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Unlocking the Secrets of Cybersecurity: Deception Technology

In the high-stakes realm of cybersecurity, the game is all about thwarting hackers and safeguarding your most sensitive data. A modern, cutting-edge strategy for cybersecurity is called “Zero Trust,” and it’s revolutionizing security. Instead of relying on a single fortress-like perimeter defense, Zero Trust meticulously guards each resource within your network.

Imagine traditional perimeter cyber defenses as a medieval castle surrounded by a moat. Once an attacker breaches those towering walls, they’re practically free to roam. Now, picture Zero Trust as a bustling airport with multiple security checkpoints before you can even think about boarding a plane.

But here’s the kicker: Even with the most robust security measures in place, no system is foolproof. Even the largest, most compliance-oriented organizations can find themselves in the crosshairs of a determined attacker. When the breach alarm sounds, your next line of defense is crucial. Enter “Deception Technology.”

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Best Practices Corporate Cyber Awareness Cyber Security IT Strategy
28.06.2023
Best Practices, Corporate, cybersecurity, IT Strategy

What is Threat Modelling and why you should be doing it?

Businesses consider risk from many points of view: strategic, financial, compliance, and reputational. One common thread of risk throughout is cybersecurity risk. Unfortunately, cyber threats continuously increase and permeate every facet of the modern digital organization.

Businesses must take proactive steps to protect their sensitive data and assets from cybercriminals. This article provides a simplified guide to cybersecurity Threat Modelling for businesses.

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Best Practices Compliance Corporate Cyber Security IT Strategy
27.02.2021
Best Practices, Compliance, Information Security, IT services, IT Strategy

5 Reasons Your Organization Should Consider an IT Services Provider

All organizations have a turning point where they may require a helping hand with new technologies, processes and other factors to better support continual growth.

For example, you may notice that your in-house IT department cannot keep pace with growing technology requirements and service requests. Or perhaps, you are having difficulty keeping IT costs under control with the multitude of available solutions, many of which have overlapping features and functions.

As a result, many companies tend to partner with an IT services provider to benefit from their expertise and address any technology, staffing, or compliance requirements.

But how do you know if your company needs an IT services provider? When does this aha moment come where an organization goes on the lookout for an IT partner?

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60 Plants in 60 Months: ICS Cyber Security Findings & Recommendations

This is an excerpt from Genieall’s speaking session at CanWEA O&M Summit 2020.

Drive up to a facility, the gate is unlocked. Walk into the O&M building and grab a seat. So far, no one has asked your name or for your credentials.

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Best Practices Compliance Corporate Cyber Awareness Cyber Security Data Breach InfoSec IT Strategy
18.12.2019
Best Practices, business, Compliance, Corporate, cyberawareness, cyberrisk, cybersecurity, cyberthreat, IT Strategy, smallbusiness, SMB

New Year New You: 3 Cyber Security Tips for SMBs in 2020

What 2020 will bring directly depends on you… and your perception of cyber security.

We won’t be wrong if we say that large companies with enormous budgets and innovation opportunities have always been a desirable target for cyber criminals.

At the same time, their developed security systems designed to protect against an unauthorized entry strengthen their position in the cyber space (although not 100% of time – that’s a different story).

However, the latest trend is that SMBs are at hackers’ gunpoint nowadays just as (if not more often than) large corporations.

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Cyber Security Epidemic in Healthcare Industry

“The health sector is in desperate need of a cyber hygiene injection” - James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

With booming development in technology and fast-paced information distribution, the healthcare industry has rapidly evolved from a paper-based to a digitally advanced sector.

Don’t get us wrong: digitalization has helped companies to provide a comprehensive and accurate view on the client health history, faster diagnosis and treatment.

But that’s just part of the story…

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Best Practices Compliance ISO 27001 IT Standards IT Strategy
09.05.2019
Best Practices, events, ISO, ISO 27001, IT Standards, IT Strategy

Top 6 Reasons Why Adopting an IT Standard Can Make You Successful

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