Managed Security Services Blog: IDS, MDR, SIEM, SOC

Be Vocal & Transparent: Stelios Valavanis on BizCastHQ

January 3, 2019 By Josh Eklow

Our CEO, Stelios Valavanis, sat down for an interview with BizCastHQ to talk about onShore’s history and innovations in developing our cybersecurity practice to best serve our clients. Our tenacity, grit, and inventiveness have allowed us to enable clients in ways that have changed the industry. Stel’s biggest tip: be vocal and transparent. Our ability to communicate with stakeholders at every level of a project and listen to their concerns allow us to work with your team comfortably and efficiently.

To see the whole interview, watch below or click here to visit BizCastHQ’s profile of Stel.

Stel Valavanis – Founder & CEO, onShore Security from BizCast HQ on Vimeo.

Enterprise Grade Cybersecurity Now Available for Small & Mid-Sized Organizations

November 27, 2018 By Josh Eklow

The next evolution of onShore’s managed security service offers three levels of cybersecurity protection, including the newly developed, affordably-priced, entry level Security Management & Reporting as well as Managed Detection & Response (MDR) and Security Orchestration

Our next evolution of Panoptic Cyberdefense managed security service is now available.

To address the cybersecurity needs of small and mid-size banks, onShore created Panoptic Cyberdefense entry-level service, Security Management & Reporting with many higher-level features such as analysis and firewall reporting. Banks and other heavily regulated industries will appreciate the addition of continuous Compliance Violation Detection.

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Senior Security Consultant Joins onShore Security

November 1, 2018 By Josh Eklow

New Hire Comes as onShore Security Adds New Offerings for Small & Mid-Sized Businesses

George Quinlan has joined Chicago-based onShore Security as a Senior Security Consultant, bringing more than 26 years of security, GRC, IT infrastructure, network security, and engineering experience to our portfolio of cyberdefense and governance services.

The addition of Quinlan to our Cybersecurity Leadership Team comes as onShore completes the reorganization of our security solutions to allow businesses of all sizes to benefit from a deep and comprehensive security portfolio typically unavailable to all but the largest enterprises.
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Another Court Finds No Coverage Under CGL Insurance Policy for Data Breach – Guest Blog

October 10, 2018 By Josh Eklow

The following is a guest blog, published with the author’s permission. Click here to read the original post at Tressler LLP.

While some courts have found coverage for data breach claims under CGL policies, there should be little dispute that the best way to limit risk is to obtain a cyber policy rather than hoping for coverage under a CGL policy.
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A Cybersecurity Audit Just for Banks

October 1, 2018 By Josh Eklow

“The National Bank of Blacksburg lost $2.4 million to Russian hackers and its insurer only wants to reimburse it $50,000, according to a lawsuit the bank filed in U.S. District Court in Roanoke,” stated The Roanoke Times on July 26, 2018.

How could they have protected their assets more effectively? What gaps do they still have with their cybersecurity? Unless they conduct a cybersecurity audit, gaps may still exist that could be exploited with fraudulent transactions and ransomware.
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