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February 15, 2021
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How to prevent supply chain attacks by securing PAM
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How to prevent supply chain attacks by securing PAM

Supply chain attacks occur when privileged access accounts are abused. By protecting these accounts the risk of such attacks can be mitigated.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
March 2, 2021
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What is a Data Leak?
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What is a Data Leak?

A data leak is when sensitive data is accidentally exposed physically, on the Internet or any other form including lost hard drives or laptops.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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What is the Principle of Least Privilege?
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What is the Principle of Least Privilege?

The principle of least privilege (POLP) is the practice of limiting access rights for users, accounts and computing processes to only those needed.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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What is Access Control? Important security data protection
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What is Access Control? Important security data protection

Learn about the importance of access control and how to use it to secure your sensitive business information.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021

Third-Party Risk Management

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What is Data Security?
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What is Data Security?

Data security is the process of protecting sensitive data from unauthorized access and corruption throughout its lifecycle.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
February 23, 2021
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11 of the Top Questionnaires for IT Vendor Assessment
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11 of the Top Questionnaires for IT Vendor Assessment

This is a complete overview of the top 11 questionnaires for IT vendor assessment. Learn which security questionnaire is right for you in this in post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
February 23, 2021
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9 Ways to Prevent Third-Party Data Breaches
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9 Ways to Prevent Third-Party Data Breaches

This is a complete guide to preventing third-party data breaches. Learn about how organizations like yours are keeping themselves and their customers safe.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
January 20, 2021
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Five Things to Know About Third Party Risk
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Five Things to Know About Third Party Risk

Third and fourth party breaches account for over half of all data exposure. Here's what you need to know about third party cyber risk to protect you.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
January 20, 2021
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Attack Surface Management

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What is a Data Leak?
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What is a Data Leak?

A data leak is when sensitive data is accidentally exposed physically, on the Internet or any other form including lost hard drives or laptops.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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What is the Principle of Least Privilege?
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What is the Principle of Least Privilege?

The principle of least privilege (POLP) is the practice of limiting access rights for users, accounts and computing processes to only those needed.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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What is Access Control? Important security data protection
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What is Access Control? Important security data protection

Learn about the importance of access control and how to use it to secure your sensitive business information.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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What is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)? Examples, Benefits, and More
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What is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)? Examples, Benefits, and More

This is a complete overview of role-based access control (RBAC). Learn about common uses of RBAC, why it is used, and its benefits in this in post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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Cybersecurity

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What is a Data Leak?
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What is a Data Leak?

A data leak is when sensitive data is accidentally exposed physically, on the Internet or any other form including lost hard drives or laptops.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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What is the Principle of Least Privilege?
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What is the Principle of Least Privilege?

The principle of least privilege (POLP) is the practice of limiting access rights for users, accounts and computing processes to only those needed.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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What is Access Control? Important security data protection
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What is Access Control? Important security data protection

Learn about the importance of access control and how to use it to secure your sensitive business information.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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What is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)? Examples, Benefits, and More
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What is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)? Examples, Benefits, and More

This is a complete overview of role-based access control (RBAC). Learn about common uses of RBAC, why it is used, and its benefits in this in post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
All cybersecurity posts

Compliance and Regulations

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10 step guide: How to be GDPR compliant
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10 step guide: How to be GDPR compliant

GDPR compliance is mandatory but few organizations know how to align with its tenants. In this post, we break down the framework in 10 steps.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
February 27, 2021
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11 of the Top Questionnaires for IT Vendor Assessment
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11 of the Top Questionnaires for IT Vendor Assessment

This is a complete overview of the top 11 questionnaires for IT vendor assessment. Learn which security questionnaire is right for you in this in post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
February 23, 2021
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The Most Important Security Metrics to Maintain Compliance
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The Most Important Security Metrics to Maintain Compliance

This is a complete overview of security metrics. Learn how to use security metrics to maintain compliance with regulations in this in-depth post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
February 23, 2021
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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
February 23, 2021
All compliance and regulations posts

Data Breaches

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How to prevent supply chain attacks by securing PAM
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How to prevent supply chain attacks by securing PAM

Supply chain attacks occur when privileged access accounts are abused. By protecting these accounts the risk of such attacks can be mitigated.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
March 2, 2021
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What is a Data Leak?
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What is a Data Leak?

A data leak is when sensitive data is accidentally exposed physically, on the Internet or any other form including lost hard drives or laptops.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 2, 2021
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What is a supply chain attack? The danger of third-party breaches
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What is a supply chain attack? The danger of third-party breaches

Your business could be at risk of a data breach from a compromised vendor. Learn about supply chain attacks and how to best protect yourself.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
March 1, 2021
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How to prevent supply chain attacks with an Assume Breach mentality
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How to prevent supply chain attacks with an Assume Breach mentality

Supply chain attacks could be prevented if all network activity is assumed to be malicious. Learn how to implement an Assume Breach framework.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
February 27, 2021
All data breaches posts

DevOps

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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
February 15, 2021
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IIS vs Apache: Which is the Best Web Server?
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IIS vs Apache: Which is the Best Web Server?

If you host a website, chances are good that you are running either Apache or Internet Information Services (IIS). Learn more about the two providers.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
February 15, 2021
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LXC vs Docker: Why Docker is Better
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LXC vs Docker: Why Docker is Better

LXC (LinuX Containers) is a OS-level virtualization technology and Docker is an extension of LXC’s capabilities achieved through a high-level API.
Mike Baukes
Mike Baukes
February 15, 2021
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DigitalOcean vs AWS: Which Cloud Server is Better?
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DigitalOcean vs AWS: Which Cloud Server is Better?

This is a complete guide to DigitalOcean vs AWS. Learn about their differences and which is right platform for you with this in-depth post.
Greg Pollock
Greg Pollock
February 15, 2021
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