Blogs
Critical Start Inaugural Cyber Threat Intelligence Report - September 2021
By Callie Guenther, Critical Start Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager
As a managed detection & response company, Critical Start sees lots of threats of various kinds, thousands each day. As a matter of practice, we compile weekly threat summaries and send them to all clients, so they know what to look out for – and what to patch.
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Protecting the retail industry from cybersecurity threats
Cybersecurity services designed to meet the unique challenges in the retail industry.
Three Reasons Companies Fall Victim to Ransomware – and One Big Way the Game is Changing
by Quentin Rhoads-Herrera, Critical Start Director, Professional Services
Transparency (Or Lack Thereof): What Your MDR Company Isn’t Telling You
I recently discovered that one of my favorite memes comes from South Park of all places. It’s the three-phase “get rich quick” meme involving gnomes and underpants. Maybe you’ve seen the episode. Regardless, here’s the brilliant plan in all its glory:
CRITICAL<strong>START</strong> SELECTED FOR THE DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL’S MIDDLE MARKET 50 LIST FOR 2021
Dallas, TX (September 20, 2021) — Critical Start, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, was selected for the Dallas Business Journal's Middle Market 50, an annual ranking of the fastest-growing middle market companies in North Texas.
Mayhem in Manufacturing, Part I: Four Best Practices to Avoid Ransomware Attacks
by: Ross Williams, Critical Start DFIR Leader
Meet the Experts
Meet the Experts
Technical Experts
Meet some of the SOC analysts and onboarding engineers that make Critical Start’s industry leading Managed Detection and Response services possible.
Lead Cybersecurity Engineer Jacob Welter explains how Critical Start onboards new Managed Detection and Response customers, including how we help them optimize their EDR, SIEM & XDR tools.
Making The Grade: Using MDR To Protect Schools From Cybersecurity Threats
Making The Grade: Using MDR To Protect Schools From Cybersecurity Threats
From big universities to small school districts, educational institutions are facing increases in ransomware, phishing, DDoS and data breach attacks. At the same time budgets and resources are constrained. Learn how Managed Detection & Response (MDR) services protect institutions against cybersecurity threats 24/7/365, while optimizing IT resources.
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Anatomy of an Attack | Ransomware
Ragnarlockbit - A real world attack
CRITICALSTART’s Incident Response (IR) team was recently engaged by a mid-size bank that was victimized by the RagnarLockbit ransomware. The client paid the ransom, only to be re-infected twice and making a second payment. That's when CRITICALSTART came in.