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onSecurity – The Future of Cybersecurity

Episode 4: The Future of Cybersecurity onShore Security’s podcast, onSecurity, explores a variety of topics in the cybersecurity field. Our fourth episode focuses on the future of cybersecurity. As cybercrime adapts to new cyberdefense products and processes, security must stay one step ahead. Developing new ways of thinking and doing in defending data will require security teams to be agile and imaginative. Craig Brozefsky, Senior Software Engineer Consultant for onShore Security, joins Stel to talk about his experience at Cisco, projects with onShore, and the future of security.

onSecurity – Marketing Cybersecurity

Episode 3: Marketing Cybersecurity onShore Security’s podcast, onSecurity, explores a variety of topics in the cybersecurity field. Our third episode focuses on marketing cybersecurity. As cybercrime’s impact on daily life continues to grow, it becomes even more important to educate our leaders and help employees at every level of your organization understand the importance of cyberdefense. Founder of Hesser Communications, Amy Hesser joins Stel Valavanis to discuss how to draw attention to security and inspire the action needed to combat cyberattacks.

Joe Gresham at Blue Team Con 2022

onShore Security’s Joe Gresham will be speaking at Blue Team Con 2022, August 27-28th in Chicago, Illinois. The abstract for his talk, Why I Keep Building My Security On Open Source Year After Year, can be seen in Track 2 of Blue Team Con’s speaking schedule.

onSecurity – Beyond Endpoint Security

Episode 2: Beyond Endpoint Security onShore Security’s podcast, onSecurity, explores a variety of topics in the cybersecurity field. Our second episode centers on cybersecurity beyond the endpoint. As network perimeters become “squiggly”, the focus must shift from endpoint management to the data itself. Founder and CEO of Nullafi, Rob Yoskowitz, joins Stel Valavanis to discuss how changes in people and processes require cybersecurity operations to reconsider who has access to what and when.

onSecurity – Compliance and Security

Episode 1: Compliance and Security onShore Security CTO Steven Kent joins Stel to discuss the intersection of compliance and security. As the author of an oft-cited saying at onShore, “security is a process, not a product”, Steven Kent is the reason that onShore has been able to satisfy the complex needs of clients in the banking industry.

Detection is Your Super Power!

onShore Security CEO Stel Valavanis recently spoke to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce to discuss the importance of detection. Protecting a network against a hacker used to mean that you had to be on your game 100%, but the hacker only needed to be right once to get in. With detection, however, the tables are turned, and they’re on your territory. Detection becomes your advantage, as they have to avoid making any mistakes and all you have to do is watch and wait.

onShore Security Announces Machine Learning Cluster

The following is a press release by onShore Security. Click here to read the original release.  onShore Security announces a new machine learning cluster for their Panoptic Cyberdefense® platform. This cluster is a substantial step forward for onShore, as it increases their machine learning capabilities. These new capabilities include better-informed tuning, modeling larger data sets, generating more high-fidelity signals for analysis, and speeding up the process for analysts to normalize and match. These new capabilities mean that onShore clients will be seeing improved outcomes through better anomaly detection, a shorter window of time for zero-day detection, and quicker profiling of client…

WFH is MORE Secure

WFH is MORE Secure – Stel Valavanis It’s safe to say at this point in the pandemic remote work is here to stay. Many companies are deciding to keep remote work and hybrid options in place for the foreseeable future, and millions of workers are demanding this kind of flexibility.  Studies are showing that employees are maintaining, or even increasing productivity at home. Top reasons why include: fewer interruptions, quieter work environments, the lack of time and expenses associated with commuting, and more comfortable workspaces. Now knowing that remote work will likely be here for the long haul, companies need…

Everyone is a target for a cybercriminal

The following is an interview by the team at Cybernews. The original posting is available at Cybernews. Stel Valavanis, onShore Security: “everyone is a target for a cybercriminal” Recent global events negatively affected the cyber landscape, urging companies to search for the best ways to shield themselves from various cyberthreats. Many enterprises, especially small businesses, still believe that they won’t be affected by cyber attackers. After all, cybersecurity requires investment, making it easier to rather stay unprotected and save money. However, if a cyberattack hits – huge financial losses are one of the main consequences. Implementing cybersecurity solutions, such as…

Stop Ransomware & Other Attacks – Cybersecurity Roundtable

onShore Security CEO Stel Valavanis recently joined a cybersecurity roundtable, organized by LeeShanok Network Solutions, to discuss cybersecurity strategies for businesses. Specifically, the group shared ideas about what to do to secure your company from ransomware attacks and what’s next in cybersecurity.

onSecurity Podcast

onShore Security presents onSecurity. Host Stel Valavanis, CEO of onShore Security, will explore a variety of topics in the cybersecurity field. These 30-minute episodes feature guests who provide unique perspectives on the chosen topic of discussion; topics include automation in cybersecurity, governance and compliance, endpoint security, and many more cybersecurity-focused discussions.

onShore Security Launches New Vulnerability Management Offering

onShore Security relaunches vulnerability management services, massively expanding the previously offered service. Vulnerability management is necessary for organizations today and required by all cybersecurity compliance frameworks. This newly launched service goes way beyond standard Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) scanning, ingesting policies, configurations, and full cloud assets with an automated continuous scan, all incorporated into our Elastic cluster for correlation. Unlike its competitors, onShore Security’s service includes a monthly analyst briefing. The briefing helps organizations make sense of the findings and provides insights that other providers overlook. On top of that, these features are fully integrated with our Elasticsearch-powered Panoptic SIEM®….

