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5 Steps to Creating a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan

Posted by Brandon Blankenship on Jul 29, 2021 9:40:18 AM

Incident Response (IR) is the way your team reacts to an occasion of data insecurity. In the least ambiguous sense, an "incident" is an occurrence that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information the system processes, stores, or transmits or that constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies. 

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When to Hire a vCISO: 3 Signs You Should Invest in Virtual CISO Consulting Services

Posted by Ty Hollins on Jun 1, 2021 10:58:25 AM

A virtual chief information security officer (vCISO) can bring both strategic and operational leadership on security to companies that can't afford a full-time person in an executive cybersecurity role. In the midst of today’s industry-wide shortage of skilled security workers, vCISO could be the best option for finding and retaining critical security leadership. 

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Topics: Cybersecurity, vCISO

How to Spot and Stop Today's Malicious Emails

Posted by Dawson Medin on May 3, 2021 9:35:29 AM
Phishing Attacks
During a phishing attack , attackers use social engineering and malicious emails to steal valid credentials from users. Attackers can use these credentials to begin more complicated attacks, or they can bundle and sell them to other cybercriminals . The attacker s lie about their identity and objectives to collect login information from unassuming victims or to get them to download malicious content . These emails might ask you to enter your password into a spoofed login page or send that information directly back to the sender . Although these scams are well - known, they are occasionally hard to spot, and they have a high rate of success . If you don’t encounter many of these emails, they may be caught in your junk folder. If this is the case, your email filtering is working effectively and removing potentially harmful phishing attempts. There is no reason to recover phishing emails from a junk folder.
 
Extortion Attacks
Extortion emails work a little differently . In this increasingly popular type of attack, the hackers claim to already have access to some sensitive information. That information could include anything from login credentials to embarrass ing photo s. Whatever they choose is something designed to prompt an urgent and desperate reaction from the recipient. In the email, they lay out what they have against their target, then threaten to blackmail them for money.
These types of emails are des igned to be scary. They are supposed to make the victim feel so frantic that they act without thinking. If you ever receive a threatening extortion email, remain calm and report it t hrough the proper channels. In this post, we’ll break down a poorly writte n extortion email that was sent to my junk folder.
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Topics: Information Security, Data Protection, Personal Data Protection

6 Benefits of Conducting a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

Posted by Ty Hollins on Apr 22, 2021 1:49:00 PM

A cybersecurity risk assessment helps you expose and prioritize issues that could undermine your organization’s security. The risk assessment process starts with a series of interviews during which a cybersecurity consultant will meet with key members of your organization to analyze your policies, procedures, and controls. The consultant will tailor the assessment to your organization’s size, industry regulations, business operations, and other special considerations. You’ll work through scenarios to forecast the consequences of vulnerabilities that are common in businesses like yours. One of the main benefits of a cybersecurity risk assessment is an increased ability to identify and prevent cyber incidents from impacting your organization. 

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Topics: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Risk Assessment

How to Choose the Best SIEM System: 5 Things to Consider

Posted by Jarrod Thompson on Mar 18, 2021 3:19:26 PM

Security information and event management, or “SIEM,” is a tool that assimilates all of your log data to give you an all-encompassing overview of the activity on your network. SIEM tools watch over your network and help you stop trouble in its tracks. Whether your organization has 200 or 20,000 employees, SIEM software can be a vital part of any company’s cybersecurity posture.

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Topics: Cybersecurity, Network Security, SIEM, Monitoring

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