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Nation-State Actors: Are You Safe from Them?
Discover the growing threat of nation-state actors, understand what they are, and learn how to protect your organization from these sophisticated threat actors.
Decoding the “Feds”: Law Enforcement vs Regulation
Explore the complex world of US government agencies, distinguishing between law enforcement and regulatory bodies. Discover how they impact your businesses.
Vendors Explained: Navigating the Digital Defense Landscape
Learn about the different cybersecurity vendors: product vendors, MSSPs, and consulting firms. Understand how to choose the right one for your business.
The World of Hackers: White, Black, and Gray Hats
In cybersecurity, the term "hacker" often conjures images of malicious actors causing digital mayhem. However, the reality is far more nuanced.
The Critical Role of a CISO in Modern Organizations
The modern CISO is a cyber security leader who protects data and builds strategy. Learn about this essential role for business survival in the digital age.
Misinformation vs. Disinformation: Ways to Combat Fake News
Disinformation can cripple your business. Learn 5 effective strategies to combat fake news and protect your organization's reputation, finances, and operations.
5 Reasons Your Startup Needs to Include Cybersecurity From the Beginning
Starting your own company may be one of the most exciting things you ever do. There’s nothing like building a business from scratch simply because you have a fantastic idea and the skills, team, and determination to pull it off. So imagine you’re living your best entrepreneurial dream, and suddenly, it all comes crashing down.
Top 3 Cybersecurity Concerns For E-commerce Businesses During Online Shopping Season
The holiday season is here, which means time with friends and family, overpriced pumpkin-spiced lattes, and online shopping! If you’re an e-commerce vendor, what can put a wrinkle in your plans for online shopping domination? Two words: bad actors… or economic slowdown… or angry Swifties. But we at decodingCyber can’t help with the last two, but we can help with bad actors.
How To Fix an Underperforming Cybersecurity Team
Cybersecurity teams are critical for helping organizations protect their network and get ahead of cyberattacks. They’re a smart way to organize cyber defenses and a strategic, efficient way of pooling resources. But cybersecurity teams can underperform as well, and if that’s the case, the team might be harming your business more than helping it.
A Cyberween Special: The Scariest Things about a Data Breach for an SMB
A data breach can devastate any business but significantly damage a small and midsize business (SMB). SMBs often have fewer resources to deal with a data breach and have less cybersecurity expertise than larger organizations. The last thing you want to deal with on Cyberween is a data breach!
Incident Response Plan: How to Prepare for the Worst and Protect Your Business
Imagine learning that you’ve just experienced a cyber incident. A cyber incident might be one of your software vendors telling you they found your password on the dark web. Perhaps you log onto your computer only to see a ransomware message. Maybe you can’t log onto your computer — and no one at your company can. What should you do?
In the Crosshairs: 8 Ways to Engage Cybercriminals to Win the Cyber War
Many companies do cybersecurity wrong. They play defense with little to no thought of offense, allowing their weaknesses and vulnerabilities to be the focal point of their cyber strategy. Instead, they should build a program to engage the cybercriminal, allowing their strengths and resiliencies to guide their cyber strategy and win the cyber war.
In the Crosshairs: 4 Tips for Lessening the Likelihood of a Cyberattack
The vast majority of businesses live with the ongoing threat of a cyberattack. They possess money and data, which cybercriminals want to steal. Therefore, these businesses should do everything in their power to lessen the likelihood that an attack will be successful. But what does that look like?
In the Crosshairs: 4 Principles for Assessing the Likelihood of a Cyberattack
You’ll learn how to assess the likelihood of a cyberattack on your business. Our goal is to help you clearly and systematically consider how susceptible you are to an attack and act on that knowledge proactively and proactively.
10 Password Security Best Practices
Password security is one of the easiest, cheapest, and most effective ways to strengthen cybersecurity, reduce cyber risk, and decrease costs.
5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
Parenting in the digital age is no easy task, especially when it comes to keeping our kids safe online. We can have a dozen strategies, cutting-edge tech tools, and the best of intentions. The internet has more!
Cybersecurity Is Too Complicated. I’m Here to Decode It.
Since I can recall, cybersecurity has been far too complicated. Why? There are a few reasons, but a big one is that cybersecurity organizations are pushing new and overly complex ideas. They often want to pave a new industry standard or appeal to a tiny subset of the population.
Why You Need a Cyber Expert on Your Board of Directors
Cybersecurity has been a business risk for decades. The board of directors (BoD) has a responsibility to help manage that risk, but most BoDs don’t even have a cyber expert.
Advice for Leaders—Think Like Your Adversary
How do cyber bad actors, a.k.a., our adversaries, think? Easy, like the rest of us. Well, with a slightly different optic. If you're leading an organization, you are charged with staying one step ahead of your adversaries — your data, earnings, and business future depend on it.
Building a Cybersecurity Team Structure: Best Practices
Every organization has a cybersecurity team. Some teams are big, some are small. Some invest a lot in protecting their companies, while others … take risks. It all depends.
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