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Reducing Cybersecurity Risk for Local Government

The amount of data that municipalities deal with on an everyday basis has grown exponentially. In particular, local governments have focused on upping their cybersecurity efforts due to the sensitive information and data stored and shared with state and federal government programs. It is now more important than ever to ensure effective cybersecurity within local governments. In this blog, we will take a look at how your local government can reduce impending risks and secure innate vulnerabilities.

2 Ways Reduce the Likelihood of Getting Attacked

2 ways to make your security infrastructure better than 99% of companies: Start with a zero-trust architecture: Assume that the attackers are going to inevitably break-in. Design a system with zero-trust architecture. To do that, you must: You need to look at how you appear to hackers from outside. Today, with a click of a mouse, attackers can scan the entire Internet and find open ports from companies that are easy to break into.

Improving accuracy and value: Why Inviting Vendors is important

As most of our customers know, every single company – customer or not – gets free and unlimited access to their own company’s Scorecard. This view allows them to see the complete details of their scorecard and a high-level view of five other scorecards. SecurityScorecard provides this free access because we know that when companies engage with their scorecard, their scores improve, their attribution becomes more accurate, and our customers lower their own cyber risk.

The Biggest Security Risks in Your Supply Chain in 2022

The SolarWinds supply chain attack highlighted how vulnerable supply chains are to cyberattacks. Supply chain risk mitigation has since become an essential component of risk management strategies and information security programs. To support the success of this effort, we’ve listed the top 4 supply chain security risks you need to be aware of in 2022.

SecurityScorecard Analysis of Lapsus$ Threat Group

SecurityScorecard’s CISO Mike Wilkes and Threat Researcher Ryan Slaney discuss their latest insights on the Lapsus$ threat group, the recent Okta breach, and what CISOs should do to protect their organizations. SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings and the only service with over 12 million companies continuously rated. The company is headquartered in New York and operates in 64 countries around the globe.

Things to Remember While Scaling Your Business

Here are 2 things that helped us successfully scale SecurityScorecard: Having a customer-first mentality: You need to understand your customers deeply. You need to adopt Amazon’s empty-chair approach where the most important voice is the customers’ voice, not the CEOs’. Beginning with the right foundation: Here’s what most companies get wrong: When they start up and have 10-20 people, they focus on their customers.

Cybersecurity Risk Management: Introduction to Security Analytics

It’s mid-morning. You’re scanning the daily news while enjoying a coffee break. You come across yet another headline broadcasting a supply chain data breach. Your heart skips a quick, almost undetectable, beat. You have the technology in the headline in your stack. You set aside your coffee and begin furiously scanning through the overwhelming number of alerts triggered across all your technologies.

Working with At-Risk Businesses: How It Can Dismantle Your Zero Trust Strategy

Nowadays, building a zero-trust network has become a standard protocol in the era of evolving business models, multiple workforce platforms, cloud adoption, and increased device connectivity. But, if a business continues to work with at-risk organizations, the zero-trust policy crumbles. Working with well-secured third parties that uphold a zero-trust strategy is crucial for optimal cybersecurity within any business.

How to Mitigate Risks in Software Supply Chain Security

In this session, Mic McCully and Jake Williams explore the software supply chain as an attack vector – by identifying risks and mitigation strategies throughout the software development processes and environment. Watch this to learn how you can meet new requirements and protect your software from these attacks. Snyk helps software-driven businesses develop fast and stay secure. Continuously find and fix vulnerabilities for npm, Maven, NuGet, RubyGems, PyPI and more.