Tips

Tips

• How to create a company password policy, with template

  Use these guidelines and our free template to ensure your company's password policy sets the ground rules for strong and effective password creation and use.  Continue Reading

• How SBOMs for cybersecurity reduce software vulnerabilities

  With SBOMs, companies will know what components constitute the software they purchase, making it easier for security teams to understand and manage vulnerabilities and risks.  Continue Reading

• Top 5 password hygiene tips and best practices

  Passwords enable users to access important accounts and data -- making them attractive targets to attackers, too. Follow these password hygiene tips to keep your organization safe.  Continue Reading

• Steps for building a privacy program, plus checklist

  Organizations need to prioritize privacy now more than ever. Follow these steps, and use our checklist to create a privacy program that ensures compliance and mitigates threats.  Continue Reading

• 7 best practices to ensure GDPR compliance

  Complying with the EU's GDPR data privacy mandates remains challenging. These best practices -- such as hiring a data protection officer and classifying data -- can help.  Continue Reading

• Adopt 5 best practices for hybrid workplace model security

  As hybrid workforce models become the norm due to the pandemic, enterprises should look to best practices to ensure secure unified access for on-premises and WFH employees.  Continue Reading

• 5 IT security policy best practices

  As businesses and technologies grow and evolve, it's important IT security policies do, too. Follow these five best practices to ensure policies are fresh and relevant.  Continue Reading

• What is attack surface management and why is it necessary?

  Attack surface management approaches security from the attacker's perspective. Discover how ASM can help better secure your organization's sprawling assets and resources.  Continue Reading

• 5 open source offensive security tools for red teaming

  To be an effective red teamer, you need the right tools in your arsenal. These are five of the open source offensive security tools worth learning.  Continue Reading

• How to evaluate and deploy an XDR platform

  Not all extended detection and response platforms are created equal. Don't take the XDR plunge before knowing exactly what to look for in an XDR platform.  Continue Reading

• How to create a ransomware incident response plan

  A ransomware incident response plan may be the difference between surviving an attack and shuttering operations. Read key planning steps, and download a free template to get started.  Continue Reading

• How to prevent ransomware: 6 key steps to safeguard assets

  Ransomware can cost companies billions in damage. Incorporate these ransomware prevention best practices to keep attackers out.  Continue Reading

• The benefits of an IT management response

  Many organizations create management responses to traditional audit findings. But did you know organizations can do them after IT audits and assessments, too?  Continue Reading

• Should companies pay after ransomware attacks? Is it illegal?

  It's not a question of whether a company will fall prey to ransomware, but when. Executives should focus on deciding to pay or not pay the ransom and on any legal fallout.  Continue Reading

• SIEM vs. SOAR vs. XDR: Evaluate the differences

  SIEM, SOAR and XDR share similar definitions, but each has distinct drawbacks. Learn what each offers and how they differ for help deciding which to deploy in your company.  Continue Reading

• How to remove ransomware, step by step

  Prevention is key when it comes to ransomware infections. But there are ways to recover data if a device is compromised. Uncover four key steps to ransomware removal.  Continue Reading

• Top 3 ransomware attack vectors and how to avoid them

  Adversaries use three common entryways to infect systems with ransomware. Learn how to prevent your organization from falling victim to an attack.  Continue Reading

• Blockchain for identity management: Implications to consider

  Blockchain has changed the way IAM authenticates digital identities. Consider these 14 implications when asking how and where IAM can benefit your organization.  Continue Reading

• How to use Metasploit commands and exploits for pen tests

  These step-by-step instructions demonstrate how to use the Metasploit Framework for enterprise vulnerability and penetration testing.  Continue Reading

• How to find ransomware cyber insurance coverage in 2021

  It's harder to buy cyber insurance coverage for ransomware attacks in 2021. Our expert reviews what to look for in a policy, how to qualify and how to get the most out of it.  Continue Reading

• 11 video conferencing security and privacy best practices

  Video conferencing tools are a remote worker's lifeline. As such, it is essential to maintain their security. These 11 best practices will help ensure secure, private, video-enabled meetings.  Continue Reading

• 10 ways blockchain can improve IAM

  DLT has the potential to revolutionize the identity management space. From boosting privacy to improving visibility, here are 10 use cases of blockchain in IAM.  Continue Reading

• Federate and secure identities with enterprise BYOI

  Consumers have been using the federated identity concept 'bring your own identity' through social sign-on for years. It is time for the enterprise to embrace the trend.  Continue Reading

• Use a decentralized identity framework to reduce enterprise risk

  To reduce the risk of identity theft for customers, partners and employees, companies should look at integrating a decentralized identity framework into existing infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Risk-based vulnerability management tools in the cloud

  As enterprises increasingly rely on cloud services, a risk-based vulnerability management approach can provide the best protection against cybersecurity threats.  Continue Reading

