Tag: best practices

Stages of a Successful Cybersecurity Program in Critical Infrastructure

Securing our critical infrastructure is more consequential than ever, especially when it comes to cybersecurity. Wherever your organization is on its journey to improve its cybersecurity posture, it’s important to do a temperature check to gauge whether you are truly on the right track. In the quickly evolving world of OT/ICS cybersecurity, staying up to date on best practices is crucial.

3 Tips for Updating Your OT/ICS Cybersecurity Strategy in 2022

In the wake of major events like the Kaseya ransomware attack, JBS meat plant hack, and T-Mobile data breach, 2021 was a big year for cybersecurity. Governments around the world began enacting legislation to defend against cyber attacks. In the US, 35 states enacted bills centered around improving cybersecurity and the president issued an executive order to define how organizations should bolster their defenses.

Three Ways To Accelerate Risk Management And Improve Cybersecurity Faster From CS4CA Europe

This week our team came together with the cybersecurity community at the CS4CA Europe conference. We were very fortunate to be joined by Trish McGill, Senior Subject Matter Expert for IT & OT Cyber Security at Ilionx. Trish and our Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, Cherise Esparza, presented in a panel discussion moderated by our team.

Running Cybersecurity Assessments May Increase The Risk Of A Breach

With the increasing frequency of cyber attacks in industrial sectors, all critical infrastructure organizations should be conducting cybersecurity assessments right now. But there’s a common part of the assessment process that is nearly always overlooked and adds tremendous risk to the organization: using email to communicate assessment tasks and collect responses on risks. Here’s why you should reconsider your communication methods during assessments.

Two-Factor Authentication

What is Two-Factor Authentication? Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is a security process in which a user provides two different authentication factors to verify themselves when logging in to a system. Authentication factors could be a knowledge factor (something the user knows, such as a PIN or secret), a possession factor (ID, token, or app); inherence factor (biometrics); or a combination of these.

Helping Cybersecurity Consultants With A Major Problem – Losing Revenue With Every Client

Hi, I’m Matt Wilbanks and I’m the chief marketing officer at SecurityGate.io. It’s been just over a year since I joined the team and I’ve listened in on countless conversations with risk management teams and the cybersecurity consultants that work with them. I’ve noticed something troubling with the consulting firms that may be old news in the industry.

SecurityGate.io Platform – Entities Page

In this series of posts from our CEO and co-founder, Ted Gutierrez, he talks about our platform’s Entities Page. Why it exists, what our customers use it for, and how it helps them make risk management improvements faster. Enjoy. So You’ve Completed an Assessment….What Now?

10 OT Security Vendors You Should Know

Check out our updated list of the top OT security vendors you should know in 2024. While operational technology (OT) has traditionally been separate from information technology (IT), that line is increasingly becoming blurred, resulting in new security challenges for organizations. Thankfully, there are now a number of OT security vendors who can help you address these challenges.

How To Implement A New Cybersecurity Initiative – A Change Management Guide To Help

This is the third post in a five-post series that introduces a set of free tools to help risk management leaders gain internal alignment for a new cybersecurity initiative.

How To Gain Buy-In For A Cybersecurity Initiative – Focus On Stakeholder Benefits.

This is the second post in a five-post series that introduces a set of free tools to help risk management leaders gain internal alignment for a new cybersecurity initiative.