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The latest in cybersecurity news, topics, and trends
Top 3 Reasons SMBs Should Use SIEM
Security Information and Event Management– otherwise known as SIEM, is a cybersecurity solution that monitors an organization’s IT infrastructure by relaying actionable intelligence and allowing IT...
Understanding AICPA SOC for Cybersecurity
What is SOC Compliance? The term SOC stands for Service Organization Control. SOC compliance refers to whether a service provider meets the set of standards in a SOC audit, created by the American...
Why SMBs Should Outsource their Security Operations
According to Accenture’s Cost of Cybercrime Study, 43% of cyber-attacks are aimed at small businesses. What’s even more alarming is that only 14% of those small businesses reported being prepared to...
Educational Institutions: an Easy Target for Cybercriminals
Cybersecurity in Educational Institutions When a hacker is looking for their next target, they typically go after organizations with poorly guarded systems. It is common knowledge that most K-12...
Tips for Crafting a Proactive Cybersecurity Strategy
More often than not, business leaders’ attitudes towards the deployment of security tools are set-it-and-forget-it. Yet, the state of cybersecurity is everchanging; it isn’t a passive endeavor. If...
Spear Phishing: What it is and How to Protect Your Organization
What is Spear Phishing? Don’t let the terminology confuse you– spear phishing is not the act of hunting for fish in the ocean, it’s a specific type of phishing attack where cyber criminals use...
Understanding the Difference Between EDR, XDR and MDR
Understanding the cybersecurity terminology and acronyms can have your head spinning. Whether you’re just beginning to understand the industry or a veteran who is trying to keep up with new...
How Effective are your Cybersecurity Solutions Against Today’s Threats?
Staying in the Know Today, determining the effectiveness of an organization’s cybersecurity operations is challenging to say the least, especially with the rate at which new threats emerge each...
How to Protect your Growing Number of IoT Devices
What is IoT? The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the network of physical objects – “things” – that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies to connect and exchange data with...
Update on New Mandated Federal Cyber Policies
On March 15, President Joe Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act. This Act mandates that private sector entities must inform the Cybersecurity and...