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Cybersecurity requirements for Financial Services companies

Financial Services face threats such as ransomware, data breaches and vulnerabilities from remote workforces. Solutions include access management, endpoint security, SD-WAN, FWaaS and compliance tools. Cyberattacks are on the rise, and the costs and impacts of ransomware, data breaches and other cyberattack campaigns continue to grow. According to IBM's 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average cost of a financial sector data breach has risen to $6.08 million, maintaining its position as t

11 Mar 2022

10 Questions to ask when buying Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare providers should ask several important cybersecurity questions. They should determine whether they have full visibility of all assets across the expanded healthcare network and whether they understand the risks inherent in their supply chain. They need to identify who requires privileged access to which assets and be aware of the data protection regulations they must adhere to. Providers should consider whether a Third-Party Risk Management Program (TPRM) would add value to their comp

9 Mar 2022

SD-WAN & Cybersecurity in Healthcare

SD-WAN offers integrations for Zero Trust, PAM, endpoint protection, regulatory compliance tools and digital healthcare (telemedicine and IoMT). The healthcare industry is a data-rich sector with research estimating around 30% of the global volume of data is generated by the sector. The need for digital healthcare has accelerated because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with digital systems such as telehealth/telemedicine augmenting face-to-face appointments. The digital healthcare tech stack covers

9 Mar 2022

How to deal with Cybersecurity Financial Services compliance

Financial Services organisations must mitigate risks like ransomware, supply chain attacks, and insider threats. This can be achieved via Zero Trust architecture, privileged access management, compliance monitoring and utilising best practices. In the financial services industry, many aspects of data security and privacy involve risks - of cyberattacks, lost productivity and brand reputation, and many types of recovery costs, to mention a few. Mitigating and avoiding these risks require IT sec

8 Mar 2022

What are top Cybersecurity threats in the Manufacturing sector?

Manufacturers face threats such as ransomware, IoT exploits, supply chain attacks and DDoS. To mitigate these threats, manufacturers should implement segmentation and privileged access management. From a cybersecurity point of view, 2021 has been a turbulent year in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Besides dealing with the pandemic and related supply chain woes, malicious actors are showing a talent for more powerful and sophisticated cyberattacks. And they’re aiming those talents at U.S. manufac

7 Mar 2022

10 Questions for the Manufacturing sector when comparing cybersecurity

The 10 questions for manufacturers to ask when comparing cybersecurity solutions are: 1. Do you have full visibility across your organisation’s technology and site real estate? 2. Have you carried out a risk assessment across your supply chain? 3. Who needs privileged access and under what conditions? 4. What data protection regulations do you need to adhere to? 5. Would a Third-Party Risk Management Program (TPRM) add value to your compliance mapping? 6. Does the SD WAN under e

7 Mar 2022

What the manufacturing sector should know about Cybersecurity

Manufacturers face threats such as ransomware, IoT exploits and supply chain vulnerabilities. Manufacturing has been at the forefront of the technological revolution that has given the world Industry 4.0: From Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to the merger of OT and IT (operational technology and information technology), the interface and network of manufacturing have changed beyond recognition. The result of this digital transformation in the sector

3 Mar 2022

What are the top 10 Financial Services Cybersecurity questions?

The questions for financial services when comparing cybersecurity solutions are: * What financial services does my organisation need to expose to the public internet? * What type of financial services does my organisation provide to customers/users? * What type of payment information do my organisation’s internet-facing applications gather, share, process, or store? * What type of security team does my organisation currently have? * Users of my organisation’s services and resources com

1 Mar 2022

Financial Services Cybersecurity Risk Management

Financial Services must manage risks such as ransomware, insider threats and regulatory compliance demands. To achieve this, using tools ZTNA, XDR and FWaaS (typically bundled into SD-WAN/SASE), can mitigate potential risks. The financial services sector has been in the eye of the cybersecurity storm for many years. However, 2021 saw unprecedented cyber-attacks. The banking industry, for example, experienced a staggering 1,318% increase in ransomware attacks during the year. The ENISA Threat La

25 Feb 2022

How to buy SASE Cybersecurity for Financial Services

To buy SASE solutions for financial services, organisations should prioritise data loss prevention, Zero Trust Access controls and solutions that offer support for complying with regulations. The financial services cybersecurity product set is designed to protect an industry which is among the most targeted sectors for cyber-attacks due to the type of information they collect and process: non-public information (NPI) about consumers, such as names, addresses, financial information, payments inf

22 Feb 2022

Cisco Umbrella: Professional vs Insight

Professional: Offers basic DNS-layer Security. Insight: Adds advanced enforcement, URL blocking, file inspection and improved visibility. Without diving deep into the technicalities just yet, Cisco’s Umbrella solution provides customers with a first line of defence against threats on the internet. All traffic is first sent through Umbrella, which acts as a secure on-ramp to the Internet for users wherever they are located. Users are protected regardless of their location and connection type, n

21 Feb 2022

What are the differences between Fortinet vs Palo Alto?

Fortinet provides a cost-effective, integrated solution with LAN, WAN, and wireless capabilities, while Palo Alto offers premium security-focused products with advanced threat detection, cloud-centric tools and higher costs. Every organisation must be able to keep up with the rapid increase in technological demands, such as; remote working, lower latency and increased availability whilst protecting the infrastructure from the never ending list of threats and vulnerabilities. Implementing featur

4 Feb 2022