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Mar 26, 2018

Open Source Playbooks

by FNU Bharathram in Blog

What is a Playbook? For any Cyber Threat or Attack, the SOC team has to go through the following 3 high-level process, sequentially:- Detection Analysis Remediation Each of the high-level processes might contain a number of sub-process that require some step by step actions to be performed using various tools. All the individual stepped processes […]

Dec 01, 2017

A Guide to Creating an Incident Response Plan

by IRC Team in Incident Response

Cyber security is one of the direst threats facing modern businesses today. Global cyber-crime damages are set to exceed $6 trillion each year by 2021. Despite the growing threat of cyber-attacks, more than half of businesses that suffered an attack didn’t anticipate any changes to their security measures for next year. Increasing cyber-attacks will help […]

Nov 29, 2017

Did You Know That 30% of SMEs Lack an Incident Response Plan?

by IRC Team in Incident Response

With the number of cyber-attacks reaching well above tens of millions on a daily basis, cyber security should be at the top of mind for nearly every modern business. However, a new report released by Experian shows that this simply is not the case, especially when it comes to small and medium enterprises. But why […]

Nov 28, 2017

Are Innovative Technologies Improving Cybersecurity Defense or Adding to the Problem of Staying Prepared?

by IRC Team in Security

There is certainly something to be said about having the proper systems in place during a cyber-attack. Sophisticated monitoring tools can help to identify a breach before it gets out of hand, advanced diagnostics will aid in classifying just how critical the attack could become, and semi-autonomous security measures can execute a proven solution to […]

Nov 26, 2017

10 Critical Information Security Tips to Follow Today

by IRC Team in Security

It’s a brave new world out there today when it comes to cyber security. More than 4,000 ransomware attacks happen every single day. There is a daily average of 1 million new malware threats and over three quarters of organizations have been the victim of or targeted by a phishing attack in 2016. And all […]

Oct 26, 2017

Did You Know Employees Are the Biggest Threat to Cybersecurity?

by IRC Team in Security

We’ve seen the headlines featuring massive security breaches, state-run hacking attempts, and ransomware plagues spreading across the industry like, well, the plague. And while the most sensational headlines typically involve infiltrating an ironclad security system or an enormous and well-funded team of insurgents, the truth of how hackers are able to penetrate your system is […]

Oct 23, 2017

Is Your Organization Prepared to Measure Incident Response?

by IRC Team in Incident Response

Odds are, your business is going to be hit by a cyber-attack. It may be ransomware which 47% of U.S. businesses say they’ve fallen victim to in the past 12 months. Or phishing attacks which impacted 85% of businesses in 2015. Or maybe even a DoS attack, the annual frequency of which could very well […]

Oct 20, 2017

Top 3 Cybersecurity Risks to Be Aware of

by IRC Team in Security

While cyber-attacks used to be confined only to government agencies or corporate giants, modern cyber terrorists are hardly as discriminating. In fact, about half of all cyberattacks usually end up with small businesses in the crosshairs. Part of the reason behind this trend is that small businesses are typically less secure than bigger names in […]

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