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Introduction: What is Identity Management? Identity Management (IdM) refers to policies and procedures used to manage user identities across an organization. It is often used interchangeably with Identity and Access Management (IAM). However, identity management prioritizes user identity, roles, permissions, and the groups a user belongs to. Given how rampant cyber-attacks have become, an organization must scrutinize the people ...

Every business faces risks. Some of them were chosen deliberately. Others are part of the industry they find themselves, especially the risk against their security architecture. Businesses must manage these security risks and be proactive about their responses. That is where a cyber risk management policy comes in. This guide covers cybersecurity risk management, building an effective policy, and the ...

Introduction: What Is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)? DLP, or Data Loss Prevention, is detecting and preventing data exfiltration, breaches, and unauthorized use or destruction of sensitive data. Data breaches have become rampant since 2020 due to the work-from-home trend and emerging sophisticated cyber-attacks. In the third quarter of 2022 alone, approximately 15 million records were exposed worldwide due to data ...

Introduction: What is a Penetration Tester? A penetration tester legally and ethically hacks into an organization’s digital assets to find vulnerabilities. This is why a Pen Tester is also called an Ethical Hacker or Assurance Validator. Pen testing involves simulating various attacks into networks, computer systems, and web-based applications to validate an organization’s security posture and detect weaknesses that a ...

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) framework is a nationally tested model to follow to fill cybersecurity roles. If you’re building a cybersecurity team, here is a complete guide on the NIST NICE cybersecurity framework and how to implement it. What Is the NIST NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework There is currently a shortage of qualified professionals to fill cybersecurity and ...

Introduction: What is an Incident Response Program? An incident response program ensures that when a security breach happens, the right tools, procedures, and personnel are on-hand to deal with the threat effectively. Building an incident response plan helps minimize cyberattacks' impact and facilitates quicker business continuity. Considering how often cybersecurity attacks occur – every 44 seconds – you must be ...

Cybersecurity threats are growing daily – up by 600% since the pandemic. And emerging threats have become more sophisticated. As such, businesses must set up a comprehensive security strategy to increase asset protection. Many companies outsource cybersecurity operations to experienced managed security service providers (MSSPs). But there is also much opportunity in in-house cybersecurity. Besides, the sensitivity of business operations ...

Due to the sensitivity of data and information and growing threats, many businesses face the dilemma of outsourcing their cybersecurity. On the one hand, an in-house cybersecurity team is safer. However, companies that outsource cybersecurity operations also enjoy many benefits, such as a unified cybersecurity strategy. If you’re struggling to decide whether or not to outsource cybersecurity roles, we’ve written this ...

Introduction: Why Managing a Cybersecurity Team Is Important The growing rate of cybersecurity threats and the new reliance on remote work have made managing employees a challenge. This is especially true for remote teams working on sensitive assets, such as information security. To manage a cybersecurity team, Cybersecurity Managers must understand the uniqueness of each member and their roles in ...

Introduction: What Are Cybersecurity Policies and Procedures? Cybersecurity policies and procedures are vital to any successful information security strategy. A cybersecurity policy is a document that outlines clear expectations, rules, and the approach that an organization uses to maintain integrity, confidentiality, and availability of sensitive information. A comprehensive cybersecurity policy defines the IT systems and data assets that must be protected, ...