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Implementing and Maintaining Security Program Metrics

NopSec

A strong commitment to information security within the highest levels of an organization’s executive management team helps protect the security program from organizational pressures and budget limitations. Information security performance goals and objectives must be easily obtainable, feasible to measure, and repeatable.

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10 Reasons to Celebrate 2020

McAfee

CRN, the top news source for solution providers and the IT channel, included McAfee on its Security 100 list and named McAfee one of “ The 20 Coolest Cloud Security Companies ” and “ The 20 Coolest Endpoint Security Companies ” of 2020. Most Innovative and Scalable Cloud and Endpoint Security Company.

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What is Vulnerability Scanning & How Does It Work?

eSecurity Planet

They are two different tools, each essential in their own way and critical for chief information security officers (CISOs) to keep their infrastructure safe. Despite their differences, both vulnerability scans and penetration tests are part of the wider vulnerability management framework or process.