Whether you are an avid or a first-time reader of the Compuquip blog, you are likely all-too-aware of the critical importance of cyber security. You may even be familiar with some modern precepts on the topic, such as, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and few minutes of cyber incident to ruin it,” or “Security isn’t something you buy, it’s something you do, and it takes talented people to do it right.” These sayings are pithy, well-meaning, and largely accurate, but when you are in the trenches of making cyber security decisions for your company, you need more than broad clichés – you ..read more

Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (commonly acronymized as SOAR) is an umbrella term that refers to a stack of software programs that work together to collect data about and respond to cyber security threats with little to no human assistance. SOAR platforms can contain a variety of different tools that help unify and strengthen an organization’s security posture by helping manage threats and incidents with increased efficiency. These security outcomes are obviously beneficial for any business. So, how does the comprehensive SOAR approach actually work, and why specifically sho ..read more

In the modern world of fast-changing digital work environments, cyber threats are growing in both volume and sophistication. The best way for organizations to safeguard their data infrastructure is to invest in a security operations center (SOC). Now, chances are good that you have already heard of SOCs before and may even be convinced of their indispensability. But unless you are in the daily technical weeds of cyber security operations, you may not know all the details of what SOC teams do, what challenges they face, and what steps you should take to ensure your business’ cyber security is ..read more

Cyber attacks increase in number, variety, and complexity every day. Protecting against cyber attacks should be among the primary objectives for any organization. To do this, your business needs top-notch cyber security run by an information security team. Your information security team is responsible for monitoring and analyzing the security posture of your enterprise, which involves the prevention, detection, and response to cyber security incidents.  In the pre-digital world, traditional security teams would work out of a security operations center (SOC), which ordinarily would be a ..read more

Every day you are reminded – from what you hear, what you read, and what you see with your own two eyes – that your organization is facing a rapidly evolving threat landscape. Today’s security solutions tend to be siloed, somehow both overburdened by extraneous alerts and plagued by missed attacks, and lacking the enterprise-wide visibility and deep analytics necessary to prevent serious damage.    Now, there is a radical new way to eliminate threats – Cortex XDR from the Palo Alto Network (PAN). This is the industry’s first endpoint-based extended detection and response (XDR) platf ..read more

If you work for an organization in the 21st century, that means you both have a web presence and use digital tools to manage various parts of your business. And if your business involves financial transactions, sensitive data, or valuable information of any kind, then those parts of your organization are vulnerable to cyber threats. Chances are excellent that you already know this, and your IT or security teams have systems in place to monitor potentially suspicious activity and keep your business safe. One of those systems is likely an EDR solution.  EDR stands for Endpoint Detection a ..read more

The classic expression tells us: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” In a business context, this advice to diversify can apply to anything from products and services to resource allocation. It also is crucial for workload distribution: assigning tasks and responsibilities among employees is imperative to avoid any one person or department becoming overburdened to promote fair and efficient processes. Unbalanced workloads can lead to lower team performance, more team conflict, and voluntary turnover, whereas even workload distributions can minimize risk and improve morale. Effective manag ..read more

In an ever-evolving technological world, investing in cyber security for enterprises is an absolute essential. The rapid and continuous digitalization of business operations means that companies rely more and more on digital tools and assets to provide high quality services to customers and maintain a competitive edge.  Concurrently, cyber threats and cyber attacks have risen dramatically to target vulnerabilities within digital infrastructures. The nature and tactics of such threats may change, but the consequences of cyber attacks for businesses are the same, and only growing more ser ..read more

Cybercriminals are constantly seeking to take advantage of your cyber security vulnerabilities. Regardless of whether these cybercriminals are motivated by money, politics, prestige, or thrill-seeking, they pose a significant threat to your organization ..read more

One of the major challenges that companies face when trying to secure their sensitive data is finding the right tools for the job. Even for a common tool such as a firewall, many businesses might not know how to find the right firewall (or firewalls) for their needs, how to configure those firewalls, or even why firewalls are necessary ..read more