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Kevin Cisler
Why is it necessary to separate IT and Security ...

In today's interconnected world, businesses face increasingly complex and evolving cyber threats. Safeguarding sensitive data, maintaining regulatory compliance, and ensuring overall organizational security have become paramount. One common misconception is that IT and Security functions are synonymous. However, merging these roles can have serious consequences. In this blog post, we will delve into the risks of combining IT and Security functions, the advantages of specialized roles, and steps to effectively separate them.

Why is it necessary to separate IT and Security functions within a business?
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Brandon Raygo
Why is the use of just traditional antivirus ...

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses face an increasing number of sophisticated cyber threats. These threats, ranging from phishing and ransomware to supply chain attacks, can have catastrophic consequences. Not only do they result in significant financial loss, but they also cause severe damage to a company's reputation and customer trust.

Why is the use of just traditional antivirus and cybersecurity insurance no longer effective in battling cyber threats to a business?
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Adam Rebhuhn
An Antivirus Evolution

FirmGuardian has continued to mature threat detection and response service offerings, and have established a trusted relationship with our customers, adding supplementary services to address other security operations gaps, particularly focusing vulnerability and patch management, security awareness training, compliance gap assessments, and annual risk assessments.

An Antivirus Evolution
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Adam Rebhuhn
Tips for Addressing Security Exposures

So what can businesses do to protect their systems and data from these threats? Firm Guardian offers some tips.

Tips for Addressing Security Exposures

vulnerability assessment

Vulnerability Assessments

Vulnerability Assessments

It is essential for every company to undergo a thorough risk assessment of its organization, business processes, and information technology systems. Although many organizations have automated patching practices in place, a vulnerability assessment from an outside organization provides visibility into areas that conventional IT tooling misses. FirmGuardian assists organizations to complete Vulnerability Assessments, and also to create better Risk Management Programs. We leverage industry-leading technology from Tenable® to identify, evaluate, and prioritize risk, and more importantly, leave your organization with a plan of action and accountability structure to reduce material risk.

Identifying and Addressing Risk

Identifying and Addressing Risk

Risk assessments are an essential part of measuring the broad spectrum of organization’s risks inclusive of IT, security, personnel, and policy risk. Risk assessments are often performed as a compliance requirement, and provide a valuable window into areas of improvement and help reduce material risk to the organization.