Responding to a hack or cyber breach effectively requires the right technology. Here are the top 10 incident management tools for your organization.
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What to Look for in a Password Management Tool
One of the most basic and essential features of cybersecurity is the password. It’s needed to access all accounts and networks, meaning all data is—or should be—password protected at some level. But password security involves more than just tasking employees with making up original passwords that are hard to guess. It’s no wonder companies of all shapes and sizes depend on password management tools to help keep all of their sensitive information safe.
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How to Perform a Security Incident Response Tabletop Exercise
An incident response tabletop exercise is the equivalent of a cybersecurity fire drill. In the digital era, it’s not a matter of if your organization will be a target of a cyber-attack, it’s a matter of when. CNBC reported that in 2018 cybercrime cost as much as $600 billion annually, approaching 1% of the world’s GDP. Cybercrime is a pandemic with repercussions that could drive organizations to early retirement.
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How Much Does SOC 2 Certification Cost?
Businesses that process client data need to find ways to make their valued clients trust them. Whether your business is storing delicate financial information, transporting medical records, or processing intricate biographical details, it’s important to follow the SOC 2 guidelines set out by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). But what do these guidelines entail? What does SOC 2 certification cost, and what factors impact and influence cost?
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The Different Types of E-Commerce Security
Ecommerce killed the retail star. Trends show that e-commerce is quickly overtaking traditional shopping models, with 2023 predicted to have 300 million online shoppers in the US alone. This statistic is excellent news for the industry and even better news for cybercriminals. There are types of e-commerce security that will become necessary for any business wishing to engage with clients online.
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Managed Detection Response vs Managed Security Service Provider
As businesses have become more acquainted with cybersecurity demands, they’ve developed teams to address cybersecurity from a few different vantage points, all vitally important to system security. One commonly misunderstood distinction exists between managed detection and response (MDR) vs. managed security services providers (MSSPs).
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Basics of the NIST Risk Assessment Framework
In the same way businesses have security measures for their physical locations, every business needs to shore up its cyberdefenses. With cybercrime on the rise, and hackers often outpacing even the strongest and smartest cybersecurity systems, it’s extremely important to keep all architecture and practices up to date. To that end, the NIST risk assessment framework is one of the best ways to understand exactly what risks are posed to your business, as well as how to mitigate and manage them.
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Guide to Password Management in Network Security
There are many reasons password management in network security is one of the most important aspects of overall cybersecurity for all businesses. Passwords are some of the longest established and most ubiquitous cybersecurity measures available. Nearly every activity logged on hardware and software is password protected. But that doesn’t mean they’re all safe, as passwords are also some of the easiest security measures to bypass for hackers.
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Email Security Services: What to Look for in an Encryption Provider
Email has become integrated into everyday life to the point that we take it for granted. In both personal and business contexts, sending and receiving emails is often no more difficult than text messaging a friend or colleague—another innovation that’s become part of the fabric of modern life. But email is especially vulnerable to cyberattacks, which makes email security services especially important for businesses. They’re as vital as security for regular (snail) mail!
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Implementing The NIST Third-Party Risk Management Framework
What do air conditioners and credit card information have in common? They were both involved in third-party hacks. Target stores, unfortunately, suffered a point-of-sales attack in early 2014, which was a result of the third-party supplier vulnerability, specifically a vulnerability in the building’s air conditioning units. Even more unfortunately – NIST third-party risk management framework was unknown.