Is Cyber Hygiene Important?

    The key to keeping your network in the clear from security threats is to remain in a constant state of perpetual forward motion when it comes to your cyber hygiene. Many modern companies rely almost exclusively on cyber functions to carry out day-to-day tasks, making it incredibly important for leadership and employees to understand how to work smarter and safer when dealing with cyber entities. 

    Being more cyber aware and practicing healthy cyber hygiene, is what will ultimately help you keep your business in the green when you need it most. Let’s look at the benefits of cyber hygiene and how you can begin adopting these strategies into your organization immediately.

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  • Cyber Security Resilience Framework: How to Get Started

    Cyber Security Resilience Framework: How to Get Started

    Cyberattacks and data breaches have now been putting organizations at risk. This is why data security has become the global goal of organizations because data is one of their most valuable assets. It is crucial to an organization to detect, prevent, and recover from cybercrimes — that is why cybersecurity resilience should be the best defense.

    In 2013, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order requiring organizations to develop a cybersecurity resilience framework to reduce cyber attacks against critical infrastructures. According to the Executive Order, the cybersecurity resilience framework “shall include a set of standards, methodologies, procedures, and processes that align policy, business, and technological approaches to address cyber risks.”

    Therefore, an organization must develop a cybersecurity resilience framework to aid itself in identifying, assessing, and managing when cyber breaches occur.

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  • What Is Cyber Resilience and Why Is It Important?

    What Is Cyber Resilience and Why Is It Important?

    It’s hard to imagine life without information technology in this digital age. From business experiences such as selling and buying shares to personal encounters like posting details and photos on social media, information is disseminated incessantly around the cyberspace. It has given the society the chance to become more connected and economies more prosperous. However, just as every system comes with risks, the security of cyberspace information is crucial to every enterprise or organization.

    Risks like cybersecurity breach or cyberattacks can cause companies severe damages. These attacks may attempt to destroy, expose, or obtain unauthorized access to computer networks, personal computer devices, infrastructures, or computer information systems.

    According to a study conducted by the University of Portsmouth, 43% of businesses and 19% of charities represented in the study experienced cyberattacks in 2018. In the UK, more than 2 million businesses or local firms became victims of different forms of cybercrimes and caused damage to £29.1 billion.

    This alarming rate of cyberattacks is the reason why companies should be equipped to manage such risks. Moreover, these attacks could have been dealt with if those businesses have better cyber resilience.

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  • Information Security vs. Cyber Security: Is There a Difference?

    Information Security vs. Cyber Security: Is There a Difference?

    Technology progresses rapidly, and new security tactics are developed with each innovation. Several years ago, the key term for businesses was “information security,” but today cybersecurity tends to garner more attention and research. However, both information and cybersecurity have their respective merits and their similarities.  As an organization, it’s critical that your private info is secured. Learn about the differences between information security vs cybersecurity here. 

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  • 5 Cyber Security Threats In The Cannabis Industry

    5 Cyber Security Threats In The Cannabis Industry

    The legal marijuana industry is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years. This is spurred not only by the legalization of recreational marijuana in many states in the US as well as in countries like Canada, but also the growing adoption of cannabis as a pharmaceutical product.

    According to the State of the Legal Cannabis Markets report from BDS Analytics and Arcview Market Research, legal pot sales will hit $40.6 billion in 2024. This represents a 24.5 percent growth over the period 2018 to 2024. 

    The burgeoning cannabis retail industry is, therefore, a prime target for cybercriminals who look to steal valuable and sensitive information ranging from credit card information, trade secrets, and personally identifiable information (PII). 

    Aside from the consumer information they store and manage, online cannabis retailers are being targeted because many of them have yet to incorporate cybersecurity practices.  Small to medium-sized online marijuana retailers are also highly vulnerable to cyberattacks because they normally don’t have the resources to hire an IT staff who can implement security measures to mitigate cybersecurity risks. 

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  • Network Security Best Practices: A Complete Checklist

    Network Security Best Practices: A Complete Checklist

    The workplace is no longer an environment with stacks of filing boxes or employee mailboxes. Instead, files now speed through the Internet and meetings are held via teleconference. The ease of communication and multi-device compatibility, although convenient, increases the network vulnerability of companies. Understanding how a network operates, the components involved, and common threats will help companies prevent and mitigate future cyber attacks.

    Is your online information secured? Read on to access our network security best practices checklist. 

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  • Security Strategies for BYOD in the Workplace

    Security Strategies for BYOD in the Workplace

    As businesses continue to move at the speed of light in every possible direction, employees must be able to keep up with the expectations presented to them. As such, in an attempt to be more lean in their operational efficiencies, many companies are opting to allow employees (from new hires to executives) more flexibility with the types of devices they use in the office. This innovative approach to business takes its form as a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in the workplace policy. 

    Although this allows companies the freedom to pivot freely without the need to carry unnecessary overhead expenses at all times, it does come with the tradeoff of leaving holes in your network security. If you don’t take the necessary steps to deter a data breach at any possible point of intrusion, it could spell disaster for your organization in the future. Let’s look closer at what BYOD is all about and how you can limit vulnerabilities and prevent a breach from occurring in the future.

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  • What To Look For In Cybersecurity SaaS Companies

    What To Look For In Cybersecurity SaaS Companies

    No matter what industry you’re in, cybersecurity typically isn’t something that can be handled on your own. And most organizations recognize this fact, with only 25 percent of companies having their own standalone cybersecurity department. That’s precisely why firms are increasingly turning to cybersecurity SaaS companies to help protect their sensitive data.

    But that doesn’t mean that all SaaS cybersecurity products, vendors, and partners are created equal. While there is a slew of SaaS companies with various products on the market designed to help you protect your data in the cloud, you’ll need to be careful and diligent throughout the evaluation process to ensure you select the right long-term partner. 

    Depending on your industry, type of systems, customer base, and many other factors, you’ll need to think long and hard before selecting a SaaS cybersecurity company. From technological know-how to customer support and compliance, here’s how cybersecurity SaaS companies can protect your company’s sensitive data and what to look for when choosing one.

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  • Pros & Cons of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

    Pros & Cons of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

    For some people, BYOD pros and cons may sound like an office Christmas party request gone awry. In actuality, BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device. This particular four-letter acronym poses a serious cyber-security question for every company, regardless of size. Whether you are a corporate giant or a small business, the pros and cons of bringing your own device require a BYOD top-down policy.

    Allowing your employees to make that decision independently or not addressing the potential security issues that come with BYOD is a grave mistake. That’s because your mobile device, especially when connected to your company’s network, offers an opportunity for hackers to exploit.

    However, unilaterally banning personal devices from your workplace may provoke a riot among your employees. There are also productivity advantages of allowing personal devices for business use. Naturally, with great power comes great responsibility. If you ever wondered about the pros and cons of bringing your own device, read on!

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  • Third-Party Risk Management Tools Every CISO Should Know

    Third-Party Risk Management Tools Every CISO Should Know

    Cybersecurity that works is extremely complicated, multi-layered and continually monitored. That’s a fact. Third-party risk management tools are a perfect example of the complicated and multi-layered elements that need to be effectively combined with best practices. Also known as third-party risk management solutions, these cyber security solutions help protect your business from cyber breaches, leaks, disruptions and more.

    That may sound precisely like regular cyber security, except for the fact that third-party risk management tools protect your company from threats that emanate from any third-party service provider or entity that you do business with.

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