Tony Sager feels the CIS Controls reflect a reality in which most organizations are faced with the same kinds of digital threats.
States enact safe harbor laws against cyberattacks, but demand adoption of cybersecurity frameworks
March 29, 2021
March 29, 2021
Connecticut might soon follow Ohio and Utah by enacting a law that offers liability protection against ransomware and other cyberattacks.
Missouri House gives final approval to photo ID legislation; bill also allows no-excuse absentee voting
March 26, 2021
March 26, 2021
The Missouri House bill also requires local election authorities to be members of the Center for Internet Security's EI-ISAC.
The frameworks laid out in the bill are well recognized in the cybersecurity community, including NIST, CIS, ISO, and IEC.
Connecticut looks to NIST framework, CIS controls in bill offering liability protection
March 22, 2021
March 22, 2021
The CIS Controls are a set of internationally-recognized, prioritized actions that form the foundation of basic cyber hygiene and essential cyber defense.
Information security trends in play offer an opportunity to pivot in order to reduce the resource demands of current security solutions and architectures
Exclusive: Microsoft could reap more than $150 million in new U.S. cyber spending, upsetting some lawmakers
March 15, 2021
March 15, 2021
Microsoft has turned security offerings into a significant source of revenue, with the business generating $10 billion annually.
The Cybersecurity 202: Democrats’ new infrastructure bill highlights cybersecurity concerns
March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021
A recent string of high-profile cyberattacks pushed long-neglected cybersecurity issues to the center of national policy discussions.
For the second time in less than a year, F5 announces critical vulnerabilities in networking devices
March 10, 2021
March 10, 2021
F5 BIG-IP networking devices are popular across industries and are used by most large organizations, including many major cloud service providers.
State and local governments need to be more proactive; sharing information about cybersecurity problems they encounter is important.
Colorado’s PAM strategy is one aspect of a cybersecurity program that follows “good hygiene." Tracking and evaluating hygiene leads to benchmarking.
The Cybersecurity 202: A Nonprofit is Providing Free Ransomware Protection to Private U.S. Hospitals
March 2, 2021
March 2, 2021
MDBR uses security services from Akamai to proactively look for traffic from domains associated with malicious activity, including ransomware attacks.
There is widespread recognition about the the security shortcomings of enterprise-wide VPN usage, yet there is no clear alternative at the same price point.
Hospitals would be well minded to sign-up for the MDBR service given the increase in threat activity launched against the sector during 2020.
The MDBR service is being offered from CIS with support from Akamai, and can help protect hospital IT systems against ransomware attacks.
