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September 2023 TECH Talk – MGM Breach: Preparing for the Inevitable

The MGM breach serves as a wake-up call for all organizations. If they can be breached, anyone can be breached.

We’re in the era of accelerated threats and significant consequences. Let's dive in to how companies can prepare proactively and defensively for what’s coming at them.

August 2023 TECH Talk – Small Steps, Big Protection

Many institutions and businesses assume they're too small to be targeted, and cybercriminals take advantage of this mindset. Every-sized organization needs to protect their confidential data.

Don't wait for a breach to force your hand – learn how to craft your cybersecurity strategy in manageable, incremental steps, and proactively safeguard your company's sensitive data, systems, and reputation.

July 2023 TECH Talk – Unintentional Insider Threat: Is ChatGPT a Friend or Foe?

We address the critical concern of unintentional business threats arising from employees putting sensitive company information into ChatGPT's Large Language Model (LLM).

While ChatGPT can be a valuable tool for various tasks, the potential risks of exposing confidential data, data breaches, and compromised security cannot be ignored.

June 2023 TECH Talk – Why Email Security is Falling Behind

93% of cyberattacks start with email. It’s an “old school” attack vector—and one that simply can't keep up to secure against the volume and sophistication of attacks coming at it. This includes a tidal rise in business email compromise (BEC)—with pretexting attacks alone doubling in just a year. Adversaries use well-orchestrated social engineering techniques and impersonate a known and trusted figure, preying on peoples’ kind nature. Bad actors monitor social media posts looking for the perfect opportunity to strike (traveling CEOs, new hires, etc).

May 2023 TECH Talk – Why Layered Defense is Critical for Effective Cybersecurity

“Layered security" is just the starting point in today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape. A layered defense strategy extends beyond the basics. It’s about deploying multiple, specialized tools at each security layer—to provide a response tactic tuned for each type of attack.

April 2023 TECH Talk – The Security Implications of ChatGPT

The meteoric rise of ChatGPT has taken the world by surprise—and there’s no putting the genie back in the bottle. In this 30-min talk, we’ll take a beat to look at the cybersecurity implications.

Like all powerful tools, ChatGPT can be used for good and for ill. While we expect a future wave of advancements that will help strengthen security, right now, cyber-adversaries are leveraging ChatGPT and other generative AI to do harm.

January 2023 TECH talk – Top 3 Security Priorities for 2023

We’ve put our list together and have checked it twice–and during January’s TECH talk, we will be sharing DataEndure’s Top 3 Security Priorities for 2023. With an eye on technology trends and ears tuned into customer challenges and requirements, we’ll share the top areas to consider this year as you evaluate the health and maturity of your organization’s security posture.

December 2022 TECH talk – Year of the Endpoint

As we reflect on 2022, it could be designated as "the year of the endpoint." With the jury still out on remote or hybrid work environments, one thing is for certain: data on the endpoint is at risk like never before. Join DataEndure’s December TECH talk as we share significant errors organizations make with security tools, and examine if endpoint security tools and firewalls are enough. We’ll arm you with valuable insight to take into the New Year to help evaluate your security investments.

November 2022 TECH talk – Tis the Season … MSPs Looking to Up their (Customers’) Security Game

Everyone is struggling to keep up with security threats and bad actors – including the MSP community. Operations are getting more complicated, devices they are being asked to manage are more diverse than ever and growing exponentially, and many MSPs still function in a break-fix or reactive mode.

With the critical and trusted role MSPs hold in their customer communities, it is imperative for them to integrate a sophisticated security approach into their IT stack. Join us as we reveal the creative ways MSPs are solving for this, solidifying not only their security posture but that of their customer base.

October 2022 TECH Talk – Leveling Up – from Awareness to Preparedness

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and while we would argue awareness should be 365 days out of the year, it does provide an opportunity to put a spotlight on the ongoing risks and challenges posed by cyberadversaries. With our employees on the front line of this battle, it is key that organizations effectively engage and equip them.

We discuss how to get the most out of your Cybersecurity Awareness efforts - not just in October (or one-time) – but year-round. You’ll get insights into what an effective strategy includes, how to accelerate your program and ensure constant visibility and inspection.

September 2022 TECH talk – The Cyber-insurance Landscape is Changing – Are you still Insurable?

