Blogs

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Cyber Risk Registers, Risk Dashboards, and Risk Lifecycle Management for Improved Risk Reduction

Just one of the daunting tasks Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) face is identifying, tracking, and mitigating cyber risks. One of the biggest obstacles they encounter with risk is the cumbersome process of manually gathering and analyzing data from disparate sources to gain a comprehensive understanding of their organization's risk posture.

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Microsoft Copilot for Security: The MSSP Opportunity – MSSP Alert

April 2, 2024 | Microsoft's release of Copilot for Security integrates AI into its security offerings, providing MSSPs with opportunities to enhance productivity and efficiency in security operations. Despite initial concerns about pricing models and integration, the tool shows promise in augmenting SOC capabilities and creating new revenue streams for MSSPs.

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Beyond SIEM: Elevate Your Threat Protection with a Seamless User Experience 

Unraveling Cybersecurity Challenges 

In our recent webinar, Beyond SIEM: Elevating Threat Protection with a Seamless User Experience, Steven Rosenthal (Director of Product Management at Critical Start) and Seth Williams (Field CTO for Partners at Sumo Logic and security industry veteran) discuss a variety of cybersecurity challenges and the importance of diverse Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) coverage options to address them.  

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Navigating the Convergence of IT and OT Security to Monitor and Prevent Cyberattacks in Industrial Environments 

The blog Mitigating Industry 4.0 Cyber Risks discussed how the continual digitization of the manufacturing sector has made cyberattacks a constant threat to organ

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Critical Start Cyber Risk Peer Insights – Strategy vs. Execution

Effective cyber risk management is more crucial than ever for organizations across all industries. Cyber risk peer benchmarking provides valuable insights into how organizations are performing in terms of their risk management strategies and execution. In this post—the first of an ongoing series—we’ll look at the findings of our latest peer benchmarks and explore the gap between strategy and execution in reducing cyber risk.

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The Role of Expert Teams in MCRR: A Human-Centric Approach 

Managed Cyber Risk Reduction (MCRR) combines cyber risk monitoring technology with human-led risk and security operations to deliver continuous security posture improvement and the strongest possible protection against threats.

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Critical Start Named a Major Player in IDC MarketScape for Emerging Managed Detection and Response Services 2024

Critical Start is proud to be recognized as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Emerging Managed Detection and Response Services 2024 (doc #US50101523, April 2024). We believe this recognition confirms our commitment to delivering innovative and effective cybersecurity solutions to our customers.

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Spend Smarter, Risk Less: Cybersecurity ROI Strategies for Security Leaders

Economic uncertainties are compelling organizations to scrutinize every investment, and the pressure on cybersecurity leaders to justify their spending is higher than ever. Our CISO at Critical Start, George Jones, recently shared his ideas and strategies for fortifying an organization's cybersecurity posture, and demonstrated these efforts' return on investment (ROI), on the CyberWire Daily podcast.

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Introducing Free Quick Start Cyber Risk Assessments with Peer Benchmark Data

We asked industry leaders to name some of their biggest struggles around cyber risk, and they answered. They, like you, face challenges with visibility and insight into cyber risk posture, even after conducting cyber risk assessments. 93% of organizations are seeking help to reduce cyber risk.

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Efficient Incident Response: Extracting and Analyzing Veeam .vbk Files for Forensic Analysis

Introduction

Incident response requires a forensic analysis of available evidence from hosts and other devices.

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Looking Forward: The Future of Exposure Management

Exposure management helps us shrink attack surfaces, lower cyber risk, and improve overall security posture.