Ensure Use of Only Fully Supported Browsers and Email Clients Your web browser and your email client are the two applications your people use most, and the two attackers target most, because that’s where the outside world reaches into your business. Control 9.1 asks a simple question about both: is the version you’re running still supported by the vendor? An unsupported browser or mail client isn’t just old. It’s software the vendor has stopped fixing, which means every...
Why “Default Closed” Is a Business Advantage: CIS IG1 Controls 4.4 and 4.5
by Heath Gieson Some attacks are sophisticated. Weeks of reconnaissance, carefully crafted messages, and quiet exploitation in the...
The Unlocked Screen in the Corner Office: What CIS Control 4.3 Requires and Why Biometrics Make It Easier Than You Think
by Heath Gieson Some attacks are sophisticated. Weeks of reconnaissance, carefully crafted phishing emails, vulnerabilities quietly exploited in the...
Secure by Design, Not by Accident: CIS Controls 4.1 & 4.2
by Heath Gieson Every device you deploy and every application you install arrives configured for ease of use, not security. When was the last time...
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...
