Data Protection October 17, 2024

The cybersecurity skills gap contributed to a $1.76 million increase in average breach costs

4 min read - Understaffing in cybersecurity — the “skills gap” — is driving up the cost of data breaches in recent years, according to a decade of reports by IBM. The 2024 IBM Data Breach Report found that more than half of breached…

Security Services September 1, 2022

What should customers ask managed service providers?

4 min read - Managed service providers (MSPs), sometimes called managed security services (MSS) or MSSP, play a very important role in protecting data and other digital assets and will continue to do so. Some of the benefits include, but are not limited to:…

Identity & Access September 21, 2021

Identity Management Beyond the Acronyms: Which Is Best for You?

3 min read - With so many devices and users accessing networks, applications and data, identity access management (IAM) has become a cornerstone of cybersecurity best practices. The short explanation is that you must make sure everyone (and everything) is who they claim they…

Cloud Security September 8, 2021

Building Blocks: How to Create a Privileged Access Management (PAM) Strategy

4 min read - Privileged access management (PAM) has long been central to a good enterprise cybersecurity strategy. However, its nature is changing. The pace of digital change is speeding up and reliance on the cloud increasing. So, businesses and agencies must develop new…

Application Security August 25, 2021

Accelerate Your Journey to AWS with IBM Security

4 min read - Security continues to be one of the top concerns for 90 percent of our clients adopting cloud. It’s further intensified with 75 percent of the clients embracing a multicloud deployment model. Cloud introduces a decentralized model that makes managing policies…

Security Services March 17, 2021

Reaching Strategic Outcomes With an MDR Service Provider: Part 5

4 min read - This is the fifth in a five-part blog series on managed detection and response (MDR) as it drives strategic security outcomes for businesses. Now that you’ve reached part five of this series, you’ve seen how MDR services help organizations. They…

Security Services April 22, 2020

Is a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) Right for Your Organization?

4 min read - Leveraging a managed security services provider can help reduce risk and improve incident response. But when should companies make the call?

CISO April 17, 2020

COVID-19’s Remote Workforce: Protect Your Rapidly Growing Attack Surface

3 min read - With elevated endpoint risk and the need to respond rapidly to cybersecurity incidents, a managed detection and response (MDR) team can deploy quickly to virtually supplement your security teams.

CISO March 10, 2020

In 2020, IoT Security Must Be Part of Your Threat Management Strategy

2 min read - From a threat management perspective, there is no logic in securing IT equipment while ignoring the IoT devices active in the same environment. Organizations must consider IoT devices as well.

CISO October 16, 2019

5 Must-Haves for Your Next Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP)

3 min read - With a modern managed security services provider (MSSP), organizations can gain the specialized skills needed to cost-effectively protect against the increasing range, volume and severity of threats.