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Top Information Security Frameworks for Fintech
The information your organization processes may decide the success or failure of the business, in both the long and short term. For this fact alone, implementing an information security framework should be on the top of your to-do list.
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Mid-Market GDPR Compliance Checklist
Data protection authorities have been cracking down on GDPR breaches, and experts are not exempt from regulators’ gaze.
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Cyber Attack Detection Best Practices
Cybercrime saw an uptick in 2020, as individuals and businesses alike have migrated to distanced, online solutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) analyzed a record high of 157,525 incidents in 2020, of which over 3,900 qualified as full-fledged data breaches.
Monitoring for and identifying attacks before they occur, and addressing them immediately, is the best way to keep your company safe. Thus, cyber attack detection is one of the most critical elements of a cyberdefense program. (more…)
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What is an Identity and Access Management System
An identity crisis can hit us when we are at a low point. Many of us will seek the counsel of friends and relatives, but when an identity crisis befalls your organization, an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system will be your only counsel.
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Top Cloud-Based Mobile Device Management Solutions
Business today relies upon the use of mobile devices. As such, mobile device management, or MDM, is a crucial component of keeping your personnel and stakeholders secure. Whether the company provides these devices to its personnel or utilizes a bring your own device (BYOD) policy, companies are increasingly dependent on the cloud. So, in this article, we’ll walk through the best cloud based MDM solutions your business should consider and why.
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Making the Most of Your Nist 800-171 Compliance Tools
Companies seeking to work with US governmental agencies need to adhere to strict standards for cybersecurity. This is especially true for contractors looking to work with the US Department of Defense (DoD). To secure specific contracts, and maintain preferred status, you’ll need to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171. And to do so, there are several NIST 800 171 compliance tools at your disposal.
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Five Ways Vulnerability Management Prevents Cyber Attacks
According to one round up of cybercrime stats for 2020, phishing and cloud-based attacks are up over 600 percent. To leverage these (and other) attacks, hackers scan for any and all vulnerabilities to exploit. So, if you’re wondering how to prevent cyber attacks on businesses, a robust vulnerability management program should be one of the first places you start.
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NIST 800-171 Security Baseline
For companies looking to contract with the United States Department of Defense (DoD), it’s imperative to make sure your cyberdefenses are up to par. A big part of that is implementing the controls from Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations (SP 800-171), published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). And understanding the NIST 800 171 controls is the first step toward compliance.
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What is the NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2?
The protection of controlled unclassified information (CUI) in non-federal systems and organizations is as important as the security of the federal government data and information. This is because a threat to CUI in non-federal systems could disrupt the proper running of federal government business. The NIST SP 800 171 Revision 1, also called the NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 was created to tackle this issue. To further strengthen the confidentiality of the data in CUI, the NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2, a revision of the NIST 800-171 Rev. 1, was published in February 2020.