With the astounding amount of new tech available to both individuals and organizations, it’s hard for industries to keep up to date with the cybersecurity demands that arise from their implementation. The Center for Internet Security Critical Security Controls (CIS CSC), is a constantly updated framework that is designed by the wider cybersecurity community that tackles this very issue.
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Mobile Device Management (MDM) for Today’s Remote Work
More than half of the US population is now working from home due to the Covid-19 Virus pandemic. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the situation to compromise critical data and cart away valuable information. Therefore, every company needs to pay attention to data protection and ensure employees are secure using the internet while working from home.
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What Are the Different Components of Network Architecture?
In today’s business environment, a network serves as the operational glue holding the company together. It enables communication, collaboration, and data storage. However, if that “glue” isn’t strong, it weakens a company’s infrastructure, endangering critical assets. From remote workstations to personal devices, the multifaceted nature of a network means the threats are ever-evolving. Learn about the different components of network architecture with our informative guide. Discover more here.
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Cybersecurity Architecture Principles: What You Need to Know
To properly secure a network and its assets, a layered approach is preferred. This method is more commonly known as defense-in-depth and it can be likened to the metaphor of a castle on a hill. The castle is set upon a promontory with the village spread out below.
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What is the Third-Party Risk Management Lifecycle?
The times of vertical management no longer serve as the best option for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Companies rarely control every aspect of their supply chains and now use third parties to fill knowledge, time, or money gaps. But with outside assistance comes more risk. In relation to cybersecurity, third parties have become especially helpful for conducting security assessments, monitoring networks, expanding services offered. However, establishing a third-party partnership doesn’t happen overnight. Learn about the third-party risk management process and lifecycle here.
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OSS Compliance: A Comprehensive Guide
A significant amount of software that powers the largest companies in the world safeguards our personal information and secures national security is open to the public. Anyone can download the source code of the user interfaces, operating systems, or even the data modeling program of any software and use it as a tool for a completely new project.
Additionally, these programs are typically established collaboratively, from employees to unpaid volunteers at computing tech companies. This is the landscape of open-source software where code is written and communicated freely through various avenues.
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How Does Open Source Security Scanning Reduce Risks & Vulnerabilities?
In today’s digital world businesses are involved in the continuous search for solutions that’ll help them operate more efficiently and have bigger profits faster. As the digital world keeps having breakthroughs, more organizations and development teams are adopting a method of constant software development and deployment of applications.
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How Does PCI DSS 4.0 Affect Payment Facilitators?
It’s not only merchants that are affected by PCI DSS 4.0, but payment facilitators will also need to make changes to their cybersecurity protocols. Payments Facilitators (PayFacs) must follow the same procedures as companies to ensure that personally identifiable information (PII) is secure from breaches.
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The Basics to Completing a FAIR Assessment
There are daily risks to your business. Technology has improved how business is conducted, but it has also opened the door for cybersecurity risks. There are standards and regulations designed to prevent hackers that organizations must be in compliance with. However, it’s not easy identifying all potential vulnerabilities in a system or network.
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Benefits of Having a Managed Detection and Response Plan
Do you have a managed detection and response plan (MDR) in place for the protection and security of your company? At times knowing where to begin your search or where to start can be overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be, though, with the help of someone who has done all the research for you.
Those who seek to permanently damage or leak your company’s critical information are lurking today, and they are constantly upping their offenses. By bringing in a more dynamic MDR plan, you’re providing your company with the protection it needs.
Continue reading to learn all you need to know about an MDR plan.