DATA SECURITY,PLATFORM SECURITY,SOFTWARE SECURITY
Aunalytics | September 27, 2022
Aunalytics, a leading data management and analytics company delivering managed IT and data platform services for mid-sized and enterprise businesses, today initiated its Security Patching Platform, Co-managed Patching as a Service to complement the company’s Advanced Security solution suite. Windows OS and supported 3rd party patch management allow for tighter security in the defense against cyberattacks and the new offering ensures active remediation.
According to a 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon, around 70 percent of successful cyberattacks exploited known vulnerabilities with available patches, making it important to update operating systems and applications regularly to prevent such attacks. Now, Aunalytics’ new technology as a service includes the tools, structure, strategy and intelligence for managing patch deployment and is a complete solution with best practices, templates, libraries, and built-in alert thresholds.
Lack of security patching leads to vulnerabilities within an organization’s information systems, internal controls, or system processes, which can then be exploited by cybercriminals. Using a collection of tools, cyber attackers use the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to corporate systems and data. Identifying and resolving vulnerabilities is very important since a successful exploit can lead to a full-scale system breach.
Workstation and server application patching ensures that organizations have baseline protection against the latest security vulnerabilities, preventing such attacks before they occur. However, patching can be difficult to manage and update in real-time as software fixes are published on an ongoing basis. Setting up and coordinating manual patching across an organization can be extremely cumbersome, taking days to organize, schedule, and execute across an entire company.
McKinsey cites good patch management as a top proactive maintenance measure that can help organizations prevent cyberattacks. However, knowing the priority level for patch installment can be confusing and lead to poor patch management as a result. Enlisting the help of a partner to employ security patching best-practices can add true value to many organizations. Aunalytics patch detection, download, and installment methods are developed considering each client's security and uptime requirements and prioritized in order of threat potential. Aunalytics’ experienced security patching team proactively monitors for updates, eliminating worry for end users and server administrators.
As part of the new service, users gain access to comprehensive security solutions with customized alerting and vulnerability prioritization, leveraging proprietary solutions and processes. The platform facilitates collaboration between IT and security teams and includes the following capabilities:
Inventory and performance management and proactive alerting
Patch deployment control strategy, prioritization, planning
Patch vetting and blacklisting intelligence
Windows Operating System patch management
Supported 3rd Party Patch Management
Anti-Malware
DNS-based Malware Protection
Device Encryption Management
Innovative management tool library
“Security patch exploits can have extremely damaging effects on an organization, decreasing revenues or causing reputational damage, making it imperative to have security patching in place. “Aunalytics’ Security Patching Platform services allow for the rapid resolution of these concerns to maintain the highest levels of cyber-resiliency.”
Chris Nicholson, Vice President of Managed IT Services
About Aunalytics
Aunalytics is a leading data management and analytics company delivering Insights-as-a-Service for mid-sized businesses and enterprises. Selected for the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for two consecutive years as one of the nation’s fastest growing companies, Aunalytics offers managed IT services and managed analytics services, private cloud services, and a private cloud-native data platform for data management and analytics. The platform is built for universal data access, advanced analytics and AI -- unifying distributed data silos into a single source of truth for highly accurate, actionable business information.
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DATA SECURITY,PLATFORM SECURITY,SOFTWARE SECURITY
Veristor Systems, Inc. | September 28, 2022
Veristor Systems, Inc., a trusted provider of transformative business technology solutions, and SANS Security Awareness, the global leader in providing security awareness training, today announce that Veristor has become a certified provider of SANS Security Awareness' comprehensive suite of products to enable a data-driven approach to cybersecurity training for an organization's end users.
"Researchers from Stanford University found that as much as 88% of all data breaches are caused by an employee mistake. "This shows that end users are the most critical vulnerability gap in today's enterprise. Yet if properly trained, they can also be the most resilient security defense – a human firewall. Together with the experts from SANS Security Awareness we are helping customers guard their environments with an army of well-trained employees. With proven training to spot and act when suspicious activity arises, users can take an active role in preventing the growing wave of cyberattacks."
Daniel Martin, Principal Security Consultant, vCISO, Veristor
The SANS Security Awareness suite of dynamic multilingual computer-based training, games, phishing simulations, and engagement materials teach vital security behaviors to effectively manage human cyber risk. With different training styles to match different corporate cultures, employee comprehension levels, and learning preferences, SANS Security Awareness training equips workforces to recognize and prevent current cyberattacks, including work-from-home threats. The platform delivers valuable metrics to measure the effectiveness of each program, and customization features to tailor training to meet specific organizational needs."
With some groups requiring even greater specialized training, in addition to addressing core human behavior risk topics, SANS Security Awareness also offers secure development and coding techniques, understanding NERC CIP compliance requirements, and handling Industrial Control Systems (ICS) incidents.
