Active Cyber Defense with Barry Hensley, ​​Chief Threat Intel Officer & SVP at Secureworks

If you’re not hunting, you become the hunted. Barry Hensley, ​​Chief Threat Intel Officer & SVP at Secureworks, shares insights on setting up cybersecurity strategies, why close communication with vendors is important, the bigger picture of ransomware, the risks of third-party solutions, and more.

Tune in to the full episode — Active Cyber Defense with Barry Hensley, ​​Chief Threat Intel Officer & SVP at Secureworks

What You Will Discover:

✔️ A well-architected network is key. Having an early warning detection system in place, proper network segmentation, and constant evaluation of controls to prepare for a cyber attack.

✔️ Protect your infrastructure’s attack surface. Organizations are already at risk when migrating data to third-party solutions. Leverage the benefits while inspecting their operational resilience.

✔️ Establish relationships with vendors. Be in the know of new solutions that suit your company’s needs.

✔️ Organizations overcame a magnitude of risk to enable remote work. Remote work has challenged businesses to add more layers of data protection. Specific mitigation strategies have made this possible.

✔️ Ransomware isn’t just one thing to prepare for. Secureworks threat intel is tracking over 30 threat groups doing various ransomware campaigns.

✔️ Nothing can substitute the ability to implement a successful recovery. Practice, practice, practice! Cybersecurity drills should be part of your organization’s safety protocol.

About Secureworks:

Secureworks is a Leader in Cybersecurity. We protect organizations by providing battle-tested, best-in-class cybersecurity solutions that reduce risks, improve security operations, and accelerate ROI for Security and IT teams.

In short, we’re here to secure human progress.

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