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Six Ways to Secure Your Organization on a Smaller Budget

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My LinkedIn feed has been filled with connections announcing they have been laid off and are looking for work. While it seems that no industry has been spared from uncertainty, my feed suggests tech has been hit the hardest. Headlines confirm my anecdotal experience.  Many companies must now protect their systems from more sophisticated threats […]

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OneNote, Many Problems? The New Phishing Framework

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There are plenty of phish in the digital sea, and attackers are constantly looking for new bait that helps them bypass security perimeters and land in user inboxes. Their newest hook? OneNote documents. First noticed in December 2022, this phishing framework has seen success in fooling multiple antivirus (AV) tools by using .one file extensions, […]

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A Response Guide for New NSA and CISA Vulnerabilities

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently published a report highlighting a range of critical security vulnerabilities requiring attention from organizations of all types. The report was published with input from the National Security Agency (NSA) and similar agencies worldwide. It should be considered essential reading.  Many of the vulnerabilities in the report are […]

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Everything CISOs Need to Know About NIST

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It’s never been harder to be a chief information security officer (CISO). In 2021, there were 50% more attacks each week compared to 2020. Without a plan, maintaining a robust security posture is an uphill struggle.  Thankfully, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers CISOs the guidance they need. Read on to learn […]

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Insider Threats: How to Combat Workplace Disinformation

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Who hasn’t heard about disinformation or fake news? And for those responsible for security, who hasn’t heard about the risk of insider threats? Both issues are well known, but how disinformation can affect cyber risk management might not be so obvious.  This article won’t tell you who’s right or wrong in a political debate. Instead, […]

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What’s Scarier Than the SolarWinds Breach?

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The recent breach of the SolarWinds Orion platform, in which a sophisticated team of hackers – perhaps affiliated with a nation-state – was able to insert malware into software updates that went out to thousands of companies, illustrates just how cybe… Continue reading What’s Scarier Than the SolarWinds Breach?→