Cyberattacks continue to rise and many organizations — including those with mature cybersecurity programs — are looking to reduce their financial risk through cyber insurance. With the costs of cyberattacks nearly doubling between 2016 and 2019, U.S. insurance entities have responded by becoming more selective about who and what gets covered.

Consequently, many insurance companies are expanding their minimum cybersecurity baseline requirements beyond general “best practices” to a higher level of maturity seen historically in only regulated industries.

August 2022 TECH talk – How to get from what you have to what you need

In today’s economic climate, a managed security service approach can certainly look more financially attractive than building, buying and staffing the capability internally. But it’s not as simple as flipping a switch for most organizations. With a crowded field of many “look alikes” it can be a challenge to properly evaluate providers and make the right decision.

DataEndure’s August TECH talk will provide insight and structure that will equip you to effectively explore a managed service alternative - that factors in the economics, technology investments and outcomes your business requires.

July 2022 TECH talk – How to fortify the modern network

With our hyper-dependency on data and access, there is a very low tolerance for error or disruption, and the distributed nature of our workforce makes “edgeless” networks an attractive and lucrative target for adversaries.

Watch DataEndure’s July TECH talk as we discuss the evolving nature of the network, how it is essential to achieving infrastructure resilience, and why having visibility and control over the network is critical to a mature security posture - not just security-focused tools and alerts.

June 2022 TECH talk – The best security shouldn’t break your budget

There are indicators that the economy might be in for a bumpy ride in the foreseeable future. Smart financial management is crucial for a business at any time – particularly during periods of economic uncertainty.

We were joined by special guest DataEndure CRO Tom Holt. We tapped into his 25 years of tech expertise, hear some of his unique perspectives on the economy, what’s happening (and what’s not) – and how organizations can lock in on strategies and tactics that will help them get smarter with spending while insulating their security posture.

May 2022 TECH talk – Good, better, best… how well is automation supporting your security strategy?

There are 3000 different security tools (and counting) on the market today, yet the average dwell time for a bad actor continues to increase, currently 212 days on average. Simply put – even with a robust tool set, bad guys are still able to roam around for up to 6 months, undetected, in your network. What gives?

April 2022 TECH talk-SASE vs SSE – What’s the big deal? (…we promise you it’s more than a vowel)!

Just when you thought you were starting to fully understand SASE and its implications, Gartner has come out with another emerging security concept: Security Service Edge (SSE). Introduced in its 2021 Roadmap for SASE Convergence report, SSE was an output from broad market feedback that SASE was simply too complicated and intensive for most enterprises to attain and maintain.

March 2022 TECH Talk – Strategies to Defend Against Shape Shifting Malware

Polymorphic malware isn’t new; the first polymorphic virus dates back to 1989. But fast-changing polymorphic malware now makes up an overwhelmingly large percentage of the malware organizations face – updating itself with new definitions every few days, mutating faster than traditional security systems can keep up and making previous detection signatures obsolete.

Join DataEndure’s March TECH talk, where we will reveal some practical strategies and best practices to help organizations defend against these shape shifters.

February 2022 TECH Talk – The Three Layers of Infrastructure Resilience

At DataEndure, our focus is on Digital Resilience. More than a tools-centric approach, it is a business risk and resiliency strategy that combines Cyber Resilience and Infrastructure Resilience working together to provide the full scope of protection businesses require to be able to survive and thrive during any attack - providing reliable services to your customers and employees and being sure you are able to recover quickly if something should happen.

In this special edition of our TECH talk, we look at the 3 layers that make up Infrastructure Resilience.

January 2022 TECH Talk – Being Strategic with Your Organization’s Security Spend

Is your organization properly prepared when it comes to your cybersecurity strategy? Skimping on protection today can come back to bite you in the future.

To kick off 2022, our January TECH talk will look at how to be strategic with your organization's security spend and why you shouldn't wait for a breach to shore up your defenses.

December 2021 TECH Talk – Top 3 Security Priorities

Are hackers at the top of your naughty list this year? If so, you’re not alone. Watch DataEndure’s December 2021 TECH talk with Vice President of Managed Security Services, Brian Moody as he discusses the importance of re-evaluating your security profile. He’s got his list of top 3 Security Priorities & he’s checking it twice.

November 2021 Tech TALK – Preventing Phishing Attacks

Many organizations have phishing awareness and training platforms in place; yet given the efficacy (and creativity) of phishing attacks, relying on user training and discretion is not enough. Join us as we revisit this TECH talk about the urgency and options available to prevent the phishing attempt from even getting to your end users in the first place.

