As a company grows, the amount of data it handles daily grows as well. Some of the most valuable information can include customer or employee personally identifiable information (PII), and the company’s intellectual property (IP), and other proprietary information. With a majority of businesses handling their data on a laptop connected to Wi-Fi or a […]
CIS compliance is complicated. It’s a baseline set of benchmarks defined by the Center for Internet Security for protecting systems like network devices or firewalls. CIS Benchmarks align with essential industry regulations, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST SP 800-53, ISO 27000 series, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and others. As a result, organizations prioritizing CIS
It has been five years since businesses quickly turned to a distributed workforce supported by hybrid network environments that include physical and virtual devices from multiple vendors spanning cloud and on-premises infrastructure. Those who embraced these shifts successfully navigated the uncertainty, but the repercussions for network teams have been significant. Accelerated digital transformation, work-from-anywhere models,
We have become numb to the impacts of cybersecurity breaches. A new breach is reported in the news almost weekly, making it seem impossible to prevent it. However, a significant change is underway that you need to plan for. Insurance companies that help pick up the pieces are developing views on how businesses should protect
Network teams and the devices they manage are not the usual audience for discussions about ransomware. Ransomware affects endpoints and is often the purview of IT administrators and security teams. However, once data is encrypted and/or stolen, the costs of a ransomware attack snowball – as much as 1,000 times higher than if an incident
Vulnerability management is a fundamental element of cyber hygiene. So, why do 56% of organizations report that their most recent data breach resulted from a known vulnerability not properly patched or addressed? As networks become more complex and include network and security devices from multiple vendors, vulnerabilities increase, putting pressure on teams to identify and
Why risk management? Risk and risk mitigation involve predicting future probabilities and investing to minimize the likelihood of a breach. Predicting the future is a fool’s game with uncertain and unknowable outcomes. Risk modeling, they say, becomes security theater. Risk Assessment has transformed into a tool for persuasion—essentially, “security theater”— instead of serving as a
Network vulnerability management is the discipline of tracking, identifying, understanding, and remediating network device (routers, switches, load balancers) and security device (firewalls, IPSs) vulnerabilities. Networks provide the backbone for today’s digital businesses and present a rich target for malicious actors who wish to exploit network and security device vulnerabilities to achieve their goals. Key components
Network vulnerability management is challenging for a few reasons. Devices are difficult to update, organizations often have a very heterogeneous environment with multiple vendors for network and security gear, and most security products are not purpose-built for network teams, which means people need to connect security products to what they mean in their environment. That
Vulnerability intelligence is crucial for maintaining network security. As networks become increasingly complex, vulnerabilities rise, placing pressure on teams to identify and resolve these issues. There are two steps every network and security team should take to enhance their network security posture: Mitigate defined cybersecurity threats via programs that reduce an enterprise’s exposure to associated exploits