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Trustwave: 2023 Cybersecurity Resolutions for Every Organization
Setting positive intentions for the New Year is a common practice, but one that often gets forgotten shortly after. It helps to break the resolutions down into manageable steps, setting aside the time to focus on them, and revisiting regularly to keep them from falling off of the to-do list. The same rings true for the cybersecurity maturity of your organization. In fact, many of the resolutions even look the same.
Netwrix: Combating Malware: Detect Configuration Changes Before It's Too Late
The average time to detect a data breach is 207 days, according to the Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022 by IBM. When adversaries compromise your network, typically they don't start acting right away; they keep a low profile to look around and identify the best ways to compromise your network. This malicious activity often includes making changes to system configuration files - changes that can be detected by file integrity monitoring (FIM). Of course, legitimate activity like patching can also result in configuration changes, so to avoid alert fatigue, you need a FIM solution that can distinguish between planned and unplanned changes.
Essential endpoint security strategies for IT admins
When it comes to endpoint security, any oversight could allow a threat actor to penetrate your organization with ease. While your IT admins focus on bolstering endpoint network security, a threat actor focuses on finding any loopholes, making it all the more difficult to stay protected. Moreover, for every corner cut on security to improve productivity, the attack surface grows. Keeping your organization's network safe all comes down to planning and executing a proper security framework.
SANS CyberThreat: An Inside Track on Europe's Premier Cyber Security Conference
In January the eyes of the global cyber security community will turn to London as the CyberThreat conference gets under way. First launched in 2018, the event is a highlight in the cybersecurity calendar and a must-attend for cyber security intelligence professionals. Nowhere else can attendees get such a breadth and depth of insight and experience on the cyber security trends sweeping the world - whether that's from the teams at NCSC, ENISA, the Bank of England or one of the many individual security experts gracing the agenda.
CISA publishes SCuBA's security configuration baseline tool for Microsoft 365
It is a no brainer that cloud adoption has surged exponentially in the last couple of years. The rise of digitization and DevOps combined with the aftermath of the pandemic has made cloud computing a critical ingredient for any organization’s growth. Gartner® predicts that by 2025, more than 95% of digital workloads will be deployed on cloud-native platforms.
The 443 Episode 224 - Reviving a Dead Botnet
This week on the podcast we cover a recent analysis by Mandiant on a Russia-based APT using a decade old botnet to deliver new attacks. Before that, we cover an update from LastPass about their most recent breach as well as the 200 million Twitter accounts leaked last week. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.
7 AWS Security Tools for 2023
AWS (Amazon Web Services) allows businesses to quickly and securely build and scale applications. Hence, there is exponential growth in AWS usage among businesses and organizations. For example, As of 2020, AWS held 76% of enterprise cloud usage, reflecting the power and importance AWS holds. This increased use of AWS tools and services opens new doors for cyber attackers. However, AWS is a very reliable cloud service provider that works hard to ensure protection over its infrastructure.
Privacy Rights to Take Center Stage in 2023
There is a good chance that 2023 will go down as the year when consumer privacy and data protection finally took a much-needed leap forward in the United States.
What is Malware? Definition, Types, & Prevention
Malware is short for "malicious software" and refers to any software program that is designed to harm or exploit a computer or device. And unfortunately, malware is all over the internet, with 560,000 new pieces of malicious software detected every day. It can come from many potential sources, including: It’s vital for organizations to understand the risks malware poses and take effective measures to stop potential threats.
How to make your MSP business attractive to buyers
MSPs are becoming critically important. The difficulty of finding security specialists and the high costs of managing their own security have led medium-sized companies to hire MSPs to keep their digital security up to date while they focus on their business. Growth in the MSP market means buyers are now showing interest. We are frequently seeing large and small MSPs being acquired by other larger managed services companies or private equity firms.