• How to perform a cybersecurity risk assessment in 5 steps

  This five-step framework for performing a cybersecurity risk assessment will help your organization prevent and reduce costly security incidents and avoid compliance issues.  Continue Reading

• How to conduct security patch validation and verification

  Learn about the verification and validation phases of the security patch deployment cycle, two steps key to ensuring an organization's patch management procedure is proactive.  Continue Reading

• Comparing top identity and access management certifications

  In addition to learning security fundamentals applicable to identity and access management, the top IAM certifications can yield rewarding career and networking opportunities.  Continue Reading

• Key security patch testing best practices

  Every company has to update and patch its software, but unless the process is carefully managed, serious problems can occur. How can you make sure you're following the right steps?  Continue Reading

• The benefits of using AI in risk management

  Manual risk management is a thing of the past; AI in risk management is here to stay. Uncover the benefits, use cases and challenges your organization needs to know about.  Continue Reading

• How to implement machine identity management for security

  In IAM, companies must consider whether machines, applications and devices have the appropriate identities and access authorizations when communicating behind the scenes.  Continue Reading

• How to rank enterprise network security vulnerabilities

  Risk management programs yield massive data on network security vulnerabilities. Infosec pros must rank risks to prioritize remediation efforts.  Continue Reading

• How to select an MDR service that's right for your company

  A well-engineered managed detection and response system can provide a lot of benefits. But, before deploying an MDR service, determine exactly what you expect from a provider.  Continue Reading

• Mitigate threats with a remote workforce risk assessment

  Risk assessments are more necessary than ever as organizations face the challenge of protecting remote and hybrid workers alongside in-office employees.  Continue Reading

• 5 steps to achieve a risk-based security strategy

  Learn about the five steps to implement a risk-based security strategy that will help naturally deliver compliance as a consequence of an improved security posture.  Continue Reading

• 10 cybersecurity certifications to boost your career in 2021

  A consensus of industry professionals rank these security certifications as the most coveted by employers and security pros.  Continue Reading

• Corral superuser access via SDP, privileged access management

  Keeping control of superusers is an ongoing challenge. Employing SDP and privileged access management can make the job easier. But can SDP replace PAM?  Continue Reading

• 5 steps to secure the hybrid workforce as offices reopen

  Companies must now face the security challenges of overseeing a hybrid workforce as employees return to the office.  Continue Reading

• Who is responsible for secure remote access management?

  The pandemic exposed the need for a strong secure remote access strategy. Now, organizations need to figure out which team must make it happen.  Continue Reading

• Create a remote access security policy with this template

  The expansion of remote work has created complicated security risks. Get help developing and updating a remote access security policy. Download our free template to get started.  Continue Reading

• Enterprises mull 5G vs. Wi-Fi security with private networks

  While Wi-Fi security can be implemented just as securely as 5G, mechanisms built into 5G offer some compelling benefits to enterprises considering private 5G networks.  Continue Reading

• Types of MDR security services: MEDR vs. MNDR vs. MXDR

  Organizations considering MDR security services should look into more tightly focused options hitting the market to find the best one for their security program's needs.  Continue Reading

• 6 SSH best practices to protect networks from attacks

  SSH is essential, but default installations can be costly. Auditing and key management are among critical SSH best practices to employ at any organization.  Continue Reading

• Threat intelligence frameworks to bolster security

  Organizations have many threat intelligence frameworks to work with, each with its own advantages. From for-profit to nonprofit, here's help to figure out which ones you need.  Continue Reading

• 12 Microsoft Exchange Server security best practices

  Exchange security has come under increased scrutiny since the recent exploitation of critical vulnerabilities. Review this list of activities to best protect your enterprise.  Continue Reading

• MDR vs. MSSP: Why it's vital to know the difference

  When assessing MDR vs. MSSP, the key is understanding why the two aren't interchangeable and how each handles response.  Continue Reading

• 5 endpoint security best practices to keep company data safe

  With an expanding company perimeter, it's time to implement these endpoint security best practices, from asset discovery to device profiling.  Continue Reading

• Top 6 SOAR use cases to implement in enterprise SOCs

  Automating basic SOC workflows with SOAR can improve an organization's security posture. Explore six SOAR use cases to streamline SOC processes and augment human analysts.  Continue Reading

• Endpoint security vs. network security: Why both matter

  As the security perimeter blurs, companies often debate the merits of endpoint security vs. network security. However, it shouldn't be an either-or decision.  Continue Reading

• Building an incident response framework for your enterprise

  Understanding the incident response framework standards and how to build the best framework for your organization is essential to preventing threats and mitigating cyber incidents.  Continue Reading

• Technical controls to prevent business email compromise attacks

  Technical controls are at the heart of preventing successful business email compromise attacks. Learn about those and extra considerations to keep your business secure.  Continue Reading

• CERT vs. CSIRT vs. SOC: What's the difference?

