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Cyber Defense Group Welcomes Former USC CISO Gus Anagnos as COO to Spearhead Hypergrowth StrategyThe appointment is a critical step in the organization’s enterprise sector expansion goals LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2024– Cyber Defense Group (CDG), a leader in bespoke cybersecurity solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced […]
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In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, where sophisticated threats abound, comprehending and mitigating third-party risks weigh heavily on the minds of risk managers. With 71% of organizations noting an increase in vendors within their third-party network compared to three years ago, addressing this aspect of risk management has come to […]
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What is a cybersecurity risk assessment? A Cybersecurity Risk Assessment is a comprehensive risk and gap analysis evaluation for an organization’s security posture. This assessment is designed to identify and assess potential risks and vulnerabilities, and prioritize risks to its information technology (IT) systems, processes, and policies. The main objective […]
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The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) replaces 2018’s California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as California’s data protection regulation that safeguards the privacy and personal information of consumers online. The CCPA defines a consumer as a natural person who is a California resident. The CPRA and CCPA are part of broader […]
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A security assessment is the cornerstone of any cybersecurity program. A cybersecurity assessment is a comprehensive, panoramic review of an organization’s entire landscape that might be vulnerable to breach. Think of it as an MRI for your organization, a flashlight, looking into the dark crannies and crevices. A full forensic […]
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Ransomware is notably one of the top threats to businesses in today’s digital age. With the rise of online business operations, ransomware and malware attacks have surged. These ransomware attacks involve encrypting or transferring data, with cybercriminals demanding payment for data unlocking or file restoration.commonplace. According to SANS, ransomware attacks […]
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Most businesses use the cloud to store and share documents and data. Cloud computing saves money and resources and can offer better security flexibility than in-house hardware and networks. However, it comes with some risk when businesses fail to do their due diligence, leaving their cloud vulnerable to threat actors […]
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Since 2004, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) have joined together every October. The goal is to raise awareness regarding the growing threat of cyberattacks for both individuals and businesses — while providing educational resources on ways […]
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Cyber threat-modeling is the process of evaluating your organization’s threats, risks, and vulnerabilities. It identifies the likelihood of threats that could compromise your organization and assesses your ability to respond to and prevent those risks. Like incident response protocols, threat-modeling helps you proactively defend and prepare against situations that would […]
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The healthcare industry has been flooded, overwhelmed, and exhausted over the last 15 months. COVID-19 has stretched hospitals, clinics, and private medical offices to their limits trying to treat and mitigate the virus. However, simultaneously, the healthcare industry has been fighting another pandemic — cybersecurity attacks. While inundated with global […]
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As I sit here at 5:30 AM on a Sunday morning, having billed over 100 hours in the last two weeks in addition to my full-time job as CEO of Cyber Defense Group, I am struck by something that has become blatantly apparent to me: there’s no way to fake […]
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Cloud computing is continuing to grow. No longer an emerging market, the infrastructure is here to stay — and the anticipated way of the future. Cloud computing fits every type of industry and can help accelerate businesses into a new era of productivity and security. While many have seen the […]
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