The escalating threat of hackers grows more serious each day. A TechRepublic survey of more than 400 IT security professionals found that 71% of them had seen an increase in security threats or attacks since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. Should a hacker successfully breach your defenses, the damages—to your reputation, bottom line, and operational capabilities—could be catastrophic.To gauge your cybersecurity defenses and spot vulnerabilities in your critical IT systems, you need to consider different types of penetration testing.
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Implementing a Zero Trust Network Security Strategy
There’s been a paradigm shift over the past decade and a half in the world of cybersecurity. Whereas older models and systems prioritized perimeter defense, the definition of “perimeter” itself has changed over time. Today, businesses are increasingly mobile and remote, utilizing cloud servers to extend the workforce far outside the office or headquarters.
These changes are all the more necessary in our current environment of pandemic response. Our mandated practices of social distancing and work from home (WFH) have created an environment in which every company is rethinking its perimeters in real time. These challenging times call for new practices, and zero trust framework is the future of cybersecurity.
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Identity and Access Management Best Practices
Identity and access management (IAM) best practices seek to clearly define, and oversee the access privileges granted to network users, and ensure that access is only granted to those within the organization.
Think of identity and access management best practices and tools as gatekeepers, tasked to either allow or deny entry, depending on who or what is trying to enter the “premises”, as well as closely monitor all visitors’ movements within the designated “area”.
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Step-by-step Guide to External Penetration Testing
One of the measures that organizations have undertaken in recent years to ensure the integrity of their information networks is to undergo a procedure called an external penetration testing.
An external vulnerability scan, which also goes by the names penetration testing or ethical hacking, is an authorized concerted cyber attack on any number of application systems that are visible on the internet, such as a company website, and email and domain servers.
The purpose of external vulnerability scanning is to identify, evaluate, and address any potential or existing security issues, which cyber criminals may use to gain access to a company’s information systems and illegally obtain proprietary information.
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What is the NIST Third-Party Risk Management Framework?
Integrating cybersecurity best practices has become an essential aspect of the information and communication technology (ICT) supply chain. There is a growing cyber risk associated with dealing with vendors that are not adequately vetted or audited for their cybersecurity capabilities. The National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) have devised a series of frameworks for cybersecurity best practice.
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Monthly Webinar Recap – A 360 Degree View of CCPA Compliance – Ft. Darktrace & Procopio
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1st, 2020. Any merchant or company doing business in California – the world’s fifth-largest economy – should be CCPA compliant.
However, many businesses are finding it difficult to navigate through the requirements necessary to be compliant.
To help clear up the confusion companies are feeling about another set of privacy regulations, on June 25th, 2020, experts from RSI Security, Darktrace, and Procopio Legal, hosted an information webinar.
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Top Reasons to Hire a Cloud Managed Security Provider
According to a recent article from Fintech News, cyber-attacks and phishing targeting cloud-based networks increased by more than 600% in the first quarter of 2020. The need has never been higher for managed cloud security, and the demand comes at a time when more people are working on the cloud than at any other time in history.
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What is the NIST Penetration Testing Framework?
With each passing year the risk of cyberthreat looms larger. While the integration of new technologies has created business efficiencies and increased interconnectivity, it has also exposed organizations to new forms of cyber-related risks. In response to this growing problem, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) produced the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). The framework serves as guidelines for managing your cybersecurity risks. One of the best ways to assess your adherence to NIST is by conducting a NIST-based penetration (pen) test. But what does the pentest framework entail?
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How Much Does Managed Security Services Cost?
Cybersecurity is one of the most pressing concerns for every business in our increasingly digital age. With each passing year, digital and online technologies are revolutionizing elements of business across every sector of the market. And while this technology creates efficiencies and streamlines processes, it also ushers in complex risks. Yet, when it comes to your cybersecurity, managed firewall pricing costs vary.
When it comes to managed security services, this variation is even greater.
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How to Conduct Wifi Penetration Testing
In today’s world, the technology we use has evolved at an exponential rate. It wasn’t long ago that the idea of seamless internet over a wired connection was little more than a pipe dream. And yet here we are in a world where virtually all businesses run on high-speed internet free from cables. But it’s also opened us up to a host of cybercriminal threats. One of the best ways to test for these vulnerabilities? Wireless penetration testing.