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Using Threat Intelligence To Advance Your Security Posture
People often ask me, “What’s the purpose of cybersecurity?” I tell them that it serves to protect the valuable, intangible data assets of firms or private individuals, usually by trying to shrink the attack surface. One way to achieve cybersecurity is to utilize threat intelligence research in your firm’s security plan. In this article, I will discuss the benefits of understanding and implementing a threat intelligence program.
What is Data Theft? 8 Tips & Tricks to Prevent Losing Your Data
Data theft is a major cybercrime whose growth has been fuelled by rapid digital advancements in recent years. It involves the illegal storage or exfiltration of data or financial information. This can include passwords, algorithms, software code, proprietary technologies, or other sensitive data. To help you better protect your organization against data theft, this article will discuss what data theft is, how it occurs, and how you can prevent it.
8 Ways to Implement an Effective GRC Framework
Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) is a broad organizational strategy that aims to align an entire organization’s focus on the achievement of business objectives, the management of business risks, and regulatory compliance. A solid foundational framework enables your organization to continue strengthening and refining its GRC strategy over time. It ensures each department’s objectives align with the business as a whole.
Supply Chain Cybersecurity - the importance of everyone
This week, I spoke with a new client who told me all about how they are looking forward to addressing a number of internal issues surrounding their IT systems. They explained that over the last 12 months, they repeatedly had issues of delays in service and outages, which had affected their business. Discussing this further, I explored their relationship with the supplier and asked what due diligence they had performed prior to working with them.
JUMPSEC Summer Industry Briefing Benchmarking EDR/MDR solutions
Benchmarking EDR/MDR Solutions presented by Tom Ellson, Head of Offensive Security We recently completed a review of a number of industry-recognised EDR and MDR solutions. This led us to take a novel approach that addresses many of the limitations and constraints typically met when undertaking this type of assessment. You will learn why context is key to threat detection, and how the different vendors performed in our realistic and representative environment against goal-focused attack paths.
JUMPSEC Summer Industry Briefing UK Threat Landscape Trends
UK Threat Landscape Trends - Presented by John Fitzpatrick, CTO John Fitzpatrick reflects on the last six months, examining the key threats and trends we have observed affecting UK institutions. Specifically, we will delve into ransomware threat evolution, presenting and discussing. This will build upon our predictions made at the last briefing, reviewing how the landscape has changed, how our predictions fared, and how it has been influenced by major cyber security events and developments.
JUMPSEC Summer Industry Briefing Understanding your Attack Surface
Understanding Your “Attack Surface” presented by Max Garaffa Attackers can access a huge amount of open-source information about your organisation over the internet. You will learn how to locate this information, understand what is most dangerous, and what you can do to counter the threat. This intelligence can be used for both offence and defence, which we have explored in recent engagements for our clients.
AI-Based Planning? You Might Want To Double-Check That Data.
AI is awesome! It can do so much for us, much faster and broader than we can do ourselves. All of AI’s benefits are great, assuming the data is trustworthy. Sure, algorithms can detect and remove outliers, but what if your corrupt data does not reside in the outliers? You can only trust the data when you establish trust at the source of the data. How often have we been conversing with a friend who is relaying information from their friend?