  What's in a name? Parse the true differences between a CERT, a CSIRT, a CIRT and a SOC, before you decide what's best for your organization.  Continue Reading

• 3 post-SolarWinds supply chain security best practices

  Following the devastating SolarWinds breach, IT leaders should renew their focus on third-party risk management. Start by implementing supply chain security best practices.  Continue Reading

• How to manage third-party risk in the supply chain

  From third-party risk assessments to multifactor authentication, follow these steps to ensure suppliers don't end up being your enterprise cybersecurity strategy's weakest link.  Continue Reading

• How to prevent supply chain attacks: Tips for suppliers

  Every company, large and small, must assume it is a target in the supply chain. Suppliers should follow these best practices to keep themselves and their customers protected.  Continue Reading

• 5 cyber threat intelligence feeds to evaluate

  Cyber threat intelligence feeds help organizations up their security game. While the 'best' feeds vary depending on a company's needs, here are five leading services to consider.  Continue Reading

• How to achieve security observability in complex environments

  Security observability is a novel approach to incident detection that goes beyond traditional monitoring. Read on to learn if this emerging strategy is right for your enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Use business email compromise training to mitigate risk

  Effective BEC training can prevent scams designed to exploit the brain's automatic responses. It starts by teaching employees to slow down and make the unconscious conscious.  Continue Reading

• How to address and prevent security alert fatigue

  An influx of false positive security alerts can lead infosec pros to overlook real threats. Learn how to avoid security alert fatigue and avoid its potential consequences.  Continue Reading

• Using content disarm and reconstruction for malware protection

  Content disarm and reconstruction is a modern approach to removing malicious code from files, key to detecting and thwarting successful phishing and malware attacks.  Continue Reading

• 7 privileged access management best practices

  Privileged access is a given in enterprise environments, but it presents many security issues if breached. Follow these seven PAM best practices to mitigate risk.  Continue Reading

• Design a human firewall training program in 5 steps

  Follow these five steps to develop human firewall training that's not only effective at preventing social engineering attacks, but also relevant and accessible to employees.  Continue Reading

• Adopting threat hunting techniques, tactics and strategy

  Adopt threat hunting techniques that analyze the right data, detect anomalies, use frameworks and compare success metrics, combining manual techniques with AI and machine learning.  Continue Reading

• How to develop a cybersecurity strategy: Step-by-step guide

  A cybersecurity strategy isn't meant to be perfect, but it must be proactive, effective, actively supported and evolving. Here are the four steps required to get there.  Continue Reading

• Select a customer IAM architecture to boost business, security

  Not all customer IAM platforms are created equal. Will a security-focused or marketing-focused CIAM architecture best meet your organization's needs? Read on for help deciding.  Continue Reading

• Extended detection and response tools take EDR to next level

  Extended detection and response tools offer new capabilities -- among them greater visibility -- to enterprises searching for better ways to protect their endpoints.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity career path: 5-step guide to success

  Taking the lead from ISSA's framework, here's a guide to how you can map out a long and profitable career in cybersecurity.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 cybersecurity interview questions and answers

  Interviewing for a job in cybersecurity? Memorizing 100-plus security definitions won't cut it. Here are the 10 interview questions you should be ready for -- and how to answer them.  Continue Reading

• 5 tips for building a cybersecurity culture at your company

  As a company's cyber risks evolve, so must its culture. Here are five tips for creating a cybersecurity culture that protects the business and is meaningful for employees.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 cybersecurity best practices to protect your business

  Looking to improve your business's security program? Our top-10 list of cybersecurity advice breaks out best practices and tips for security professionals and for employees.  Continue Reading

• The human firewall's role in a cybersecurity strategy

  The human firewall is a crucial element of a long-term, holistic security initiative. Explore how human firewalls can protect your enterprise against attacks.  Continue Reading

• 10 must-have cybersecurity skills for career success

  Looking to advance your cybersecurity career? Here are the skills you'll need to win that CISO job, land a gig as a threat hunter and snag other security positions in high demand.  Continue Reading

• Top 5 essential open source cybersecurity tools for 2021

  Some of the open source tools highlighted in our top five list have been around for decades; others are relatively new. Each has proven to be highly useful and valuable.  Continue Reading

• 6 common types of cyber attacks and how to prevent them

  To prevail in the battle against cybercrime, companies must understand how they are being attacked. Here are the six most damaging types of cyber attacks and how to prevent them.  Continue Reading

• 15 benefits of outsourcing your cybersecurity operations

  For companies battling increasing security breaches and cyber attacks, MSSPs can offer reliability, continuity, nonstop coverage, broader experience and better access to talent.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity challenges in 2021 and how to address them

