Internet Of Things Challenges

With the average cost of a data breach reaching $4M, just direct financial losses can be catastrophic for many companies, not even considering indirect reputational damages. High-profile "mega-breaches" that expose millions of sensitive data records can easily drive these costs up to hundreds of millions of dollars, but even the victims of smaller ones are now facing increasingly harsh compliance fines. That's why it's important for businesses like yours to look at database and big data security products not as isolated point solutions, but as a part of an overall corporate security strategy based on a multi-layered architecture and unified by centralized management, governance and analytics. Read this report to better understand which data protection products will best suit your unique business needs. View: KuppingerCole Report Leadership Compass

Security maturity models are important, but pairing them with quantification can provide measured financial impact for businesses like yours. Watch this video with Randy Spusta, IBM's global leader in security strategy risk and compliance to learn more about the who, what, and how, of risk quantification and to better understand how security breaches can impact your business. Read More...

As more and more companies embrace digital transformation, the challenges of securely storing, processing, and exchanging digital data continue to multiply — with the average cost of a data breach reaching $4M. IBM X-Force Red's penetration testing services enables organizations worldwide to find and fix their highest risk vulnerabilities. Using the same tools, techniques, practices and mindset as attackers would use, our team of hackers breaks into organizations to identify security flaws and show how an attacker would leverage them. This video features the Director of Threat Intelligence and Incident Response at Unisys sharing his story about how X-Force Red's penetration testing services helped his team reduce the risk of a compromise and stay ahead of the attackers.

Federal government agencies increasingly rely on cloud to improve security across domains. To meet the need for multi-cloud governance, compliance and cybersecurity, Federal agencies best adopt solutions to automate system-level authorization for different cloud service providers. As part of the commitment to modernize IT infrastructures, many federal agencies are migrating legacy systems to the cloud. This solution brief highlights top goals for government cloud policy and benefits of implementing security management strategies focused on broad governance and protecting all authorized cloud environments. View:  Federal Government: Multi-Cloud Security, Governance, and Compliance

Building cloud-native tools and applications is essential to the ability of federal agencies to meet their obligations. Where does security come in? Watch this video to understand how security is factored into DevOps to deliver continuous delivery of high-quality applications. Read More...

Cloud security depends on everything from proper configuration, data governance and risk oversight to how your business approach software provisioning, development/deployment, IAM and security training. It's easy to lead and lag in one or more of these areas at any given time. So how do you know whether your posture is weak or strong? Take this assessment and contact a Cyber Security Consulting Ops cloud security expert to better understand where you are on your journey to a more secure business. Read More...

You want to protect your business from advancing cyber threats - but Zero Trust implementation looks like a huge hurdle. Security leaders often don't know where to begin to implement it, or they feel daunted by the fundamental shifts in strategy and architecture Zero Trust demands. The good news: Zero Trust does NOT require you to rip out all your current security controls to start fresh, and with the right approach you can realize benefits right away. Read this guide & contact a Cyber Security Consulting Ops cybersecurity expert to learn more about implementing Zero Trust with IBM. View: A Practical Guide To A Zero Trust Implementation

Securing cloud-native environments can be overwhelming for security teams — especially with cloud workloads spread across virtual machines, containers and many points in between. Identifying resources and monitoring configurations, managing access and ensuring compliance are just some of the requirements that present challenges. Palo Alto Prisma Cloud from Cyber Security Consulting Ops helps security teams overcome these challenges across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Watch this video to see how. Read More...

Zero Trust is evolving - and becoming the standard for security practices across the US. However, implementation remains a sticking point for many businesses. Read this blog to better understand the right approach to implementing a Zero Trust strategy in your own business and contact a Cyber Security Consulting Ops Zero Trust expert for a free consultation. Read More...

From the IBM Institute of Business Value, "Unlock the Business Value of Hybrid Cloud" delivers expert insights on how hybrid cloud drives growth and innovation in the virtual enterprise. Download the report to explore ways to maximize value in multi cloud environments and impact revenue by making smart cloud investments. View: Unlock the Business Value of Hybrid Cloud

New complex IT ecosystems that have evolved over the last decade disperse data, users, and devices across applications, platforms and workloads. As organizations transform digitally and the diversity of the security environment expands, new security models like zero trust can help bring context and insight into a rapidly evolving attack surface. Read this blueprint to learn more about the zero trust model to understand how to better address your organization's unique security risks, industry compliance requirements, and investment strategy. Contact a Cyber Security Consulting Ops cybersecurity expert to discuss Zero Trust implementation. View: Reduce the Risk of Insider Threats Blueprint

A Zero Trust architecture for your business can significantly collapse the amount of time it takes to contain an insider threat attack through dynamic access and automated remediation. Watch this video to learn more about the power of Zero Trust through this example phishing attack scenario. Contact a Cyber Security Consulting Ops cybersecurity expert to discuss Zero Trust implementation.