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How MSPs can boost the adoption of unified security

Adopting robust processes to identify, classify, remediate, and mitigate vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them is a new imperative in corporate environments. An efficient, proactive cybersecurity strategy must be multi-layered and able to consider challenges from all angles. Although increasing the number of solutions deployed to protect the attack surface may appear to be the answer, the opposite is true.

Despite Security Scrutiny on Tech Industry, Nearly One-fourth of Applications Have High-severity Flaws

The United States, United Kingdom and other governments around the globe are making strides to defend against software supply chain attacks and strengthen the cybersecurity resilience of their departments, partners, and stakeholders.

New in Vanta | November 2022

‍ ‍ We're thrilled to announce our enhanced Access Reviews solution. Access Reviews is a robust, automated offering that aligns to the main stages of an access review. It makes it easy to perform reviews on a proactive, continuous basis; not just point-in-time reviews for compliance purposes. The result is faster, more accurate reviews that lead to streamlined audits, lower labor costs, and a stronger security posture. Access Reviews is now available for purchase.

How Enterprise Efficiency & Cybersecurity Go Hand-in-hand

Without cybersecurity, your organization is vulnerable on many fronts, making it a crucial part of your business operations. But let’s be honest. Everyone knows that cybersecurity can be a cost center and can slow down business processes. That’s why it is important to select and implement data security solutions. These solutions should not only protect your organization but also enable faster, more effective operations, and strategic planning to achieve quarterly and YoY goals.

Defend Against Powershell Attacks

To give system managers a number of advantages over traditional interfaces for streamlining and automating administrative chores, Microsoft created PowerShell, a built-in scripting language and command-line executor. The strength of PowerShell renders it a handy instrument for attackers to conduct file-less exploits, which are challenging to block and identify. Essentially, the PowerShell script is a simple text file with an a.ps1 extension. When you execute the file on the prompt, it will begin to run.

The Fundamentals of Windows Defender SmartScreen

While purchasing the Code Signing Certificate, particularly EV Code Signing Certificate, we all came across the term Windows Defender SmartScreen. But, only a few understand the term correctly and purchase the right digital solution. SmartScreen has become a prominent security Windows OS security mechanism, helping users to prevent cyber threats. It blocks installations if it doesn’t recognize the publisher.

Say Hello to SpiderLabs: Trustwave Security Testing

Trustwave SpiderLabs is among the most well-respected teams in the cybersecurity industry, having gained a reputation for conducting cutting-edge research, plying the foggy corners of the darkweb for information, and detecting and hunting down threats. What is less well known is how Trustwave’s SpiderLabs’ various teams’ function and then pull together to create the formidable force that is the backbone of all Trustwave’s offerings.

Cybersecurity Is the Most Prevalent ESG Issue We're Not Talking About

While the focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues has gained traction in recent years, both within boardrooms and investment spaces, the focus on carbon credits and workforce diversity has diverted the existential crisis that companies face from cybersecurity. Just as carbon is the byproduct of the third industrial revolution, cybersecurity is the byproduct of the fourth industrial revolution that we continue to live through.

ISO 27002 puts Threat Intelligence center stage

The updated ISO 27002 adds 11 new controls spanning a range of security services, including the addition of threat intelligence control 5.7. The ISO 27000 series is an industry standard that has long defined and dictated base-level requirements for organizations’ information security management systems (ISMS). Through more than a dozen standards, the framework helps organizations demonstrate management commitment to their ISMS as they regularly review and improve their systems and procedures.