Articles Tagged with ''cybersecurity defense''

Data-driven cyber risk assessment can bolster business continuity

December 24, 2020

Shifting to a remote environment may have benefitted businesses, but not without introducing new cybersecurity risks. A data-backed strategy can help security leaders manage those risks.

remote workforce--how to prepare your security operations center

Adapting your security operations to the remote work environment

Augusto Barros

December 15, 2020

Traditionally, security operations centers (SOC) used tools such as endpoint detection and response (EDR), network detection and response (NDR), and security information and event management (SIEM), but as a result of the rush to remote work, many security teams have found their tools are now blind to many new and emerging threats.

Hire a ransomware negotiator for your enteprise

Consider these credentials when hiring a ransomware negotiator

Kurtis Minder

December 8, 2020

Yes, you need one. But who do you turn to? Inept ransomware negotiators have left companies in worse shape than they found them in by inciting threat actors to do even more damage. The best approach is to engage a ransomware negotiator before you’re attacked, so they can work with you to create a sound crisis response plan. What should you look for when hiring a ransomware expert to drive crisis planning and response at your enterprise?

Diagnosing new trends in the cyber threatscape facing business

Chris Ross

December 4, 2020

Companies, employees and consumers are under more pressure than ever to remain increasingly vigilant to social engineering attacks, phishing scams, malware and fraud.

How Call Centers are the Weakest Links in Authentication Chain

March 21, 2019

As companies increase their cybersecurity defenses, fraudsters are now targeting call centers with easily obtained and plentiful personally identifying information and they are sharing it too.

Using Metrics to Keep the Network Safe

Hessel Heerebout Sujata Ramamoorthy

September 23, 2014

What strategies do the Oakland A’s and Cisco’s Unified Security Metrics team have in common?

5 Essential Cybersecurity Truths for CFOs

Cyber attacks have become one of the most worrisome risks considered chief financial officers

September 1, 2014

The rate of CFOs citing cyber attacks as a key concern has risen sharply over the survey’s four-year history, directly correlating to both the frequency and cost of cyber attacks.

White House Outlines Parameters for Withholding Security Vulnerability Information

May 2, 2014

Why wouldn’t the government disclose a cybersecurity vulnerability? According to a White House blog post, it could mean foregoing “an opportunity to collect crucial intelligence that could thwart a terrorist attack, stop the theft of our nation’s intellectual property, or even discover more dangerous vulnerabilities that are being used by hackers or other adversaries to exploit our networks,” writes White House cybersecurity coordinator Michael Daniel.

Stopping Cybersecurity Breaches Means Rethinking Consequences

Would there be a greater return on investment if our information sharing focused less on enabling private sector victims to better duck and cover, and focused more on enabling the government to get the bad guys?

May 1, 2014

Regardless of how vigorously the industry applies risk management principles and how diligently the government shares information, there is no chance the private sector can consistently withstand intrusion attempts from foreign military units and intelligence services or even, for that matter, from transnational organized crime.

Digital threats to executives and other high-profile employees are evolving faster than most corporate protection programs. Learn why modern executive protection programs require data-driven, intelligence-led strategies to keep pace with the magnitude of today’s threats.