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Decoding the “Feds”: Law Enforcement vs Regulation
Explore the complex world of US government agencies, distinguishing between law enforcement and regulatory bodies. Discover how they impact your businesses.
Vendors Explained: Navigating the Digital Defense Landscape
Learn about the different cybersecurity vendors: product vendors, MSSPs, and consulting firms. Understand how to choose the right one for your business.
The World of Hackers: White, Black, and Gray Hats
In cybersecurity, the term "hacker" often conjures images of malicious actors causing digital mayhem. However, the reality is far more nuanced.
The Critical Role of a CISO in Modern Organizations
The modern CISO is a cyber security leader who protects data and builds strategy. Learn about this essential role for business survival in the digital age.
SIEM and SOAR: Are They Right For Your Organization?
SIEM and SOAR are critical for helping organizations defend against cyberattacks because they do different but equally important things. But what are they?
Conquer Cybersecurity Challenges in the Cloud with SASE
Feeling overwhelmed by complex cybersecurity solutions? SASE simplifies cloud security, boosts performance, and cuts costs. Learn more about how SASE can help.
Misinformation vs. Disinformation: Ways to Combat Fake News
Disinformation can cripple your business. Learn 5 effective strategies to combat fake news and protect your organization's reputation, finances, and operations.
The Biggest Security Threat You Might Not Know About: Insider Threats Explained for SMBs
In today's fast-paced business world, small and medium-sized businesses often race against time, striving to carve their niche and make their mark. Amid the hustle and bustle, one critical factor often overlooked is cybersecurity. Yet, the digital age has brought many threats, including the looming specter of insider threats, which often leverage cyber means.
DevSecOps for Startups: Building Cybersecurity into Your Product From the Beginning
If you’re leading a startup, you should prioritize security from the beginning. You want to prevent bad actors from stealing your intellectual property and don't want to turn down business opportunities because you can’t comply with regulations or meet security standards. The fastest and most efficient way to build security into your product is DevSecOps.
3 Questions Every Investor Should Ask About Security Before Giving Money to a Startup
Investing in startups is a risk. The earlier the stage, the more the investment is about promises rather than products, to say nothing of proven business models. Yet startups are worth the investment because funding a successful one can mean a huge payoff. The problem is that a significant obstacle often lurks in these investments: poor security.
Operational Technology Security: The Silent Guardian of Industry
Events at the end of 2023 have underscored the importance of operational technology (OT) security – a series of cyber attacks, suspected to be the work of an Iranian government-linked group, targeted US water facilities using Israeli-made technology.
Protecting Your Intellectual Property From Cyberattacks: An Overview
Most businesses have something unique, like a product, process, innovation, code, ingredient, recipe, or idea. It’s their “special sauce” or “better mouse trap.” It sets them apart from the competition and will help them change or disrupt the world (hopefully for the good). It’s called “intellectual property,” and protecting it from bad cyber actors is critical.
Top 3 Cybersecurity Concerns For E-commerce Businesses During Online Shopping Season
The holiday season is here, which means time with friends and family, overpriced pumpkin-spiced lattes, and online shopping! If you’re an e-commerce vendor, what can put a wrinkle in your plans for online shopping domination? Two words: bad actors… or economic slowdown… or angry Swifties. But we at decodingCyber can’t help with the last two, but we can help with bad actors.
How To Fix an Underperforming Cybersecurity Team
Cybersecurity teams are critical for helping organizations protect their network and get ahead of cyberattacks. They’re a smart way to organize cyber defenses and a strategic, efficient way of pooling resources. But cybersecurity teams can underperform as well, and if that’s the case, the team might be harming your business more than helping it.
5 Critical Cyber Risks that Can Threaten Business Profits
In today’s interconnected world, business leaders must confront the pervasive and detrimental risk of cyberattacks and data breaches. Yet the consequences of cyber incidents extend beyond compromising sensitive information — they can severely impact a company’s profitability.
Vulnerability Management: 5 Steps To Protect Your Business
In the most simplistic terms, vulnerability management is an element of cybersecurity that involves finding and remediating weaknesses in your computer systems to minimize ways hackers can negatively impact your business.
Incident Response Plan: How to Prepare for the Worst and Protect Your Business
Imagine learning that you’ve just experienced a cyber incident. A cyber incident might be one of your software vendors telling you they found your password on the dark web. Perhaps you log onto your computer only to see a ransomware message. Maybe you can’t log onto your computer — and no one at your company can. What should you do?
In the Crosshairs: 8 Ways to Engage Cybercriminals to Win the Cyber War
Many companies do cybersecurity wrong. They play defense with little to no thought of offense, allowing their weaknesses and vulnerabilities to be the focal point of their cyber strategy. Instead, they should build a program to engage the cybercriminal, allowing their strengths and resiliencies to guide their cyber strategy and win the cyber war.
In the Crosshairs: 4 Tips for Lessening the Likelihood of a Cyberattack
The vast majority of businesses live with the ongoing threat of a cyberattack. They possess money and data, which cybercriminals want to steal. Therefore, these businesses should do everything in their power to lessen the likelihood that an attack will be successful. But what does that look like?
6 Things to Look for in a Cyber Expert for Your Board of Directors
A board of directors (BoD) has the power to shape an organization significantly, which means it is also responsible for managing security. With the global cost of cybercrime expected to rise to $13.2 trillion by 2028, selecting a cybersecurity expert to sit on the board of directors should be a top priority for any company.
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