Forensic Readiness: What You Need Before the Investigation Starts
The questions after a security incident are predictable. What happened, how far did it reach, what was taken, and is it contained. What varies is whether the answers take an hour or a fortnight. The answers depend on decisions made earlier Forensic readiness is mostly a set of choices made long before anything goes wrong: […]
Turning Continuous Monitoring Into Audit Evidence
Monitoring and evidence come out of the same activity data, but they are not the same product. Monitoring answers a question you are asking now. Evidence answers a question somebody else will ask later, about a date you did not know would matter. Volume is not evidence Plenty of organizations collect enormous amounts of log […]
Find Your Sensitive Data Before an Auditor Does
Regulated data rarely stays where it was put. It gets copied into a working folder for a project, exported to a spreadsheet for a report, and left on a share that was opened up years ago for a team that no longer exists. The original system is well controlled. The copies are not. Discovery comes […]
Monitoring Identity Across Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID
Most organizations now run identity in two places at once. Active Directory still holds the on-premises estate, and Microsoft Entra ID handles cloud sign-in. Attackers treat the two as one system. Monitoring often does not. The seam is the weak point Hybrid identity creates a join between directories, and the join is where visibility drops. […]
What NIS 2 and DORA Actually Ask You to Prove
NIS 2 and DORA both start from the same assumption: you already have security controls. What they add is a duty to show those controls were working on a particular day, on a particular system, and that someone acted when they were not. That is a different problem from buying tools. Most organizations can describe […]
Why Active Directory is a Target for Ransomware
Ransomware is the most dangerous and prevalent form of malware, and its use has rapidly increased. Its targets range from individuals to businesses, and even government agencies. The FBI, CISA, and NSA have reported that in 2021 ransomware incidents were observed in 14 out of 16 critical infrastructure sectors in the United States. No organization…
Mitigating Ransomware in Healthcare
Why Ransomware is common in the healthcare industry ? Healthcare organizations are often targeted by cyberattacks because they have a large amount of high value information that can be stolen or used for malicious purposes. This information includes patient medical records, financial data, and personal identification information, as well as intellectual property related to medical…
Auditing Privileged Access Management
What is Privileged Access Management ? Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a security practice designed to secure and manage the access rights of users who have elevated privileges within an organization. These privileges, often referred to as “privileged accounts,” allow users to perform tasks that are restricted to a small group of trusted individuals, such…
Insider Threat Mitigation During Tough Economic Cycles
The global economy is currently facing a potential recession, with many analysts and experts predicting a downturn in the near future. During a recession, companies may face financial pressures and may be forced to cut costs, which can lead to a reduction in resources for cybersecurity. This can make it more difficult for companies to…