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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
January 22, 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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The 52 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2021]
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The 52 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2021]

Our updated list for 2021 ranks the 52 biggest data breaches of all time, ranked by number of people impacted. Learn from their mistakes.
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.
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UpGuard Team
January 20, 2021

Third-Party Risk Management

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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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How to Select a Third-Party Risk Management Framework
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How to Select a Third-Party Risk Management Framework

Learn what a third-party risk management framework is and how to select the right one for your organization in this in-depth post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
December 16, 2020
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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.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
November 25, 2020
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Attack Surface Management

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What is Email Spoofing?
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What is Email Spoofing?

Email spoofing is the creation of emails with a forged sender address enabled by the lack of in-built authentication in core email protocols.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
December 30, 2020
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What are the OWASP Top Ten?
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What are the OWASP Top Ten?

This is a complete overview of the OWASP Top Ten. Learn about the top 10 risks and how to prevent them in this in-depth post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
December 29, 2020
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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
December 29, 2020
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How to Secure Apache Tomcat 8 in 15 Steps
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How to Secure Apache Tomcat 8 in 15 Steps

A practical guide to hardening and securing your Apache Tomcat Server with best practices to ensure your server is more secure than the default.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
December 16, 2020
All attack surface management posts

Cybersecurity

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The 52 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2021]
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The 52 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2021]

Our updated list for 2021 ranks the 52 biggest data breaches of all time, ranked by number of people impacted. Learn from their mistakes.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
January 20, 2021
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What is DLL hijacking? The Windows exploit endangering your sensitive data.
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What is DLL hijacking? The Windows exploit endangering your sensitive data.

DLL hijacking is possible because of an insecure WIndows process for searching and loading DLL files. Learn how to strengthen this vulnerability.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
January 14, 2021
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Why Should I Be Worried About BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708)
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Why Should I Be Worried About BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708)

Read about BlueKeep (CVE-2019) and five reasons why you need to be on top of this emerging cybersecurity threat.
Kaushik Sen
Kaushik Sen
December 30, 2020
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What is Email Spoofing?
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What is Email Spoofing?

Email spoofing is the creation of emails with a forged sender address enabled by the lack of in-built authentication in core email protocols.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
December 30, 2020
All cybersecurity posts

Compliance and Regulations

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What is SOX compliance? 2020 requirements, controls and more
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What is SOX compliance? 2020 requirements, controls and more

This is a complete overview of SOX Compliance. Learn how to ensure your organization is compliant with the SOX Act in this in-depth post.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
December 30, 2020
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COBIT vs ITIL vs TOGAF: Which Is Better For Cybersecurity?
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COBIT vs ITIL vs TOGAF: Which Is Better For Cybersecurity?

Which reigns supreme? COBIT, ITIL or TOGAF? Find out which of these frameworks is best for achieving a more secure and digitally resilient posture.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
December 29, 2020
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What is NIST SP 800-53? Tips for NIST SP 800-53 Compliance
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What is NIST SP 800-53? Tips for NIST SP 800-53 Compliance

NIST Special Publication 800-53 establishes an information security standard for the federal government.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
December 23, 2020
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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
All compliance and regulations posts

Data Breaches

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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
January 22, 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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The 52 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2021]
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The 52 Biggest Data Breaches [Updated for 2021]

Our updated list for 2021 ranks the 52 biggest data breaches of all time, ranked by number of people impacted. Learn from their mistakes.
Abi Tyas Tunggal
Abi Tyas Tunggal
January 20, 2021
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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
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
December 30, 2020
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System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) vs Nagios
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System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) vs Nagios

Systems health and performance monitoring tools like Microsoft’s SCOM (Systems Center Operations Manager) and the open-source Nagios are invaluable.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
December 29, 2020
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DevOps and the Death of the CMDB
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DevOps and the Death of the CMDB

Looking to gain an insight into the concept of DevOps? Find out more about the limitations of configuration management and DevOps today!
Mike Baukes
Mike Baukes
December 29, 2020
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JIRA Service Desk vs ServiceNow: Ticketing System Comparison
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JIRA Service Desk vs ServiceNow: Ticketing System Comparison

ServiceNow is enterprise-oriented, focused around ITIL. JIRA Service is designed to be accessible by all organization types and is easier to learn.
UpGuard Team
UpGuard Team
December 29, 2020
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