Penetration testing is one of the most innovative and powerful practices businesses can use to optimize their security. This form of “ethical hacking” uses an excellent offense to strengthen the defense, simulating an attack and studying all moves the hacker makes to stop them in the future. What’s more, penetration testing can be leveraged for nearly any element of your architecture, including hardware penetration testing to analyze all physical, connected devices.
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Basics of Cyberattack Remediation
Part of cybersecurity is preparing your organization to deal with the fallout of an attack.
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NIST 800-171 Assessment Methodology Overview
The Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector is a vast business network containing some of the most critical infrastructures in the US. Working in partnership with or for the Department of Defense (DoD) as a contractor can be lucrative, but that comes at the cost of high risks to your own company and the safety of all Americans. That’s why you’ll need to ensure compliance with various DoD cybersecurity frameworks, and the NIST 800-171 assessment methodology is a critical first step in that direction. (more…)
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Beginner’s Guide to HITRUST ISO 27001 Mapping
Companies looking to expand their horizons in an increasingly mobile business environment are likely to face shifting, overlapping, and even conflicting compliance needs. The goal of “mapping frameworks” (or optimizing practices to satisfy multiple frameworks’ controls) minimizes inefficiencies while meeting all security requirements.
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Top PII Data Discovery Tools
A 2016 Pew Research Center report found that 74 percent of Americans classify limiting access to their personal information as “very important.” Yet, as companies roll out customer-focused applications to improve user experiences, people expect those companies requesting PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and PHI (Protected Health Information) to protect that information. PII discovery tools help companies identify PII and other sensitive information throughout their network infrastructure.
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What are the Top Three Principles of Information Security?
Information technology (IT) and cybersecurity are two crucial aspects of businesses. In our current era, companies depend more and more on digital communication and technology, and cybercriminals have grown increasingly complex in their cyber-attacks. To avoid having digital assets stolen or compromised, experts in the cyberdefense industry have reached a consensus on a “security triad” that powers the best approaches to security. What are the three principles of information security?
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Identity and Access Management Architecture in the Cloud
Cloud services have grown steadily over the years across all industries. Then COVID-19 happened, pushing businesses to adopt cloud services quicker than anticipated. New and evolving threats have also been growing alongside cloud architecture, and the best ways to deal with risk vectors involve leveraging Identity and Access Management (IAM).
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A Beginner’s Guide for HITRUST to ISO 27001 Mapping
Companies looking to expand their horizons in an increasingly mobile business environment are likely to face shifting, overlapping, and even conflicting compliance needs. The goal of “mapping frameworks” (or optimizing practices to satisfy multiple frameworks’ controls) minimizes inefficiencies while meeting all security requirements.
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Types of Cybercrimes MSSPs Can Help Prevent
With a new digital age comes new types of cybercrimes, and organizations must prepare to face them. A skilled and efficient Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) can step in and thoroughly plan your cybersecurity strategy, preventing many forms of attacks.
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Ways To Recognize Social Engineering
Social engineering awareness is your best tool in combating these types of surreptitious attacks. This article will explore some common social engineering attack strategies and ways to recognize social engineering while suggesting some proactive defense measures that you can implement today.