Resource Category: Insights

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Passing The Cybersecurity Baton To A vCISO

Michelle Drolet

Businesses continue to face modern cyber attacks such as ransomware threats and data breach incidents. In the wake of a non-stop onslaught from advanced hackers, it seems that no matter what defensive measures organizations put in place, cyber adversaries and malware authors are able to circumvent them. Cybercriminals are not only motivated to target high-profile

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Operationalizing Cybersecurity: Evolution, Seamlessness And Holistic Thinking As Key Drivers

Michelle Drolet

When we say “operationalizing cybersecurity,” what we are essentially saying is the implementation of best practices that strengthen your cybersecurity infrastructure. This results in a strong security posture able to address advanced and continuously evolving cyberthreats leveled at any organization. A well-defined cybersecurity strategy lies at the very root of seamless operationalizing. Key stakeholders like

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4 Minute 37 Second Read

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Build A Strong Cybersecurity Posture With These 10 Best Practices

Michelle Drolet

The numerous high-profile data breaches that took place in 2018 illustrate that no organization, irrespective of size, scale or scope, is immune from cyberattacks. Last year witnessed a 350% increase in ransomware attacks and a 70% increase in spear-phishing attacks. We are looking at a state-of-affairs wherein it is very easy for cybercriminals to exploit security vulnerabilities and target

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4 Minute 55 Second Read

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Battling Ransomware: How To Prevent A Ransomware Incident

Michelle Drolet

Ransomware attacks can prove extremely disruptive and expensive to remedy. Prevention is better than finding a cure, and ransomware incidents are easily preventable with the right action. A few high-profile ransomware incidents have spread awareness, and many individuals and organizations have likely taken strides to protect themselves, which may have diminished the success rate of ransomware

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Don’t Bite That Phishing Bait: Bet On These Five Simple Safety Rules

Michelle Drolet

Bad actors have taken advantage of unpatched systems, software vulnerabilities and increasingly devious forms of malware for years, but their preferred weapon is often phishing. While their motives haven’t changed — luring target victims to click highly legitimate-looking emails so they can steal the keys to the castle — I’ve seen their attack methods grow more sophisticated

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4 Minute 55 Second Read

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Harness the NIST CSF to Boost your Security and Compliance

Michelle Drolet

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is a crowdsourced set of best practices to help you analyze your cyber risk posture and work towards improving it. Learn what it can do for your business, how to tailor and implement it, and how to manage it to work towards your desired security posture. The cybersecurity threat and

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4 Minute 49 Second Read

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Endpoint Detection & Response

Michelle Drolet

Breaches often take weeks or even months to uncover, but the right strategy combined with strong endpoint detection & response (EDR) tools can make all the difference. We examine seven vital factors to consider. Many different elements need to come together for an organization to secure its data properly. Most companies adopt a security strategy

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4 Minute 35 Second Read

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4 Dangerous Security Assumptions to Avoid

Michelle Drolet

Many organizations take steps to guard against data breaches, employing new policies, tools and strategies that make them feel protected, but their defenses may not be as strong as they think. Unfortunately, this false sense of security is all-too-easy to come by. Data breaches are commonplace now and there’s a growing realization that organizations need

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4 Minute 42 Second Read

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10 Things I Know About … Cloud security

Michelle Drolet

10) Got cloud? According to Cloud Security Alliance, more than 70 percent of the world’s businesses now operate in some capacity on the cloud. 9) Cloud positive. Running apps in the cloud offers lower fixed costs, auto updates, easier collaboration, disaster recovery, scalability, pay-as-you-go options, lower tech support costs and access from any device. 8)

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