The Case for Managed Security Outsourcing
Can Outsourcing Managed Security Increase Your Security and Reduce Costs? It has never been more obvious when looking at the increasing requirements to provide adequate cyber security that most companies cannot do it with internal staff alone. It is just too daunting and the requirements are going up every year leading to the need for […]
Top 10 Cyber Security Controls for Cyber Insurance
Top 10 Cyber Security Controls for Cyber Insurance Cyber Insurance Companies are Scrambling to Reform Cyber Insurance Cyber insurance companies are losing money due to increased claims. As a result, they are implementing cost (risk) containment measures and raising rates that have already skyrocketed since 2021. Cyber insurance claims by customers increased by 100% from […]
Top 3 Emerging Security Threats
Top 3 Emerging Security Threats What are the latest top emerging cyber security threats? Frankly, they are in areas that we have been aware of for years, but not focused on in our security. Identity attacks have been going on for years, but many companies are not willing to invest in security that requires integration […]
Protecting against Top 4 Security Attacks
Protecting Against Top 4 Security Attacks The top 4 recent security attacks were system intrusions, social engineering, Web application attacks, and misconfigurations. These attacks reveal key information about how security attacks are made and can be prevented. In these attacks: Attackers focused on stealing user credentials, phishing, and security vulnerability exploits (attacking security weak spots). […]
Top 8 Reasons You Need a Risk Assessment
There are Eight (8) important reasons why companies need a cyber security risk assessment. Risk assessments help companies achieve regulation compliance level security if the recommendations from risk assessments are implemented and managed appropriately. Companies who care about regulation level security are driven by three top level factors 1) compliance with security regulations, 2) customers […]
3 Reasons Security Misconfiguration is a Top Concern
Security Misconfiguration Might be Your Top Vulnerability Buying great security products is not enough. Companies must implement best practices security configurations to get the highest level of security possible. Security misconfiguration is often the key reason that a breach occurs. Configurations must be set up securely and adjusted regularly to include recent best practices driven […]
Are You Prepared for Russian Cyber Attacks?
Prepare for Russian Attacks but Increased Attacks are Here to Stay Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA’s), Issued the following assessment of the Russia Cyber Attack Threat. But make no mistake about it, these threats already exist and will continue to exist after any Russia geopolitical tension subsides. The Russian government engages in malicious cyber […]
Does Your Company Qualify for Cyber Insurance?
Cyber Attacks Rising – Companies Using Cyber Insurance to Help Harmful attacks on small/medium and large companies are rising and the costs of those attacks is high. Cybercrime is expected to grow to $10.5 trillion by 2025 up from $3 trillion in 2015. A recent study showed that the average total cost of a […]
3 Reasons you Need Managed Security MONITORING
The goal of strong or compliance level security is nearly unobtainable for small to medium sized businesses. Regulations require 24×7 managed security monitoring as does “best practices”, but who can afford the experts that can staff that level of effort. You cannot have strong security without threat detection and response capabilities. The following are three […]
Why Most Companies Need Managed Security
Can Managed Security Solve Company’s Security Challenges? It has never been more obvious when looking at the increasing requirements to provide adequate cyber security that most companies cannot do it with internal staff alone. It is just too daunting and the requirements are going up every year leading to the need for outsourced managed security. […]