CISA's 'Shields Up' Alert Highlights Foreign Cyberthreats | CyberSecOp Consulting
Cyberwarfare is the battlefield of today. Increased geopolitical tensions stemming from Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine has led to CISA (the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) issuing a "Shields Up" bulletin. Every organization must be prepared to respond to disruptive cyber activity, especially those in critical infrastructure fields.
Use MFA or Multi-Factor-Authentication everywhere.
Ensure all Systems are patched and up to date.
Consider increasing patch frequency if not already real-time.
Run, update and monitor a strong Endpoint Protection Program.
Consider increasing Spam and Phishing filter sensitivity.
Disable any non-essential ports and protocols, specifically through external gateways.
Review your incident response plan and ensure it is up to date and all parties are clear on their roles.
Ensure that you are taking regular backups and that your backups are encrypted and immutable.
Test your backup and recovery procedures.
Communicate with your users, the best and strongest defense is a well-educated and well-prepared workforce.
If you are a CyberSecOp customer today in either our vCISO or vSOC program your risk manager will be reaching out shortly to ensure this guidance is being implemented to the extent possible within your organization.
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