Fort Knox Your Data: Why Partner with a Combined MSSP & GRC Powerhouse Like CyberSecOp?

The digital landscape is a battlefield, and your data is the treasure. Cyber threats lurk around every corner, and complex regulations add another layer of complexity but fear not! Partnering with a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) consulting firm like CyberSecOp gives you a one-stop shop for an impenetrable defense system.

Here's why CyberSecOp is your ultimate security and compliance guardian:

• Fortress-Level Security: We provide 24/7 threat detection, rapid response, and advanced security solutions to keep your data safe from cyberattacks.

• GRC Compliance Navigation: We will guide you through the labyrinth of regulations, ensuring compliance with industry standards and mitigating legal risks at the same time.

• Cost-Effective Defense: CyberSecOp offers a combined solution that saves you time, money, and resources eliminating the need for separate security and compliance teams.

• Dream Team Expertise: Gain access to a powerful team of cybersecurity veterans and GRC specialists, all working seamlessly to safeguard your organization.

• Streamlined Operations: Our integrated approach eliminates silos and ensures all your security and compliance efforts are perfectly coordinated.

• Actionable Insights: We go beyond reports by providing actionable insights and recommendations tailored to your specific needs and budget.

 Why Choose CyberSecOp?

• Comprehensive Security & Compliance Solutions: From managed detection and response to risk assessments and compliance audits and Incident Response Services if needed, we offer a full spectrum of services.

• Custom-Fit Approach: We tailor our solutions to your unique industry, size, and regulatory landscape, ensuring a perfect fit.

• Proven Track Record of Success: We've helped countless organizations achieve a state of digital resilience and recovery, giving them peace of mind and a competitive edge.

• Focus on Measurable Results: We prioritize outcomes that align with your business goals, demonstrating the real value of our partnership.

Don't settle for fragmented solutions.

Partner with CyberSecOp and unlock the power of a unified security and compliance powerhouse. Contact us today for a free consultation and see how we can help you Fort Knox your data!

What is Regulations Compliance and Cybersecurity Compliance?

Being compliant refers to adhering to specific laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines relevant to a particular industry or field. Compliance ensures that organizations operate within legal boundaries, meet industry standards, and uphold ethical practices. In the context of cybersecurity, compliance involves implementing measures to protect sensitive data, prevent unauthorized access, and mitigate security risks.

In today's digital landscape, cybersecurity compliance is paramount for businesses to safeguard their assets and maintain trust with customers. Failure to comply with cybersecurity regulations can result in severe consequences, including legal penalties, financial losses, and reputational damage.

Cybersecurity services play a crucial role in helping organizations achieve and maintain compliance. These services encompass a range of offerings, including cybersecurity consulting, IT security services, and cybersecurity consulting services. Cybersecurity consultants assist organizations in identifying compliance requirements, assessing their current security posture, and implementing measures to meet regulatory standards.

Cybersecurity companies like CyberSecOp offer comprehensive solutions to assist organizations in navigating the complexities of cybersecurity compliance. Here's how CyberSecOp can help:

1. Regulatory Expertise: CyberSecOp consultants possess in-depth knowledge of cybersecurity regulations and standards relevant to various industries. They can help organizations interpret complex compliance requirements and develop tailored strategies to address specific regulatory mandates.

2. Risk Assessments: CyberSecOp conducts thorough risk assessments to identify potential security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps within an organization's infrastructure. By assessing risks proactively, organizations can prioritize remediation efforts and minimize the likelihood of compliance violations.

3. Policy Development: CyberSecOp assists organizations in developing and implementing robust cybersecurity policies and procedures aligned with regulatory requirements. These policies cover areas such as data protection, access control, incident response, and employee training, ensuring comprehensive compliance coverage.

4. Technical Solutions: CyberSecOp offers a range of technical solutions to enhance cybersecurity and facilitate compliance. This includes implementing encryption technologies, access controls, intrusion detection systems, and security monitoring tools to protect sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access.

