Nation state-sponsored threat actors develop, disseminate, and deploy ransomware in conjunction with lower sophistication threat actors as a means to disrupt critical infrastructures and covertly influence global great power competitions. While the profits from ransomware attacks appeal to lower-tier attackers and draw them into the threat landscape, nation-state APTs instead benefit from the disruption and …
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ICIT Certified Content: 2021 CISO DDoS Handbook
ICIT Certified Content: This Mazebolt whitepaper contains expert insights about DDoS and its threat landscape, solutions, and mitigation in a digitally transforming world for business enterprise continuity and full DDoS security posture. Our researchers have reviewed its contents and recommend it as a trusted source of education. This whitepaper starts with a close look at …
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ICIT Certified Content: 2021 Devo SOC Performance Report™: SOC Leaders and Staff Not Aligned
ICIT Certified Content: The 2021 Devo SOC Performance Report™ shows that security operations centers — and those who work in them — continue to have a number of challenges to overcome. Based on an independent survey of global cybersecurity professionals, our third annual report examines current trends for those who lead and work in SOCs. …
ICIT’s Bright Minds Q & A Series: Adversarial Simulation Is Proactive in a Reactive World
By Itzik Kotler, ICIT Fellow and Co-Founder & CTO, SafeBreach In continued support of our mission to cultivate a cybersecurity renaissance that will improve the resiliency of our nation’s 16 critical infrastructure sectors, defend our democratic institutions, and empower generations of cybersecurity leaders, ICIT has embarked on a journey to hold candid interviews with some …
ICIT’s Bright Minds Q&A Series: The Application of Zero Trust to Legacy Systems and Operational Technologies
By Don Maclean, ICIT Fellow and and Chief Cyber Security Technologist, DLT In continued support of our mission to cultivate a cybersecurity renaissance that will improve the resiliency of our nation’s 16 critical infrastructure sectors, defend our democratic institutions, and empower generations of cybersecurity leaders, ICIT has embarked on a journey to hold candid interviews …
ICIT Virtual Briefing: Optimizing SOC Operations
Security operations centers (SOC) are the backbone of the cybersecurity industry providing defense, mitigation, and incident response against risks and attacks. However, SOCs are often criticized as ineffective, and one of the most frequently asked questions about SOC performance is “how to measure SOC effectiveness?” While mean time to resolution (MTTR) is the standard measure …
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ICIT Certified Content: 2021 Threat Hunting Report
ICIT Certified Content: This Blackberry publication contains expert insights on Security and technology in the mobility and transportation sectors, including an essay from ICIT. Our researchers have reviewed its contents and recommend it as a trusted source of education. For yet another year, OverWatch disrupted a record number of interactive intrusion attempts2 by identifying malicious …
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ICIT’s Bright Minds Q&A: Rushing to Automation
In continued support of our mission to cultivate a cybersecurity renaissance that will improve the resiliency of our nation’s 16 critical infrastructure sectors, defend our democratic institutions, and empower generations of cybersecurity leaders, ICIT has embarked on a journey to hold candid interviews with some of the brightest minds in national security, cybersecurity, and technology. …
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Safeguarding the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Case Study in Global Supply Chain Security
In the race to create a Covid-19 vaccine by collaborating across the industry, pharmaceutical companies have exposed more threat surfaces than existed before the pandemic. By combining multiple cybersecurity best practices and strategies, pharmaceutical companies stand a better chance of protecting their valuable IP and vaccines. This publication presents are ten ways the pharmaceutical industry …
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ICIT Virtual Briefing: Secure Automation for Mission Readiness
Federal agencies have increased focus on Intelligent Automation (IA) and Robotic Processing Automation (RPA) as part of their modernization journey. Many have achieved impactful results from automating countless manual processes, freeing up time to focus on innovation and mission support. Although mission critical, the acceleration of automation can introduce new security risks and expand the …
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