Security Advisory for Cisco ASA and FTD, Apple, Microsoft Patch Tuesday, Adobe, Chrome, Mozilla, and Notepad++ products for the week of 9/15/23.

MDR and XDR are often mischaracterized as competing solutions. In reality, XDR is a useful solution that can be utilized by MDR providers. Deciding what’s best for you comes down to whether you plan to manage cybersecurity in-house or outsource to a dedicated MDR provider.

To defend against evolving threats, organizations should ensure their cybersecurity posture is informed by industry trends, such as zero trust, password-less authentication, SOCaaS, and more.

As remote work, ongoing warfare, and other societal stressors heighten cyber vulnerabilities and attacks, it is crucial to implement cybersecurity best practices such as maintaining password hygiene, zero trust, and cloud backups, among others.

The majority of breached businesses suffer subsequent cyberattacks, making SOCaaS, continuous cybersecurity monitoring, security awareness training, and proactivity top priorities.

In light of an uptick in cyberattacks, we sat down with Cybersafe Security Sales Engineer James Ewing to discuss the prevalence of cybercrimes in periods of crisis and the importance of measures like multi-factor authentication and continuous monitoring. Disclaimer: Questions and answers have been edited for clarity.

Following a cyberattack on rideshare service Uber, Cybersafe Solutions Chief Information Security Officer Thomas Pioreck discusses lessons learned and expert tips on multi-factor authentication, password protection, and empowering employee incident response.

Multifactor authentication (MFA) involves a two-factor verification of your personal information, making it more challenging for hackers to infiltrate your account and steal sensitive data.