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Simplifying IAM through orchestration

IBM Business Partners

The recent validated what many of us in the industry already knew: Identity has become the leading attack vector. What really puts it into perspective is the realization that you are just as likely to have your valid identity used in a cyberattack as you are to see a phishing attack in your organization.

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Cyber recovery vs. disaster recovery: What’s the difference? 

IBM Business Partners

Cybersecurity and cyber recovery are types of disaster recovery (DR) practices that focus on attempts to steal, expose, alter, disable or destroy critical data. Perhaps the most important difference between cyber and disaster recovery is the nature of the threat they are intended to mitigate. What is cyber recovery?

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What is a phishing simulation?

IBM Business Partners

A phishing simulation is a cybersecurity exercise that tests an organization’s ability to recognize and respond to a phishing attack. During a phishing simulation, employees receive simulated phishing emails (or texts or phone calls) that mimic real-world phishing attempts. million phishing sites.

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How to handle a ransomware attack 

IBM Business Partners

It’s the news no organization wants to hear―you’ve been the victim of a ransomware attack, and now you’re wondering what to do next. Over 17 percent of all cyberattacks involve ransomware —a type of malware that keeps a victim’s data or device locked unless the victim pays the hacker a ransom.

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What are Breach and Attack Simulations?

IBM Business Partners

Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) is an automated and continuous software-based approach to offensive security. How does breach and attack simulation work? BAS solutions replicate many different types of attack paths, attack vectors and attack scenarios.

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Data privacy examples

IBM Business Partners

Some common principles and practices organizations use to bolster data privacy include: Data visibility For effective data governance, an organization needs to know the types of data it has, where the data resides, and how it is used. Some kinds of data, like biometrics and social security numbers, require stronger protections than others.

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Rallying troops against cybercrime with QRadar SIEM

IBM Business Partners

Today, these attacks exhibit an unprecedented level of frequency, ingenuity and speed. This is creating more attack opportunities and vulnerabilities for businesses than ever before. Backdoor deployments, which enable remote access to systems, were the most common type of attacker action that X-Force incident responders handled.

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