5. Training and Awareness: CyberSecOp provides cybersecurity training and awareness programs to educate employees about compliance requirements, security best practices, and the importance of maintaining a secure digital environment. By fostering a culture of cybersecurity awareness, organizations can empower employees to contribute to compliance efforts effectively.

6. Continuous Monitoring and Compliance Audits: CyberSecOp conducts regular security assessments and compliance audits to ensure ongoing adherence to regulatory standards. By monitoring systems and processes continuously, organizations can identify and address compliance issues promptly, reducing the risk of regulatory penalties and data breaches.

In summary, CyberSecOp plays a vital role in helping organizations navigate the complexities of cybersecurity compliance. By offering regulatory expertise, conducting risk assessments, developing policies and procedures, implementing technical solutions, providing training and awareness, and conducting continuous monitoring and audits, CyberSecOp assists organizations in achieving and maintaining compliance with confidence. With CyberSecOp's support, organizations can enhance their security posture, mitigate risks, and demonstrate a commitment to protecting sensitive data and maintaining compliance with applicable regulations.

CyberSecOp is an ISO 27001 Certified Cyber Security Consulting Firm

CyberSecOp is proud ISO 27001 Certified Organization

The team at CyberSecOp is ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (ISO 27001) certified.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an internationally recognized standard that ensures that firms such as CyberSecOp, meet best practices for information security management systems and vigorous risk-based framework approach.

We are committed to following a high-quality and consistent security management system. A-lign, an independent, third-party auditor, found CyberSecOp to have technical controls in place and formalized IT Security policies and procedures. A-lign is an ISO / IEC 27001 certification body accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to perform ISMS 27001 certifications. Therefore, through ISO 27001, we have developed and implemented processes and procedures in order to provide requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an information security management system. The entire certification leads us to the appropriate requirements for an Information Security Management System (ISMS) in our company — a systematic approach to managing sensitive company information so that it remains secure. It includes people, processes, and IT systems by applying a risk management processes.

Achieving the ISO 27001 certification is the result of a great amount of effort, dedication, and involvement from every member of the CyberSecOp team. We are constantly challenging ourselves to improve our service and provide the highest security and privacy standards to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of our customers.

Author: Carlos Neto

Information Security Officer

What is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a unified standard intended for implementing cybersecurity across DoD contractors.

The CMMC has been in development for a number of years, but the first details on the framework were released in January 2020. The framework makes use of a “maturity” model, in which audits will be conducted by third-party assessors. Firms will be assigned a “level” that represents the cybersecurity protections, or maturity level they have demonstrated.

Breach Report and predicted loss by 2024

A recent study predicted that business losses due to cybercrime will exceed $4.5 trillion by 2024. The threat to the Defense Industrial Base (DIB)--the network of more than 300,000 businesses, organizations, and universities that research, engineer, develop, acquire, design, produce, deliver, sustain, and operate military weapons systems--is especially alarming due to current cyber warfare activities by cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors.

Security is a foundational component of acquisition

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S) recognizes that security is a foundational component of acquisition and that some contractors are trading security to benefit cost, schedule, and performance. It's estimated that the DoD supply chain consists of more than 300,000 businesses and organizations, all of which are targets. Most of these organizations are small to mid-size businesses, which are the most vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Based on over 100 Data Breach Investigation's CyberSecOp recognized that organizations between 100 -300 employees are prime victims for cyber criminals because of lack of security controls.

CMMC Model Structure

The goal of CMMC is to provide a framework for the improvement of cybersecurity in DIB sector organizations. CMMC currently defines 17 domains of technical capability, each with five levels of certification (L1 through L5) and specific practices. The DoD will require an organization to have CMMC Level 3 certification before it can receive Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in any domain.

CMMC Domains

CMMC Leveled Practices

The majority of the practices (110 of 171) originate from the safeguarding requirements and security requirements specified in FAR Clause 52.204-21 and DFARS Clause 252.204-7012. The practices fall into five levels:

• Level 1 represents basic cyber hygiene, and focuses on the protection of federal contract information (FCI). It consists of practices that correspond only to the basic safeguarding requirements specified in 48 CFR 52.204-21 ("Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems").

