CYBER RISK: Navigating the Rising Tide of Cybersecurity Regulation

With hacking and other “cyber incidents” now growing by nearly 40% every year, governments around the world are taking an increasingly active role in defining new requirements for corporate information security. They are passing new legislation, adopting new regulations, and tightening up procurement contracts. Case in point: During the past three years in the U.S., more than 240 bills, amendments and other legislative proposals have been introduced in Congress seeking to regulate, allocate funding to, or otherwise address various aspects of cybersecurity.

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The State of ICS/OT Cybersecurity in 2022 and Beyond

whitePaper | October 26, 2022

The industrial control system (ICS)/operational technology (OT) security community is seeing attacks that go beyond traditional attacks on enterprise networks. Given the impacts to ICS/OT, fighting these attacks requires a different set of security skills, technologies, processes, and methods to manage the different risks and risk surfaces, setting ICS apart from traditional IT enterprise networks.

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Intel® Converged Security and Management Engine (Intel® CSME) Security

whitePaper | October 26, 2022

Intel platforms are designed with a strong built-in security foundation. This allows the ecosystem partners to help protect the platform data and to build more trusted applications.

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The Cyber Resilience Blueprint: A New Perspective on Security

whitePaper | December 15, 2019

In this sophisticated threat environment, traditional security tactics are failing. Symantec encourages organizations to revisit their security posture to build a more cyber resilient enterprise. Resilience is not defined by a series of checklists, but through evaluations based on the current threat environment and the acceptable risk level for the organization.

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2020 Cyber Security Predictions

whitePaper | January 28, 2020

This year there are some common themes that endure, so we’ll highlight these as “work in progress”. Transformations often take longer than 12 months to be identifi ed as necessary, to be executed and to become established. However, there are other themes emerging through a combination of drivers from audit, compliance security and governance that are now showing signs of infl uencing the way that cyber risks are managed in a much shorter timescale.

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Cloud Security Survey 2023: Infrastructure Protection Best Practices

whitePaper | September 23, 2022

This survey was distributed by VMware User Group (VMUG) to their user base between July and September 2022. The responses were analyzed by the phoenixNAP team and key findings are presented in this document.

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Embracing Security Operations in the Educational Sector

whitePaper | December 22, 2022

Nearly every part of the educational sector has fallen victim to a cyberattack, from elementary schools to universities. Securing education is no longer a “nice to have” but a “must do” and is a growing concern among the global educational community. Creating and maintaining effective information security and cybersecurity operations in education comes down to people, processes, and tools. It’s crucial for IT and security leaders across the entire spectrum of educational institutions to find the right balance between the three. While there are success stories of achieving that balance, there’s always more to do to identify, understand, and mitigate cybersecurity risks to these organizations. Establishing and improving existing cybersecurity operations must become a priority.

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FIT is a global leader in managed IT services and a brand of the Freudenberg Group. We specialize in helping companies optimize the mission-critical technology that runs their businesses, most notably SAP and Microsoft applications. From consulting to cloud hosting to solutions for digital transformation, FIT provides the managed services – and the security – smart companies need to run simple and be resilient in today’s constantly changing world.

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