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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Related: Atrium Health breach highlights third-party risks. One might assume top-tier financial services firms and healthcare vendors would have solved third-party cyber exposures by now. Third-party cyber risks are likely to persist at the current scale for a while longer. Uphill battle.

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Cisco Secure: Supporting NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Cisco Security

NIST CSF is a voluntary framework based on existing standards, guidelines and practices for reducing cyber risks. It enables organisations to discuss, address and manage cybersecurity risk. It is used to manage cybersecurity risks in a cost-effective way while protecting privacy. Basics First.

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Why taking the cybersecurity initiative can win you business

IT Security Guru

Our latest research into consumer behaviour has unearthed a conundrum: people knowingly take risks online even though they understand the dangers. Cyber risks paralyse consumers into inaction. So, people close their eyes to the risks. How can you better communicate the measures you have in place to protect customer data?

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Blog Series: Using Technology to Safeguard the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Because this datacentric approach to cybersecurity is so effective, Congress established the CDM program to provide a strong, consistent cyber defense to protect more than 70 civilian agency networks. The Vormetric Data Security Platform.

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Establishing an IAM Blueprint for Securing Manufacturing Environments

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The convergence of IT and OT domains have opened once-siloed OT systems to a new world of threats and risks. The example of the Colonial Pipeline attack is a fine example of the risks posed by the convergence of IT and OT. How to reduce the risk of breach. Identity & Access Management. More About This Author >.

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Establishing Security Maturity Through CIS Cyber Defense Framework

McAfee

Organizations are increasingly finding themselves caught in the “ security war of more ” where Governance, Risk and Compliance regimes, compounded by vendor solution fragmentation, have resulted in tick-box security. ePO Protection Workspace, for example, gives a single pane of glass view across your device to cloud risk and threat metrics.

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CISSP – Tales of the Unexpected

CyberSecurity Insiders

In a complex and evolving business environment, cyber risks are business risks, threatening to disrupt reliable and safe operations. To discover more about CISSP read our whitepaper, 9 Traits You Need to Succeed as a Cybersecurity Leader. Cybersecurity can no longer be isolated from business operations and processes.