Cybersecurity 101
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. This blog category will provide you with the basics of cybersecurity, including examples of the different types of cyberattacks, how to protect your systems and data, and what to do if you are a victim of a cyberattack. By reading the articles in this category, you will be able to take steps to protect yourself and your organization from cyberattacks.
Integrating Microsoft Sentinel with Samurai XDR for Enhanced Threat Detection
Microsoft Sentinel, a cloud-native SIEM platform, offers robust security analytics and integration with Azure, but its complexity can be challenging for smaller organizations. Integrating Sentinel with Samurai XDR simplifies threat detection and response, offering a streamlined, cost-effective solution with advanced machine learning and broader threat intelligence.
September 3, 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
Impact of XDR on Cyber Incident Response Times
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) revolutionizes cybersecurity by enhancing incident detection and response times through AI and machine learning. It provides real-time threat detection, automates response processes, and integrates various security tools for streamlined operations. XDR also supports proactive threat hunting, significantly reducing the time and resources needed for effective cyber incident response.
August 29, 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
How an SMB Can Secure a Business Network and Protect its Systems
Small businesses face significant cybersecurity risks despite limited resources. Essential protections include strong passwords, multi-factor authentication, firewalls, VPNs, and regular software updates. Data backups and employee training are crucial.
August 22, 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
An SMB Primer for Cyber Security Risk Management
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are prime targets for cybercriminals, often lacking adequate cybersecurity measures. This primer helps SMBs start or improve their cybersecurity risk management processes, emphasizing the importance of proactive measures, risk assessments, and tailored cybersecurity plans.
August 2, 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
Common Cyberthreats and How to Mitigate Them
We’re going to look at some of the common cyberthreats endangering organizations’ data security. We’ll offer some recommendations on mitigating these threats and discuss how an extended detection and response (XDR) solution can be instrumental in safeguarding an IT environment.
July 29, 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
Understanding Our Enemies: The Key to Effective Cybersecurity
We are confronted with a rapidly evolving threat landscape and increasingly determined threat actors who are out to steal our money and our secrets or even just to create chaos. This puts every organization, regardless of size, in a position where it cannot afford to ignore the need to manage cyber risk.
July 15, 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
Halt! Who goes there? – Identity Management in the Physical and Digital Worlds.
As long as society has existed, humans have had the need to control access to valuable resources. The threat of adversaries trying to use disguises to fool guards or brute force to overrun defenses is just as old.
June 28, 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
Why You Need to Protect Your Password Manager
We are going to look at the benefits and risks of using a password manager to highlight the importance of effectively protecting its valuable data. Then we will discuss how an extended detection and response (XDR) solution can help protect your environment if a password manager is compromised.
June 17, 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
Featured articles
Integrating Microsoft Sentinel with Samurai XDR for Enhanced Threat Detection
3 September 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
Microsoft Sentinel, a cloud-native SIEM platform, offers robust security analytics and integration with Azure, but its complexity can be challenging...
Impact of XDR on Cyber Incident Response Times
29 August 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) revolutionizes cybersecurity by enhancing incident detection and response times through AI and machine learning. It...
How an SMB Can Secure a Business Network and Protect its Systems
22 August 2024 | Cybersecurity 101
Small businesses face significant cybersecurity risks despite limited resources. Essential protections include strong passwords, multi-factor authentication, firewalls, VPNs, and regular...