Regardless of size or industry, organizations can benefit from IT infrastructure management services. A managed security services provider (MSSP) can help optimize your organization’s cyberdefenses to provide a secure IT environment that supports operations and business growth while reclaiming team bandwidth. Read on to learn more. (more…)
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Optimal Security Information and Event Management Architecture and Operational Processes
A security information and event management (SIEM) system can help your organization monitor unusual system events and potential threats, increasing your overall cybersecurity awareness. SIEM implementations monitor architecture and operational processes to help prevent and mitigate attacks, especially when threat actors devise sophisticated means to breach your networks or systems. Read on to learn more. (more…)
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Differences Between Active and Passive Attacks
Modern cyberattack techniques are classified into two broad categories—active and passive attacks. Passive attacks often preempt active ones. While hackers often use a combination of the two, sometimes within a single attack, some distinct differences set these methods apart. (more…)
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Top Penetration Testing Techniques for Growing Organizations
As organizations expand their workforce and digital assets, it is critical to invest in cyber defenses against potential threats. Growing enterprises can use penetration testing techniques to evaluate their systems, networks, and applications for exploitable vulnerabilities. Therefore, penetration testing, or pen-testing, can also help your organization mitigate impending cyberattacks. Read on to learn more. (more…)
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For How Long Should I Engage the Services of a Virtual CISO? A Breakdown of Factors
Chief information security officers (CISOs) play a critical role in any organization. Virtual CISOs, or vCISOs, do the same. With responsibilities including security planning, risk management, data processing, and general team leadership, it’s a multifaceted job that covers the breadth of your IT program. But with so many options available, many organizational leaders regularly ask, “For how long should I engage the services of a virtual CISO?” (more…)
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The Importance of Infrastructure Management for Fintechs
Infrastructure management keeps organizations’ daily operations smooth and efficient. This is especially true for financial technology companies, or “fintechs,” that depend heavily on various IT and cybersecurity assets for daily business operations. These assets are subject to degradation and vulnerabilities over time. So, they require maintenance throughout their respective lifecycles. Herein lies the central importance of infrastructure management for any company, but especially fintechs. (more…)
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The 7 Phases of Incident Response for Healthcare Organizations
Although useful for all organizations in any industry, the 7 phases of incident response are especially crucial to the healthcare sector. With so much data at stake and added pressure from compliance requirements, governmental agencies, and consumers, it’s necessary to have a clear, concise, and effective plan ready to go at a moment’s notice. (more…)
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What is a Root Cause Analysis Report?
As concerning as cyberattacks and suspicious incidents are, they also provide opportunities to reinforce your cyberdefense implementation, configuration, and strategy. Innovative techniques and the discovery of unknown, unmonitored vulnerabilities generally preempt successful cyberattacks. As a result, organizations need to investigate these events and their surrounding scenarios to optimize detection and response and prevent recurrences. The investigation’s results are compiled in a root cause analysis report. (more…)
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Comprehensive SOC 2 Implementation Guide
Organizations looking to build trust among current and potential clients have a host of tools available to them—but one of the most effective is a SOC 2 audit. SOC 2 is an assessment framework overseen by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The SOC 2 audit is a robust evaluation process, whether Type 1 (short-term) or Type 2 (long-term). So, to guarantee success, organizations should turn to a SOC 2 implementation guide—like this one. (more…)
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Firewall Audit Checklist for Fintechs
Financial technology (Fintech) providers help financial services organizations grow their business and create fast, convenient, and integrated capabilities. Web applications and customer portals are a few ways fintechs enhance the financial services experience. With convenience, however, comes responsibility for securing sensitive data and digital transactions. To this end, your firewall provides the first line of cyberdefenses. Read on to review a comprehensive firewall audit checklist for fintechs. (more…)