Massive events like the coronavirus (COVID-19) and trade wars between the U.S. and China are disrupting the entire global economy, including the supply chain. Analysts such as Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics, are making dire predictions when it comes to coronavirus and its impact on world financial markets. Meanwhile, even before the current… Read More
Author: Sean Falconi
Elasticsearch: How We’re Using it to Improve Security
In today’s blog, we’ll explain what Elasticsearch is and how it helps power comprehensive cyber security solutions you can use for your organization. In some of our previous blogs, we’ve talked about our cloud-native Security Orchestration and Automation Response (SOAR) platform, ActiveEye. Part of the muscle behind this platform is Elasticsearch. Elasticsearch makes volumes of data… Read More
How Can Vendor Security Assessments Improve Supply Chain Risk Management?
In today’s blog, we’ll take a look at the role of vendor assessments in supply chain risk management (SCRM). We’ll also offer some suggestions of where to start if you’re tasked with protecting your organization’s supply chain, your organization at large, or just curious to learn more about this aspect of cyber security. Why Is… Read More
When I Was the Target of a Social Engineer
While conducting assessments and incident response exercises, I’ve talked to many clients about cyber security training, including how to avoid being a target of social engineering. Cyber security training covers a broad range of potential topics – everything from current threats to cyber hygiene to information assurance and organizational policies, and training employees and other… Read More
Third-Party Assessments: What to Expect and Why They Can Benefit You
In this week’s blog we share an overview of third-party assessments for cyber security. We cover why they’re beneficial and what to expect. Lauren Bellero spoke to Sean Falconi, a managing consultant with Delta Risk in risk management and compliance, to get his thoughts on this topic. Sean has performed many third-party assessments covering a wide range… Read More
How to Close the Cyber Security Skills Shortage by Maximizing Existing Resources
We frequently hear about the cyber security talent shortage and technical skills gap. According to the ISACA “State of Cybersecurity 2018: Part 1: Workforce Development” study, lack of technical skills ranked as one of the top two challenges for security professionals and managers. Often, though, it’s easy to overlook or underestimate non-technical challenges. This can include… Read More