What is a security operations center? A security operations center (SOC) is a team of cybersecurity professionals who monitor networks for cybersecurity threats 24/7/365 while responding to cyberattacks and incidents that occur. A SOC’s information security team’s job is to detect, analyze, and respond to cyberattacks. SOCs manage these security incidents in real-time with security tools, machine learning, monitoring tools, ...
Cybersecurity Trends for 2021 As technology continues to rapidly advance, the way many businesses function will be impacted as they adjust to changes such as workflow automation and the cloud. Additionally, malicious actors are gaining more sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities in cybersecurity. Companies in the 21st century need to adjust to this. Particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Basic Cyber Hygiene - Cybersecurity Basics Here we describe basic cyber hygiene - the bare minimum any company should be doing regardless of size to protect itself from cyberattacks and liability. These items should be seen as a starting point - a way to begin making yourself safer as you work towards a full cybersecurity program and compliance. At Touchstone ...
Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling To scale up or scale out? That is the question. When your business is growing and your applications need to expand accessibility, power, and performance, you have two options to meet the challenge — horizontal scaling and vertical scaling. This Touchstone blog will help you answer that question: “Should my business scale up or scale out?” ...
Many businesses, from startups to seasoned firms and small to large-scale organizations, are considering the benefits of migrating on-premises IT infrastructure to cloud computing. Many of our clients have found a number of benefits to such a move, including optimized flexibility, improved scalability, and reduced costs. Before you take the leap, it’s important to understand both the potential costs as ...
What happens if you implement a cybersecurity framework and still have an incident or a breach? Unfortunately in cybersecurity, you can never be 100% secure. You will always be at some risk of an incident. Even the most sophisticated cybersecurity systems in the world carry a degree of risk. However, an incident doesn’t have to be devastating. With proper root cause ...
What is Cloud Security? Many businesses today are migrating their critical assets to the cloud. There are numerous benefits to cloud computing such as cost reduction, scalability, faster deployment, and flexibility. In terms of security, it is generally agreed that cloud computing offers less resource-intensive security options than traditional on-premise data centers. For instance, cloud computing enables multi-site redundancy, allowing a ...
Cybersecurity risk management is a critical topic for small businesses, mid-sized businesses, and enterprises. Cyber attacks against U.S. businesses are growing substantially every year. In fact, businesses in almost all industries and sectors are seeing a year over year increase in cyber threats that result in breaches of sensitive data. Unfortunately, you probably don’t have an unlimited budget for your information ...
Healthcare organizations are incredibly vulnerable to cyberattacks, and that presents a major risk factor for healthcare organizations. From large hospitals to small dental practices, each organization is susceptible to attack. Smaller healthcare organizations often have limited budgets to spend on cybersecurity, and large hospital networks can struggle to manage the complexity and volume of devices on their networks. Threats have ...
What is the NIST Cybersecurity Framework? Every single business, regardless of size or sector, should be concerned about cybersecurity. Statistically, attacks are becoming more common with every passing year as an increasing amount of business is conducted online. This Touchstone guide will cover what you need to know about the NIST Cybersecurity Framework in 2020. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework for ...