"We are very pleased to be partnering with the cybersecurity experts at Veristor to provide the SANS Security Awareness program to their customers," said Brad Stilling, Director of Global Sales for SANS Security Awareness. "Regular awareness training is an essential activity for organizations looking to ensure security and compliance. When employees feel informed and empowered to recognize and address cyber risks, they can protect the organization. With SANS Security Awareness, Veristor customers are now better positioned to detect and prevent cyber-attacks."
For organizations starting their awareness training journey, Veristor delivers a SANS Human Risk Insight assessment to identify program cost reductions, eliminate unneeded staff training, and create risk metrics to baseline and benchmark an organization's human cyber risk.
The SANS Security Awareness training solutions are now offered as a part of Veristor's suite of security solutions that are designed to solve business challenges through the intelligent application of next-generation security technology.
About Veristor Systems, Inc.
Veristor, which recently announced a merger with Anexinet, is a leading provider of transformative business technology solutions that helps its customers accelerate the time-to-value for the software, infrastructure and systems they deploy. We do this by harnessing deep expertise in today's most advanced data center, security, networking, hybrid cloud, and big data technologies and guiding businesses to the right solutions for their most pressing challenges. And with a full suite of design, deployment, support, and managed service offerings, we work shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers at every step of their technology journey to make technology truly work for them.
About SANS Security Awareness
SANS Security Awareness provides organizations with a complete and comprehensive security awareness solution, enabling them to easily and effectively manage their human cybersecurity risk. SANS Security Awareness has worked with over 1,300 organizations and trained over 6.5 million people around the world. The SANS Security Awareness program offers globally relevant, expert authored tools and training to enable individuals to shield their organization from attacks and a fleet of savvy guides and resources to work with you every step of the way.
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DATA SECURITY,PLATFORM SECURITY,SOFTWARE SECURITY
LMG Security | September 30, 2022
LMG Security, an internationally recognized cybersecurity consulting firm, has expanded its popular selection of cybersecurity advisory, testing, and training services with a new line of cybersecurity solutions. These solutions are designed to reduce the burden organizations face from implementing or managing cybersecurity technology, as well as create fast, easy access to skilled cybersecurity staff to augment internal teams.
LMG Security is pleased to announce it now offers the following new solutions and services:
Virtual CISO and Staff Augmentation: Organizations struggle to find and retain cybersecurity talent. LMG Security provides staff augmentation services that enable organizations to quickly access the specialized cybersecurity skills they need on a fractional basis.
Endpoint Detection and Response Implementation: LMG Security implements and seamlessly integrates an endpoint detection and response solution that helps organizations defend against zero-day attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities, and other common cybersecurity threats.
Multi-Factor Authentication Implementation (MFA): Protect against attack vectors such as phishing, business email compromise, and cross-cloud attacks with a customized MFA implementation.
Password Manager Implementation: A password manager is a simple, affordable way to decrease the risk of a data breach from weak or reused passwords. LMG Security's team implements the password manager and ensures that it is optimally configured.
Managed On-Demand Employee Cybersecurity Training: Get experts to design and manage your cybersecurity training for you. An LMG Security cybersecurity specialist will plan and monitor your training program to ensure your employees have the skills to be an effective "human firewall."
Continuous Attack Surface Monitoring: LMG Security's team implements and seamlessly integrates a solution that scans Internet-facing systems to help organizations identify assets that are exposed or vulnerable.
All LMG Security cybersecurity solutions are implemented and managed by experts who ensure that each solution follows all cybersecurity best practices and is optimally integrated with each organization's existing tech stack.
"Organizations are struggling to find and hire skilled cybersecurity talent. "We make it easy for our clients by offering expert virtual CISO and cybersecurity staff augmentation services, as well as implementation and management services for key cybersecurity solutions." Davidoff continued, "IT teams are stretched to the limit at most organizations. We're excited to launch these new cybersecurity solutions that will help organizations defend against the constantly changing threat landscape."
Sherri Davidoff, president and CEO of LMG Security
ABOUT LMG Security
LMG Security is an internationally recognized leader in the cybersecurity consulting industry. This full-service cybersecurity firm provides one-stop shopping for a wide array of cybersecurity services. Specializing in technical testing, advisory and compliance services, and training for more than a decade, the LMG Security team's security testing services were featured on the Today show. In addition, the team has published cutting-edge research on cell phone intrusion detection and banking Trojans, written books on network forensics, data breaches, and an upcoming book on ransomware and cyber extortion, and routinely speak or train at Black Hat, RSA and many other security conferences. LMG Security is privately held and headquartered in Missoula, Montana.
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