As security perimeters dissolve, protecting endpoints is critical to thwarting cyber-attacks From desktop computers to printers to routers, the sheer number of endpoints that need cyber protection in a business can be a full-time job for an IT department. Add in the exploding number of poorly secured mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) devices accessing company networks, the rise of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), and remote working policies and it’s no wonder that securing endpoints has become even more mission-critical to cybersecurity. Any computer hardware device that connects to a
A Better Approach to LAN Security
How new innovations from CyberGuard360 take network protection to a new level Hackers rarely strike while you’re looking. They are clever opportunists, often biding their time until they know exactly when a business will be least ready for an attack. And unfortunately, it’s not a matter of if they will target a business – but when. There were 918 data breaches that compromised 1.9 billion data records in the first half of 2017 alone, according to a CNBC report. That’s a whopping 164 percent increase over the same period the previous year. No business is too small or obscure to escape
As DNS Attacks Soar, CyberGlass Creates a New Level of Protection
How to stop these 8 cyber-attacks that target the Internet’s weakest link Domain Name Systems (DNS) are the traffic cops of the Internet – translating the easy-to-remember web addresses that people type into their browsers to the machine-friendly public IP addresses that modern networks mark locations on the Internet. But the exorbitant amount of traffic they direct also makes them one of the Internet’s weakest links, with open connections to arbitrary servers that can be easily exploited by hackers. Attacks that cause failures in DNS can be crippling to an organization – leaving a
Living on the Edge: How to Lockdown a Network Perimeter
CyberGlass combines 3 critical perimeter protections as a first line of defense against cybercrime Building a ring of protection around an organization is a vital first line of defense for blocking cyber-attacks, as well as gathering critical intelligence to stop a cybercrime as soon as it starts. Once the perimeter is breached, hackers can move around a company’s network undetected and perform a range of malicious acts. CyberGuard360’s groundbreaking CyberGlass product locks down a company’s online perimeter with three critical components: firewalls, email safeguards, and phishing
The 4 Guiding Principles of Cybersecurity
Use these essential cybersecurity approaches to protect your organization Keeping up with cybersecurity best practices can be a daunting task. Between constantly changing technology and increased regulations, companies need to work hard to ensure they remain compliant and adequately protected against the next big data breach. This is accomplished by instituting cybersecurity technology, policies, and practices that are both comprehensive and fluid. But at the highest, most basic level, there are four essential cybersecurity principles that dictate the fine details: 1. Prevent as
Shining a Light on the Dark Web
Continuous monitoring can keep companies from suffering further consequences from a data breach There’s a really good chance that private information stolen from you or your company is for sale at this very moment on the dark web. The Hollywood version of the dark web as the seedy underbelly of the Internet – a place where you can encounter some of the most unsavory parts of the human experience – has a lot of truth. It’s the place on the Internet that’s not indexed by traditional search engines; it can only be accessed through a special browser like TOR that renders your IP address
CyberGlass WAN Protection, Part 2
How VPNs and Dark Web Monitoring stop criminals from wreaking havoc With great technology comes great vulnerability. The Internet offers incredible opportunities for businesses to connect with customers, partners, and talent around the world. But it also makes it increasingly difficult to keep information safe. Businesses are the prime targets for hackers bent on stealing private information, trade secrets, and money. And U.S. businesses are the hardest hit: American companies lost an average of $21 million to cybercrime last year, according to the Ponemon Institute’s 2017 Cost of Cybercrime
CyberGlass WAN Protection, Part 1
How to keep bad online actors out of your network Once upon a time, building a strong defense around a company’s perimeter was considered the best protection against cybercrime. But while that’s still important, it’s no longer enough to stop clever hackers as the perimeter blurs and organizations connect more and more of their business to the Internet. Cybersecurity is a daily struggle for businesses. And the U.S. Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats recently warned that the “potential for surprise” will continue to rise as billions of more devices are connected to the Internet
Your Best Defense? A Strong Threat Model
Three key tips to plan and perform your model correctly One of the best ways to protect your company against the myriad of cybersecurity threats out there is a comprehensive, long-term strategy. A key tool to accomplish this is a threat model, which functions as a how-to manual when things go wrong. It identifies risks and vulnerabilities and builds security into the design of networks or applications to thwart potential threats. At its core, threat modeling allows your team to see the whole forest instead of focusing on each individual tree (threat). It also provides a unique opportunity
Introducing the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Protection
CyberGuard360’s trailblazing CyberGlass doesn’t only spot attacks – it fixes them Prevention can win over even the most persistent attacks, thanks to a groundbreaking new weapon in the war on cybercrime: CyberGlass. The latest innovation from leading cybersecurity provider CuberGuard360, CyberGlass is trailblazing a new software category as the world’s first Security Monitoring & Management (SMM) platform. It is the first and only platform to combine all the elements of a complete cybersecurity program into a single actionable interface – enabling MSPs, MSSPs, and enterprise IT teams to