Configure Automatic Anti-Malware Signature Updates Anti-malware that isn't updating is a smoke detector with a dead battery. It's mounted on the wall, the light might even be on, and it will do nothing at the moment you actually need it. New malicious software appears every single day, and your protection can only recognize what it has been taught to look for. Control 10.2 makes sure that teaching happens automatically, so your defenses stay current without anyone having to remember to check....
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CIS IG1 Control 3.6: Encrypt Data on End User Devices—Because Lost Doesn’t Have to Mean Exposed
by Heath Gieson As we continue our weekly journey through the CIS IG1 controls, each safeguard builds on the operational foundations we’ve been...
Global Conflicts Escalate: 4 Critical Cybersecurity Changes For Businesses
When geopolitical tensions rise, widespread cyber activity follows. Recent attacks connected to events involving Israel, the Gulf States, and India...
When It’s Time to Let Data Go
by Tim Marley Over the last few weeks, we have been building the foundation of a responsible data management program. In CIS Control 3.1, we talked...
Just Because You Can Keep It Doesn’t Mean You Should
by Tim Marley Over the last few weeks, we have talked about knowing what data you have and who has access to it. CIS Control 3.1 – We discussed the...
Not Everyone Needs the Keys to Every Room
by Tim Marley We have spent the last two weeks in the CIS Controls series talking about data management and data inventory. Knowing what you are...
The Cost of Waiting: Why Real-Time Detection and Response Is No Longer Optional
by Heath Gieson It usually starts the same way. An alert comes in overnight. Maybe it is an email from a security vendor. Maybe it lands in a shared...
You Cannot Protect What You Have Not Identified
by Tim Marley Last week we talked about data management at a high level. The operating model, the responsibility, the reality that organizations are...
The Financial Risk of Healthcare Non-Compliance: Why “Good Enough” Security Is No Longer Enough
by Heath Gieson For healthcare organizations, cybersecurity and compliance are no longer just IT concerns—they are material financial risks...
CIS IG1 Control 3.1: Data Management is Not a Policy Problem
by Tim Marley Over the course of my career, and particularly in the last five to ten years, the topic of data management comes up frequently....
