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Implementing Zero Trust: Beyond Internal Network Models

Security Boulevard

CISA and the NSA call this Protective DNS and recommend it as part of the Shields Up initiative. Even cyber insurance carriers are starting to ask if the organization employs Protective DNS in their questionnaires and required attestations. That’s the role of Protective DNS.

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Building a Cyber Resilient Business: The Protection Layer

Webroot

This is all happening while companies are spending trillions digitizing their business operations and trying to obtain secure cyber insurance while keeping up with regulatory changes in GDPR, HIPAA, and Sarbanes-Oxley. The best way to weather these challenges is to become a cyber resilient business.

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CISA, SolarWinds up interest in security scoring

SC Magazine

Sachin Bansal, general counsel at SecurityScorecard, spoke with SC Media about ratings, and how they can be used to strengthen the supply chain, determine cyber insurance premiums and as an investigative tool for an oversight body. But what’s behind the numbers? What does CISA’s recommendation mean toward that goal?

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The winding road to compliance

Malwarebytes

Then there are the expanded values gained from compliance, such as assurances you can provide to executives and Boards about the organization’s cybersecurity posture, or your improved stance for cyber insurance.

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Why 83 Percent of Large Companies Are Vulnerable to This Basic Domain Hack

Adam Levin

If all else fails (and cyber fails are more or less the third certainty in life), there’s some peace of mind to be had in securing a robust cyber insurance policy to mitigate losses in the event of a successful hack.

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5 technologies that help prevent cyberattacks for SMBs 

Malwarebytes

DNS filtering. The next technology you need to prevent cyberattacks is a DNS filter. But first, a little bit about what DNS (domain name system) is. Every time a customer types in your web address, their computer makes a request to a DNS server. The DNS server, in turn, tells the computer where to go.