cyber hygiene

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Cyber Hygiene: Boosting Your Security Posture

| | Center for Internet Security, CIS, cyber hygiene, Data breach, Equifax, Hackers, IT Security, Malware
It has been two years since Equifax announced a data breach that exposed the financial records of more than 147 million people, and the news continues to dominate the headlines. After two ...
Security Boulevard

Clean IT Up: Cyber Hygiene Controls Tips

| | cyber hygiene, Featured Articles, Security Awareness, supply chain
October is national cybersecurity awareness month, and with the recent hacks at Door Dash, the discovery of a large-scale iOS hacking campaign, and a database containing 419 million phone numbers associated with ...
The State of Security
cyber hygiene

Why You Need a Cyber Hygiene Program: Q&A with Alert Logic’s Jack Danahy

| | Best Practices, cyber hygiene, employees, Security Vendors, shared responsbility model
In the aftermath of a data breach, organizations must answer many questions. But what often isn’t asked is how effective or efficient its cyber hygiene program is, and what role it will ...
Security Boulevard
supply chain

The Journey of Securing a Long-Tail Supply Chain

| | Business Security, CDR, content disarm and reconstruction, cyber hygiene, dmarc, Domain Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance, Partners, security, standards, supply chain
Supply chains often are long and complex, and as organizations rely more and more on data to drive their businesses, digital supply chains continue to grow. And as the supply chains continue ...
Security Boulevard
MDR

In Business Security, Employee Cyber Hygiene Matters

| | cyber hygiene, employee education, employees, Malware, Ransomware, Security Awareness, security best practices, security practices, Trojans
Making employees aware of their impact is integral to a successful business security strategy When children cover their eyes and insist no one can see them, it’s cute. But when the majority ...
Security Boulevard
access

How Can Small Businesses Safeguard Against Cyberattacks?

| | cyber hygiene, cybersecurity threats, employees, Security Education, small-business security
Small businesses have many of the same security challenges as larger organizations, without access to the same technologies Cybersecurity has become one of the biggest problems facing millions of internet and online ...
Security Boulevard
Assessment of Business cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Hygiene: Not a Dirty Little Secret for Long

| | cyber hygiene, FICO, Risk-Based Security for Executives, Vulnerabilities
In October 2018, FICO (a consumer credit scoring specialist) began scoring the cybersecurity of companies based upon a scan of internet facing vulnerabilities. FICO grades companies using the same scoring that is ...
The State of Security

Rooted in Security Basics: The Four Pillars of Cyber Hygiene

| | Connecting Security to the Business, cyber hygiene, Data management, Federal, government, log management, patch management, security
The term “cyber hygiene” pops up frequently in articles, blogs and discussions about cybersecurity. But what does it really mean? Some say it is an ill-defined set of practices for individuals to ...
The State of Security
The Internet of Things (IoT) and digitally stored PII: Avoidable or Inevitable? 

The Internet of Things (IoT) and Digitally Stored PII: Avoidable or Inevitable? 

| | bluetooth, Convenience, cyber hygiene, Cybersecurity, Digital Devices, , Hacking, internet of everything, Internet of things, iot, Monitoring Accounts, personally identifiable information, pii, Privacy, research, risk, safety, security, social engineering, Terms of Service, Wi-Fi, wireless
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly showing up in all facets of daily life and collecting personally identifiable information (PII) in massive quantities. From smart home thermostats to one-click purchasing, IoT devices ...
Security Through Education