Until early 2020, the oft-heard pushback from legacy security practitioners was that cloud computing could never be as secure as on-premise operations. With the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically and rapidly expanding work-from-home demands, many "cloud naysayers" were forced to adopt at least some elements of the cloud.
Posted on April 29, 2021
What cybersecurity protections do you need for your business?
Unfortunately, as the cyber risks to small and mid-sized organizations increase, it seems as though the expert recommendations are that you need all the cybersecurity protections you can get. While this is true in a sense, that doesn’t mean it has to be all or nothing.
Posted on June 03, 2020
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March, 2020 — We recently had a Malicious Operation (Malop) pop up for one of our MSP Partners' small business clients and it turned out to be a true hit, with malicious PowerShell on a couple of hosts with RDP (port 3389) open to the internet. Our Malware Prevention thankfully blocked the malicious payloads, but something was still going on that needed to be tracked down and remediated.
Posted on March 17, 2020
Cyber criminals have no off season, neither should your security. Here’s a lineup of the cybersecurity solutions that team up to be your offense and defense.
Posted on November 12, 2019
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Your adversary may not always be on the other side of a screen.
Posted on November 11, 2019
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If a single password was the barrier between an attacker and your network, would it hold up against brute force?
Posted on October 22, 2019
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The bad guys got their hands on a powerful tool… and now they use it to get their hands on your passwords.
Posted on October 16, 2019
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Learn one method used by attackers to gain a foothold in a network and escalate their privileges.
Posted on October 08, 2019
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One of the easiest ways for cyber criminals to begin an attack is through a malicious email. Here’s a look at how they do it.
Posted on October 03, 2019
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Advanced attacks are out there.
Advanced malware threats are hiding in software applications many of us use daily and trust. So much so that legitimate software can be difficult to distinguish. New attack vectors are continuously being discovered and attackers are finding back doors onto your device to gather you or your company’s information.
Posted on August 28, 2019
What is the MITRE ATT&CK Product Evaluation?
The ATT&CK evaluation framework, according to MITRE, is a new development that provides a transparent, customer-centric approach to product evaluation for cyber detection software and solutions.
The ATT&CK evaluation framework is intended to help the different stakeholders in Detection & Response (“defenders and vendors”) work together to improve...
Posted on July 02, 2019
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Traditional antivirus simply isn’t enough to fight the advanced, targeted attacks being deployed today.
How do you fight back? What solutions do you need to prevent the dramatic loss that can rampage through your company?
It’s time to fight back with the next generation of antivirus technology.
Posted on April 09, 2019
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What’s your plan if an attack makes it past your defenses?
While there are many tools and technologies that fight to keep attackers out, it’s just as important to have a plan if those fail.
Posted on April 02, 2019
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A good disguise can go a long way.
Concealing your real identity and priorities can get you far, especially in cybersecurity.
When an attacker is disguised as a legitimate user, it’s harder to detect their presence, often until it’s too late. This is most evident during the cyberattack stage of lateral movement. To fight an attack at this stage, it’s important to know the objectives of lateral...
Posted on March 19, 2019
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The threat landscape is changing.
Fileless malware is a phrase that is rapidly picking up popularity in the cybersecurity industry. In fact, 77% of successful cyberattacks in 2017 utilized some form of fileless malware. So you’ve probably heard of it, and you know you should be scared of it… but what is fileless malware?
Posted on March 12, 2019
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