Proactive Resilience: Creating an IT Disaster Recovery Plan

An organization’s whole risk management plan depends heavily on IT Disaster Recovery (IT DR). Ensuring the continuity of operations and thereby reducing the harm caused by unanticipated events, including system failures, cyberattacks, and natural disasters, is the main objective.

Given the criticality of IT systems’ corporate environments, creating and executing a strong IT Disaster Recovery plan is vital.

Let’s explore how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework can provide a structured and comprehensive approach to IT disaster recovery. 

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How Can MDR Protect Against Phishing Attacks?

Phishing continues to be one of the most challenging and highly effective attack vectors organizations face. 91% of all cyberattacks start with phishing. Legacy email security solutions, including secure email gateways (SEG), must be more effective in preventing advanced threats, including next-generation phishing. Outdated security awareness training has also contributed to phishing’s success.

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Preventing MITRE ATTACK Lateral Tool Transfer Attacks: Comprehensive Strategies and Real-World Examples

Data exfiltration is a costly security breach affecting virtually every organization. Hackers use various techniques, including email phishing attacks, to stage adversary tools to execute their data theft. Hackers’ tools, like lateral transfer, move east-west within their victim’s network. This tool exploits known vulnerabilities, including the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. This exploit allows the attacker to move from one host to another to execute rogue file transfers.

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