The Best Defense Against Cyber Threats for Lean Security Teams

Mar
21,
2023The
Hacker
NewsCyber
Threat
/
Cyber
Security

H0lyGh0st,
Magecart,
and
a
slew
of
state-sponsored
hacker
groups
are
diversifying
their
tactics
and
shifting
their
focus
to…

You.

That
is,
if
you’re
in
charge
of
cybersecurity
for
a
small-to-midsize
enterprise
(SME).

Why?
Bad
actors
know
that
SMEs
typically
have
a
smaller
security
budget,
less
infosec
manpower,
and
possibly
weak
or
missing
security
controls
to
protect
their
data
and
infrastructure.

So,
how
can
you
prepare
for
the
imminent
onslaught
from
new
and
emerging
threat
groups?

You
need
a
plan.

Start
with
the
NIST
Cyber
Security
Framework

The
good
news
is
you
don’t
have
to
create
your
security
strategy
from
scratch.
The
National
Institute
of
Standards
and
Technology
Cyber
Security
Framework
(NIST
CSF)
is
one
of
the
most
respected
and
widely
used
standards
in
the
world.

While
originally
designed
for
critical
infrastructure
industries,
the
NIST
CSF
is
flexible
enough
for
organizations
of
all
sizes,
sectors,
and
maturities
to
use
in
large
part
because
the
framework
focuses
on
cybersecurity
outcomes.

The
only
problem?

The
NIST
CSF
doesn’t
provide
guidance
on

how
to
achieve
those
outcomes.

Where
the
NIST
CSF
Falls
Short

The
amount
of
jargon
and
lack
of
actionable
steps
are
some
of
the
top
complaints
about
the
NIST
CSF
among
less-resourced
–
yet
more
targeted
–
SMEs.

NIST
proposed
a
significant
reform
to
its
CSF,
with
plans
to
open
the
public
comment
period
soon.
Among
the
potential
changes
would
be
to
“explicitly
recognize
CSF’s
broad
use
to
clarify
its
potential
applications.”

Hackers,
of
course,
won’t
wait
for
NIST
to
release
more
actionable
security
guidance
–
and
neither
should
you.

Use
NIST’s
Missing
Link:
The
Cyber
Defense
Matrix

Created
by
cybersecurity
practitioner
Sounil
Yu,
the
Cyber
Defense
Matrix
provides
practical
guidance
for
aligning
your
security
program
with
the
NIST
CSF.

Use

this
guide
to
see
how
to:

• Answer
  practical
  questions
  about
  how
  to
  apply
  the
  NIST
  CSF
  to
  your
  control
  environment
• Map
  the
  5
  areas
  of
  infosec
  management
  against
  your
  most
  targeted
  assets
• Know
  what
  to
  consider
  when
  securing
  each
  of
  those
  assets
• Identify
  gaps
  in
  your
  information
  security
  program
• Understand
  which
  controls
  and
  security
  tools
  you
  need
  to
  close
  those
  gaps
• See
  the
  one
  step
  the
  NIST
  CSF
  overlooks
  (but
  that
  can
  protect
  you
  from
  future,
  repeated
  attacks)

Plus,

this
guide
provides
tips
for
protecting
your
organization
from
the
full
spectrum
of
risk
–
from
data
breaches
to
denial-of-service
attacks
and
natural
disasters.

Get
the
Cyber
Defense
Matrix
today
so
you
can
thwart
bad
actors
tomorrow.

Download
the
guide
here.