October 2021 TECH Talk – 3 Ways Cybersecurity is like Halloween

Whether it’s Halloween or cybersecurity, what looks like a treat can really be a trick. Organizations like yours need to stay vigilant with multiples layers of defense against those in disguise poking around your network looking to steal your data.

Leaving all your lights off on Halloween may signal that you’re all out of candy, but it can also make you an easy target to vandals. Join us for our October TECH talk where we’ll look at a cyberdefense strategy that announces “we are home” and keeps the villains away all year long.

September 2021 TECH Talk – Making ZTN Work for your Organization

We had a strong response to our last TECH talk, with a lot of people voicing their frustrations with Zero Trust. Among them, “ZTN doesn’t work” and “It’s too hard to deploy everywhere”.
Join DataEndure this month, where we discuss how a change of perspective can make all the difference and help make Zero Trust work for your organization.

August 2021 TECH Talk – “Zeroing in” on zero trust

Join DataEndure as we “zero in” on zero trust, what is, what it’s not – and how, for some, the reality of securing your enterprise perimeter composed of cloud and remote work locations might be closer than you think.

July 2021 TECH talk – MSPs vs. MSSPs

MSPs and MSSPs are different services, and it takes more than purchasing software or hardware to make the change from one to the other. Join DataEndure’s July TECH talk, where we’ll be taking a look at the main differences between the two, and equip you to more fully evaluate which makes the most sense for your company’s IT needs.

May 2021 TECH Talk – XDR – Moving from Theory to Reality

This month we feature an excerpt from a recent TECH talk where we go in depth about XDR. With cybersecurity, it's all about time. It's about an organization's ability to go on offense to take the critical time advantage away from cyber adversaries. In 2021 this is more important than ever and XDR is central to this strategy.

April 2021 TECH talk – AV/EDR/MDR/XDR … SOS!?!?!?!

In the world of cybersecurity, acronyms abound. Not only that, many describe technologies and concepts that are seemingly indistinguishable from one another. Take EDR, MDR and XDR. With cyberthreats at an all-time high, vendors are seeking a “Detection and Response” story, and work in a lot of creative angles to get there.

March 2021 TECH talk – Governance, risk management, and compliance

Join DataEndure’s March TECH talk where we will highlight where and why the issues are most prevalent, and the options organizations have to ensure they can meet regulatory and industry mandates while protecting sensitive data across their IT infrastructure.

January 2021 DataEndure TECH talk – Telemetry

True situational awareness depends on a practical and proactive approach to threat detection and response by integrating, correlating, and analyzing data across many security tools.

When deployed effectively, this “telemetry” can give you significant time advantage - including time to value, time to focus and dwell time.

December 2020 TECH talk – Digital Resilience in 2021

As 2020 winds to a close, we reflect on the global crisis we have faced together and the resilience shown by so many. Join DataEndure for our last TECH talk of the year as we discuss the implications on security in 2020 due to emboldened bad actors. In addition, we’ll look at why business continuity will be an important part of achieving and maintaining Digital Resilience in 2021.

Nov. 2020 TECH talk Special Edition: A Modern Approach to Distributed Defense in Depth (Part 4 of the FourFecta)

This special edition of our TECH talk features Bill Diekmann from CEI. While there is no silver bullet that can completely secure an organization, a modern layered defense in depth approach puts you on a solid defense and provides prescriptive offense against cyber adversaries.

October 2020 TECH talk – DNS Defense (Part 3 of the FourFecta)

Join DataEndure as we focus on the third layer of our Security FourFecta, DNS defense, and discuss why a good defensive DNS solution is a critical layer to your overall security posture, and essential for protecting an increasingly distributed workforce.

September 2020 TECH talk – Anti-Phishing (Part 2 of the FourFecta)

DataEndure’s TECH talk continues our “FourFecta” Series with a hot topic - Anti-Phishing/Spear-Phishing Prevention. Due to the increased use of personal devices and work from home, attackers are targeting the weakest link in the chain, which is often individuals and their personal systems on insecure home/remote networks.

August 2020 TECH talk – Endpoint Security (Part 1 of the FourFecta)

We are kicking our FourFecta series off in August with endpoint security. As organizations gear up for longer-term remote work scenarios away from network and firewall protections, many are (rightly) wondering if their endpoint solution is up to the task. Join us as we discuss the challenges, options and best practices today’s conditions demand.