Top 10 blog posts to read for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024
Kevin Rubin
Tech Savvy Business Leader Across Communication, IT and Security - vCIO - We're Hiring! - Stratosphere Networks, LLC
This article originally appeared on the Stratosphere Networks website.
Halloween isn’t the only big event that defines October. Since 2004, Cybersecurity Awareness Month has also taken place during October to promote knowledge of best practices for optimal IT security, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
After the debut of CISA’s cybersecurity awareness program in 2023, “Secure Our World” became the enduring Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme.
“This theme recognizes the importance of taking daily action to reduce risks when online and using connected devices,” the agency’s website states. Steps individuals and businesses can take to combat threats include
In honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Stratosphere Networks team would like to share our top 10 security-focused blog posts that received the most traffic during the past year. Please check out these articles to inform your security strategy and explore ways to minimize risk.
1. Why You Need to Disable Inactive Accounts Right Now: The Cybersecurity Risks of ‘Ghost Accounts’
Dormant accounts create prime opportunities for cybercriminals to access your data and sneak around your network undetected for an extended period.
2. What to Do if You Take the Bait for a Phishing Scam
If you clicked a link, downloaded an attachment or otherwise got tricked by a malicious message, here’s what to do next.
3. What Is XDR? Your Guide to Extended Detection and Response
Extended detection and response solutions “automatically collect and correlate data from multiple security products to improve threat detection and provide an incident response capability.
4. 12 Steps to Make Your IT Infrastructure More Secure: Performing a Security Audit
You can’t properly secure your IT infrastructure without first figuring out what your starting point is and how much work you need to do. This is the first entry in our series on securing your IT infrastructure.
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5. 12 Steps to Make Your IT Infrastructure More Secure: Creating and Enforcing IT Security Policies
Once you have finished your security audit and established benchmarks, identified vulnerabilities, and come up with a list of action items, it’s time to create and enforce IT security policies.
6. Why You Should Hire a Fractional CISO
To keep your risk level low without breaking the bank, consider hiring a fractional chief information security officer (CISO).
7. 12 Steps to Make Your IT Infrastructure More Secure: Implement a Backup Solution
Losing access to data because of a cyberattack or another disaster could be a life-or-death matter for your business, so having a backup solution in place is essential if you want to ensure your IT infrastructure (and your company’s future) stays as secure as possible.
8. Bots Creating Bait: What AI-Generated Phishing Emails Mean for Cybersecurity
Here’s what you should know about how AI has changed phishing and steps you can take to keep your breach risk low despite supercharged social engineering tactics.
9. What You Should Know About Microsoft Office 365 Account Takeovers
If your company utilizes Microsoft 365, here’s some vital info about how these attacks occur, what you can do to prevent account takeovers, and how to catch and stop them as fast as possible if they get past your defenses.
10. 5 Types of Hackers Businesses Should Know About
There are some common types of hackers out there that businesses looking to take proactive action against data breaches should know about. Here’s a quick overview of some of the main categories.
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