• Level 2 is a transitional step in cybersecurity maturity progression to protect CUI. Level 2 consists of a subset of the security requirements specified in NIST SP 800-171, as well as practices from other standards and references.

• Level 3 focuses on the protection of CUI. It encompasses all of the security requirements specified in NIST SP 800‑171, as well as additional practices from other standards and references.

• At Level 4, the model begins to focus more on the proactive activities an organization can take to protect, detect, and respond to threats. These practices enhance the organization's ability to address and adapt to the changing tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by advanced persistent threats (APT)s.

• Level 5 focuses on the protection of CUI from APTs. The practices increase the depth and sophistication of cybersecurity capabilities.

CMMC Cyber Compliance Services

DOD has made the effort to simplify CMMC, but it is surely still complicated. CMMC is based on several other standards, including DFARS, CERT RMM, 800-171, AU ACSC Essential Eight, UK NCSC Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, CIS Critical Security Controls, and the NIST Cyber Security Framework. Utilizing all the above information security standards make it very challenging for most DOD contractors to copy with CMMC. Get compliant with CyberSecOp CMMC Assessment, Security Program & Advisory Services.

Author: Kaushik Reddy

CyberSecOp and Coronet announce partnership

CyberSecOp and Coronet announce partnership

 Bringing Coronet’s AI and cloud technology extends CyberSecOp capability to protect lean IT and SMB companies.

 Stamford, CT – September 18, 2019 – CyberSecOp, a Cyber Security consulting firm based in Stamford, CT announced today its partnership with Coronet, the world leader in security as-as-service powered by AI and cloud. 

Coronet, which provides security for cloud applications, BYOD and communications over public networks, brings enterprise grade security to companies of any size.

With Coronet’s AI platform, CyberSecOp will identify and remediate SaaS vulnerabilities, malware and ransomware spread through cloud services, malicious behavior by employees, and control access to SaaS based on the security posture of the device and network the user is using.

 “We were very impressed with Coronet’s ability to identify and remediate risks. Most of our customers are moving to cloud platforms such as Office 365, Dropbox, Salesforce, and Slack to name a few. Practically all of our customers adopted a BYOD strategy.” Said Jeffery Walker CISO of CyberSecOp. “These cost and convenience driven advances leave organizations extremely exposed from a cybersecurity and regulatory perspective, and Coronet helps us protect our customers against these threats.”

 Coronet’s platform not only protects against cyber threats, but identifies PII, PCI, and PHI regulatory violations in files that are stored in cloud services or sent through them. As regulators become more aggressive, with fines and penalties skyrocketing, Coronet’s ability to identify potential violations eliminates such regulatory exposure.

 “We are very excited to have CyberSecOp join the Coronet family. We are very impressed with the caliber of talent that we saw at CyberSecOp, and know that Coronet in their hands would alleviate many risks and concerns their customers currently experience.”

  About CyberSecOp

CyberSecOp Security Consulting Services is a leading provider in managed security and compliance services, providing clients with a comprehensive security team, with a board-level cyber security consultant to drive organization strategic planning. The CyberSecOp team will provide strategic leadership, security strategy, compliance, & corporate security consulting, aligning your GRC activities to business performance drivers. To explore our security solutions and services, visit us at www.cybersecop.com or follow us at @CyberSecOp on social media.

About Coronet

Coronet is a world leader in providing organizations of every size with security for their cloud applications, bring-your-own-devices, and communications over public networks. With over 2.5 million users, Coronet's platform uses AI to detect and mitigate threats, eliminating the need for a security team to chase down security events. Provided as a subscription service, with nothing to install on premises, Coronet brings enterprise grade cyber security to organizations of any size, at an affordable price, eliminating the complexity and laborious nature of traditional security platforms. To learn more about Coronet, visit us at www.coro.net or follow @coronetworks on social media.