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Why is Cybersecurity Important?

If your business isn't concerned about cybersecurity, it's only a matter of time before you're an attack victim. Learn why cybersecurity is important.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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Bitbucket vs GitHub [Updated for 2020]
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Bitbucket vs GitHub [Updated for 2020]

Bitbucket and Github are two of the largest web-based hosting services for source code and development projects.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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What Is Configuration Management and Why Is It Important?
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What Is Configuration Management and Why Is It Important?

Configuration management (CM) is a systems engineering process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a system's attributes.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
November 27, 2020
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What is an SMB Port + Ports 445 and 139 Explained
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What is an SMB Port + Ports 445 and 139 Explained

An SMB port is a network port commonly used for file sharing that is susceptible to an exploit known as EternalBlue exploit that resulted in WannaCry.‍
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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Why is Cybersecurity Important?
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Why is Cybersecurity Important?

If your business isn't concerned about cybersecurity, it's only a matter of time before you're an attack victim. Learn why cybersecurity is important.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020

Third-Party Risk Management

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Planning Your Vendor Security Assessment Questionnaire [2020 Edition]
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Planning Your Vendor Security Assessment Questionnaire [2020 Edition]

Learn the 6 key steps to create effective vendor security assessment questionnaires in 2019, so you can better manage your vendor risk exposure.
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UpGuard Team
November 25, 2020
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What is Fourth Party Risk?
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What is Fourth Party Risk?

You've heard about fourth-party risk but don't know how it differs from third-party risk. Here's a situation that describes how managing fourth-party risk
Kaushik Sen
Kaushik Sen
October 19, 2020
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Spotify Resets User Passwords to Protect Against Third Party Data Breaches
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Spotify Resets User Passwords to Protect Against Third Party Data Breaches

The LinkedIn data breach compromised hundreds of thousands of passwords, leaving accounts wide open across numerous sites. Spotify took action.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
October 19, 2020
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The History of Vendor Risk Scoring
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The History of Vendor Risk Scoring

Vendor risk scoring assigns vendors a single risk score– typically a number or letter grade– to facilitate comparison between vendors and portfolios.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
October 19, 2020
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Attack Surface Management

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What Is Configuration Management and Why Is It Important?
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What Is Configuration Management and Why Is It Important?

Configuration management (CM) is a systems engineering process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a system's attributes.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
November 27, 2020
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What is an SMB Port + Ports 445 and 139 Explained
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What is an SMB Port + Ports 445 and 139 Explained

An SMB port is a network port commonly used for file sharing that is susceptible to an exploit known as EternalBlue exploit that resulted in WannaCry.‍
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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Why is Cybersecurity Important?
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Why is Cybersecurity Important?

If your business isn't concerned about cybersecurity, it's only a matter of time before you're an attack victim. Learn why cybersecurity is important.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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What is Information Risk Management?
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What is Information Risk Management?

Information Risk Management or IRM, is a form of risk mitigation through policies, procedures, and technology that reduces the threat of cyber attacks.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 25, 2020
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Cybersecurity

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What is an SMB Port + Ports 445 and 139 Explained
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What is an SMB Port + Ports 445 and 139 Explained

An SMB port is a network port commonly used for file sharing that is susceptible to an exploit known as EternalBlue exploit that resulted in WannaCry.‍
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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Why is Cybersecurity Important?
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Why is Cybersecurity Important?

If your business isn't concerned about cybersecurity, it's only a matter of time before you're an attack victim. Learn why cybersecurity is important.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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The 50 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2020]
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The 50 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2020]

Our updated list for 2020 ranks the 50 biggest data breaches of all time, ranked by number of people impacted. Learn from their mistakes.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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The Windows Server Hardening Checklist
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The Windows Server Hardening Checklist

Follow these 10 simple steps to harden your Windows server against the most common cyber attacks and exploits before you put them into production.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
November 27, 2020
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Compliance and Regulations

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HIPAA Privacy Rule Summary and Compliance Tips
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HIPAA Privacy Rule Summary and Compliance Tips

This is a complete overview of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Learn about what the Privacy Rule is and what you need to do to comply in this in-depth post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
October 19, 2020
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Best Practices for Compliance Monitoring in Cybersecurity
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Best Practices for Compliance Monitoring in Cybersecurity

This is a complete overview of compliance monitoring best practices. Learn why compliance monitoring is required for many industries in this in-depth post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
October 19, 2020
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What is the Cost of a Data Breach in 2020?
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What is the Cost of a Data Breach in 2020?

The global average cost of a data breach have grew by 12 percent in the last five years to $3.92 million.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
October 19, 2020
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What is Sensitive Data?
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What is Sensitive Data?

Sensitive data is information that must be protected against unauthorized access.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
October 19, 2020
All compliance and regulations posts

Data Breaches

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The 50 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2020]
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The 50 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2020]

Our updated list for 2020 ranks the 50 biggest data breaches of all time, ranked by number of people impacted. Learn from their mistakes.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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What Are Cloud Leaks?
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What Are Cloud Leaks?

Cloud leaks are a unique risk facing businesses that store data in the cloud or use vendors who do. And they're caused by misconfigurations, not hackers.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
November 25, 2020
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What is a Data Breach?
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What is a Data Breach?

A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 24, 2020
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What are Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)?
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What are Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)?

Indicators of compromise (IOCs) are pieces of forensic data, such as system log entries, system files or network traffic that identify malicious activity.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
October 20, 2020
All data breaches posts

DevOps

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Bitbucket vs GitHub [Updated for 2020]
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Bitbucket vs GitHub [Updated for 2020]

Bitbucket and Github are two of the largest web-based hosting services for source code and development projects.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 27, 2020
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What Is Configuration Management and Why Is It Important?
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What Is Configuration Management and Why Is It Important?

Configuration management (CM) is a systems engineering process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a system's attributes.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
November 27, 2020
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The Windows Server Hardening Checklist
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The Windows Server Hardening Checklist

Follow these 10 simple steps to harden your Windows server against the most common cyber attacks and exploits before you put them into production.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
November 27, 2020
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Docker vs VMWare: How Do They Stack Up?
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Docker vs VMWare: How Do They Stack Up?

Docker is generally faster and less resource-intensive than a full VMware virtualization, but VMWare still has benefits—namely, security and isolation.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
October 22, 2020
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