Policies and Procedures

Foundational Activities for Secure Software Development

| | Featured Articles, Policies and Procedures, secure software, Security Controls, software, Software Development
Follies The Broadway Tower in Worcestershire, England is a famous structure. It’s inspiring, beautiful, and at 62 feet high, like other similar buildings, it’s a folly. While it looks grand inside and ...
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Texas SB 820 Advances K-12 Cybersecurity Despite Limitations

| | Cybersecurity, government, legislation, Policies and Procedures, school, Texas
Like many organizations, K-12 schools adapted to COVID-19 by accelerating their digital transformation journeys. And like everyone else who followed this path, they invited unwanted attention from digital criminals in the process ...
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Tips for Defending Against Adversarial Actions Regardless of Their Origin

| | Adversary, APT, Cyber Security, cyberattack, IT, OT, Policies and Procedures, security posture, Threat
When an unfortunate event occurs, people tend to be curious about who was responsible for the event. It can be interesting and helpful to know who your enemy is and what their ...
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Designing a 100-Day Sprint for OT Cybersecurity: What to Consider

| | Critical Infrastructure, framework, ICS Security, operational technology, OT, Policies and Procedures
As we begin a new year, many organizations will enter a “goal-setting and strategic planning” season. During this time, individuals are re-energized and motivated to record new accomplishments for their professional development ...
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How Building a Solid Foundation Will Help Grow Your Cybersecurity Program

| | Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Policies and Procedures
Cybersecurity is such a broad subject that many times, an organization can become stifled when trying to develop a full cybersecurity program. Some organizations that have already put a cybersecurity program in place ...
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Invest in Cyber Awareness to Prevent Attacks

| | cyber attacks, Cyber Security, cybersecurity awareness, Policies and Procedures, Ransomware, Security Awareness
Today’s cyber threat landscape is extremely challenging. Ransom this, ransom that, ransom everywhere – information technology (IT) professionals must work to protect organizations against the next big ransomware attack. Over the years, the sophistication ...
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4 cosas que debe incluir una política de gestión de vulnerabilidades

| | Policies and Procedures, Spanish, Vulnerability Management
Las organizaciones se enfrentan a un panorama de amenazas en constante evolución, esa es una de las circunstancias que hacen es imperativo que las organizaciones mantengan una política de gestión de vulnerabilidades ...
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The Hidden Benefits of Compliance

| | Audit, compliance policy management, Policies and Procedures, Regulatory Compliance, tools
If I were to ask you why you scanned for compliance at your company, I’d bet you’d tell me it was to help you pass requirements easier, to ensure that your audits ...
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The Winds of Change – What SolarWinds Teaches Us

| | cybercrime, Cybersecurity, IT Security and Data Protection, Policies and Procedures, SolarWinds, supply chain
In December 2020, the world discovered that the SolarWinds’ Orion Platform had been compromised by cybercriminals, potentially affecting thousands of businesses the world over. Security groups such as the National Cyber Security ...
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4 Things a Good Vulnerability Management Policy Should Include

| | Policies and Procedures, policy, Vulnerability Management
Organizations face an ever-evolving threat landscape. With this in mind, it is imperative that organizations keep an up-to-date vulnerability management policy for remediating and controlling security vulnerabilities that may lead to a ...
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