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Anyone worth their salt in the world of cyber threat intelligence is always focused on the actionable outcome – how can I lower my business risk by....

Within any company, we can find owners for every key function throughout the enterprise. If we ask, “who is in charge of human resources?” we know the....

Over the years, security organizations have had to deal with many vulnerabilities that required quick response and remediation. Some examples that....

Protect the organization’s information, as well as its reputation, by developing and implementing an incident response infrastructure (e.g. plans....

It’s a well-known fact that there is a talent gap in the security industry. There are simply not enough qualified people to staff the positions in our....

Approximately one year ago, I wrote a blog post containing actionable recommendations to protect your environment from ransomware threats. In the wake....

In the first part of the blog series, we alluded to the impending danger of ransomware campaigns. It appears the concerns were justified, given the....

The title of this post sounds daunting, does it not? However, achieving PCI compliance every day is not as daunting as you might think. With the....

Dark web, darknet, deep web – all sexy new terms that are often overused and not well understood. Definitions are all over the place ranging from....

Manage the security lifecycle of all in-house developed and acquired software in order to prevent, detect and correct security weaknesses.

Incident response has become one of the most critical aspects of any overall security strategy, but a solid incident response program (IRP) is....

t’s no secret that finding and retaining dependable, well-trained application security professionals is a serious challenge, and has been for years....