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WFH Cybersecurity Best Practices for SMEs
WFH cybersecurity best practices are virtually non-existent in 49 percent of businesses. The sudden shift to remote working in early 2020 caught many businesses off guard, with most businesses prioritizing ‘getting things done’ over IT security. WFH Cybersecurity Threats Continue to Grow Working from Home (WFH) suddenly became the new normal at the beginning of [...]
What is an Incident Response Plan: Basic Guidelines for SMEs
An incident response plan provides detailed steps for crisis management in the face of a cyber attack. Planning for When a Cyber Attack Strikes Incident response planning may seem like the projection of the worst-case scenario. That’s because it actually is. An incident response plan provides Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the guidelines to [...]
May Release: Introducing Two New Threat Hunting Tools
CYDEF introduces two new threat hunting tools: the SMART-Monitor Portal Incidents Page and Stack View. This feature release is dedicated to providing clarity about current incidents across an organization’s devices. SMART-Monitor Increases Threat Hunting Capacity Ottawa, Canada April 29, 2021 — CYDEF, a leading provider of endpoint security solutions, announced the introduction of two new [...]
CYDEF Develops Path to Scale Its Platform Beyond 1 Million Devices
In partnership with Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN), CYDEF identified opportunities to reduce delivery costs while expanding solutions coverage to more than 1 million devices. CYDEF Identifies Opportunities to Scale at Cost Ottawa, Canada April 27, 2021 — CYDEF, a leading provider of endpoint security solutions, announced today the successful [...]
CYDEF to Scale Beyond 1 Million Endpoints
CYDEF solution testing with CENGN establishes business capacity to grow beyond 1 million endpoints. CYDEF Identifies Opportunities to Scale at Cost Over the course of 6 months, CYDEF collaborated with Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) to establish the capacity of its cybersecurity solutions. By partnering with CENGN, CYDEF proved that its architecture scales successfully beyond 100,000 devices. With [...]
4 Hurdles Facing MSPs When a Client is Breached
MSPs face considerable hurdles when a client experiences a data breach. 97% of MSPs experience churn after a client ransomware incident. Will Your Business Survive a Client Breach? Your Client’s May Not. When a client’s business suffers from a ransomware attack on their MSP’s watch, they may not survive. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) [...]
Monitoring for Insider Threat
Insider threat incidents account for 34% of data breaches. CYDEF’s detection capabilities are not limited to external cyber attacks. They are also valuable detection controls that detect unusual activity on the inside of an organization. What is Insider Threat? Cybersecurity is focused on keeping malicious attackers out of business systems. But what if the malicious attacker is [...]
Law Firm Size Doesn’t Insulate Against Cyber Attack
100% of law firms participating in a cybersecurity experiment had been targeted by cyber threats. Some without even knowing it. With an estimated worth approaching $1 trillion, law firms present an attractive target to cybercriminals. Not only do they host sensitive personal data within their networks, they also host data on ongoing litigation. Now that [...]
CYDEF Accepted to Catalyst Cyber Accelerator
Ottawa, Canada March 15, 2021 — CYDEF, a leading provider of endpoint security solutions, announced today participation in the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator, part of the Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst at Ryerson University. The Catalyst Cyber Accelerator is the first cybersecurity accelerator in Canada, built by cyber entrepreneurs for cyber entrepreneurs. The Catalyst Cyber Accelerator's goal [...]
Pratiques médicales: une cible constante pour les cyberattaques
Les pratiques médicales sont proie à des cyberattaques à un rythme exponentiel. Certains médias rapportent que les données médicales sont 10 fois plus susceptibles d'être ciblées que les informations bancaires. Pratiques médicales: une cible constante pour les cyberattaques Les plus de 85% de médecins qui se fient aux dossiers médicaux électroniques et environ 1 million de médecins [...]