Detroit is Michigan’s largest city, hosting a population of more than 630,000 people. The area is called “Motor City” for its contributions to the automobile industry in the 1950s. More than 2.8 million cars belong to Detroit residents—and gas prices have reached a $3.72 gallon average. More cars are on the roads than ever before, but the cost of running them is taking its toll.
Critical Security Controls are a set of cybersecurity principles and actions that list defense tactics and best practices to mitigate against popular cyber-attack methods. But what makes them so valuable is that the framework prioritizes a small number of actions that all work to significantly reduce cybersecurity risk across your network. Keep reading to learn more about CIS controls, as well as which controls are essential for successful cyber defense.
October 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The initiative is spearheaded by the U.S. National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA). It is a collaboration between these U.S. government agencies and industry to raise awareness about cybersecurity, the risks we face from digital crime and cyberattacks, and how to protect ourselves from them. This year, the campaign promotes four key behaviors to strengthen cybersecurity.
Directories, particularly your Microsoft directories, are where it all starts. Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (formerly, Azure AD) contain accounts, computers and resources that form the cornerstone of your IT security infrastructure. At One Identity, we are speaking with more and more organizations coming to the realization that Active Directory, however "legacy", is more crucial than ever.
In Part 1 of this series, we talked about some challenges with building sufficient coverage for detecting security threats. We also discussed how telemetry sources like logs are invaluable for detecting potential threats to your environment because they provide crucial details about who is accessing service resources, why they are accessing them, and whether any changes have been made.
This year, Cloudflare officially became a teenager, turning 13 years old. We celebrated this milestone with a series of announcements that benefit both our customers and the Internet community. From developing applications in the age of AI to securing against the most advanced attacks that are yet to come, Cloudflare is proud to provide the tools that help our customers stay one step ahead.