  Security teams faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. The year ahead appears no less daunting. Here are the cybersecurity trends -- and safeguards -- to take into account in 2021.  Continue Reading

• What is bloatware? How to identify and remove it

  Unwanted pre-installed software -- also known as bloatware -- has long posed security threats for computers and other devices. Here are strategies for how to detect bloatware and uninstall the potential threat.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity budget breakdown and best practices

  Once budget is secured, CISOs must figure out where it should be allocated -- as well as how to justify the costs. Get the lowdown on a cybersecurity budget breakdown here.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 cybersecurity online courses for 2021

  Our panel of leading experts picked the best free and paid online cybersecurity courses for working professionals advancing their careers and newbies breaking into the field.  Continue Reading

• 6 remote workforce cybersecurity strategies for 2021

  Remote worker data security has quickly evolved into a top concern for IT security. Here are six strategies to ensure remote workforce cybersecurity in 2021.  Continue Reading

• Remote work cybersecurity challenges and how to address them

  The mass migration to home-based work brought on by COVID-19 poses new cybersecurity risks and amplifies old ones. Here's what organizations need to do.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity training for employees: The why and how

  Cybersecurity training continues to miss the mark. How do you succeed where so many others have failed? Keep it fresh, keep it current and make it real. Here's how.  Continue Reading

• 5 essential programming languages for cybersecurity pros

  Coding is an important skill across almost every technology discipline today, and cybersecurity is no exception. Learn about the top programming languages for security professionals.  Continue Reading

• Building an effective security operations center framework

  An effective security operations center framework combines monitoring and analysis platforms and threat intelligence services to help organizations respond to risks quickly.  Continue Reading

• Key SOC metrics and KPIs: How to define and use them

  Enterprises struggle to get the most out of their security operation centers. Using the proper SOC metrics and KPIs can help. Learn how to define and benefit from them here.  Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of an outsourced SOC vs. in-house SOC

  Security operations centers have become an essential element of threat detection. Here's how to decide whether to build one in-house or outsource SOC capabilities.  Continue Reading

• Counter threats with these top SecOps software options

  SecOps tools offer many capabilities to address common threats enterprises face, including domain name services, network detection and response, and anti-phishing.  Continue Reading

• 8 challenges every security operations center faces

  Staffing shortages, budget allocation issues, and inadequate analytics and filtering are among the challenges organizations will face as they implement a security operations center.  Continue Reading

• SASE model drives improved cloud and work-from-home security

  Find out how the Secure Access Service Edge model provides increased work-from-home security and cloud access outside of the traditional enterprise data center access model.  Continue Reading

• 8 benefits of a security operations center

  A security operations center can help lessen the fallout of a data breach, but its business benefits go much further than that. Here are eight SOC benefits to consider.  Continue Reading

• Weighing remote browser isolation benefits and drawbacks

  Remote browser isolation benefits end-user experience and an organization's network security. Compare the pros, cons and cost challenges before investing in the zero-trust approach.  Continue Reading

• 10 tips for building a next-generation SOC

  Check out 10 tips to help build a next-generation security operations center with the integrated tools to free security analysts to get ahead of and respond to threats fast.  Continue Reading

• Pair cyber insurance, risk mitigation to manage cyber-risk

  The role of cyber insurance may come after a breach, but it remains a useful element in an organization's vulnerability management strategy.  Continue Reading

• Cyber insurance explained, from selection to post-purchase

  Before you sign on the dotted line, make sure you understand what cyber insurance can and can't do -- and what type of policy will do the most for you.  Continue Reading

• What are the biggest hardware security threats?

  Hardware security threats -- and strategies to overcome them -- are evolving as enterprises increasingly install autonomous capabilities for smart building and IoT projects.  Continue Reading

• Note these 5 security operations center best practices

  Understanding the five steps needed to ensure security operations center best practices will help organizations decide whether to outsource their SOC initiatives.  Continue Reading

• 7 key cybersecurity metrics for the board and how to present them

  Learn how to present important cybersecurity metrics for the board to ensure that business leaders understand that money allocated to security is money well spent.  Continue Reading

• Red team vs. blue team vs. purple team: What's the difference?

  Red team-blue team exercises simulate attacks on enterprise networks. What does each team do? Where do purple teams fit in? Find out here.  Continue Reading

• Using SDP as a VPN alternative to secure remote workforces

  Software-defined perimeter has been touted as a VPN alternative for secure remote access. How do you know if SDP or a traditional VPN is right for your company?  Continue Reading

• Benefits of virtual SOCs: Enterprise-run vs. fully managed

  A virtual security operations center, be it managed in-house or by a third party, is becoming an increasingly popular option to save money and improve reliability.  Continue Reading