Game-Changing FDIC regulations will make us safer

Game-Changing FDIC regulations will make us safer – Stel Valavanis In today’s dangerous world of omnipresent cyber risk, it’s difficult to believe that a banking organization could experience a cyber security incident with no requirement to disclose it. But that has been the case, until now. The FDIC is enforcing new guidelines beginning this spring  for how information is shared about cyber incidents. The new regulation called The Final Rule states that banking organizations need to notify their primary federal regulator of any significant computer-security incidents as soon as possible and no later than 36 hours after the banking organization…

Governance for SMB – MSP 1337 Podcast

onShore Security Governance and Risk Specialist Sarah O’Kelley was a recent guest on the MSP 1337 Podcast, hosted by Chris Johnson. Almost every time I do a security maturity assessment I find that companies are the least mature in Governance. The areas that seem to need the most attention are Policy and Compliance which is to be expected since that is the area we least like to focus on. In this episode, Sarah O’Kelley from onShore Security and I discuss the differences between governance and leadership and how cybersecurity plays into the leadership and health of an organization.

Detection is Your Super Power! – Webinar

Register for Detection is Your Super Power!  Thursday, January 27th, 2022 10:30AM – 11:30AM Central Protecting a network against a hacker used to mean that you had to be on your game 100%, but the hacker only needed to be right once to get in. With detection, however, the tables are turned, and they’re on your territory. Detection becomes your advantage, as they have to avoid making any mistakes and all you have to do is watch and wait. Join us to hear more about how Panoptic Cyberdefense gives you the super power to see all and stop bad actors…

Greater Security Enforcement is Leading to New SEC Fines

Greater Security Enforcement is Leading to New SEC Fines – What You Need to Know Now… – Stel Valavanis, CEO of onShore Security   Notable Ransomware Attacks are Prompting Increased Accountability Announcements this past summer have made it clear that the US Government, and particularly the executive branch, is taking ransomware seriously. This move is unsurprising, as attacks such as SolarWinds and the Colonial Pipeline attack demonstrated the risk that hackers pose to our national security and infrastructure. Supply chain attacks proved that high profile targets mean high levels of risk and greater amounts of collateral damage upon attack. Executive…

Hoodies Vs. Suits – MSP 1337 Podcast

onShore Security CEO Stel Valavanis was a recent guest on the MSP 1337 Podcast, hosted by Chris Johnson.  “A few weeks back, I attended Blue Team Con in Chicago. Based on one of the sessions that discussed the culture challenges and shortages of qualified candidates, I asked the founders of Blue Team Con to join me to discuss the challenges of finding talent and what to look for. Why are hacker (hoodies) conferences always filled by young people? Why are other events that focus more on the blue team security defense side attended by those in business attire (suits) and…

The Ransomware Economy is in the Spotlight and Hackers are Feeling the Heat

The Ransomware Economy is in the Spotlight and Hackers are Feeling the Heat – Stel Valavanis, CEO of onShore Security Ransomware is hot. In 2020, it grew by 336%, with more than 370 million dollars in cryptocurrency paid to hackers and the “vendors” that support them. Ransomware is driving the cybercrime economy and helping it to grow, but it might also be its biggest problem. From Solitary Attackers to Enterprise Operations Ransomware has historically had the benefit of a reputation as a cottage industry, with the image of an attacker still being that of a lone black hat in a…

Threat Intelligence Pioneer Joins Cybersecurity Leader onShore Security

Threat Intelligence Pioneer Joins Cybersecurity Leader onShore Security Craig Brozefsky returns to onShore Security PRESS RELEASE  UPDATED: JUL 29, 2021 11:28 CDT CHICAGO, July 29, 2021 (Newswire.com) – onShore Security, one of the nation’s top Managed Detection and Response (MDR) providers today proudly announced the addition of threat intelligence powerhouse Craig Brozefsky to its growing roster of top talent leading the way in today’s increasingly complex and high-stakes cybersecurity landscape. Brozefsky joins onShore Security’s team as Senior Engineer and brings experience from his previous work on THREATBrain, a malware behavioral analysis engine. This industry-leading work led Brozefsky to a position as Director of Engineering at ThreatGRID…

onShore Security Expands Innovative Use of Elastic Stack in Developing Next-Generation Cybersecurity Offerings

PRESS RELEASE  UPDATED: JUN 9, 2021 CHICAGO, June 9, 2021 (Newswire.com) – In an industry-leading advancement, onShore Security, one of the nation’s top Managed Detection and Response (MDR) providers, is leveraging its long-standing partnership with Elastic, creators of Elasticsearch and its related suite of solutions in the Elastic Stack, to create a next-level cybersecurity service. The move positions onShore Security’s customers across Banking and Financial Services, Construction, Education, and Healthcare ahead of the competition in terms of threat detection and protection. “With the new Elastic functionality, we have greatly enhanced our ability to perform threat modeling across client telemetry while maintaining full client data segmentation…

Cybersecurity Solutions Still Alienate the SMB

MSP1337 Podcast – Cybersecurity Solutions Still Alienate the SMB onShore Security CEO Stel Valavanis was a recent guest on the MSP1337 Podcast, hosted by Chris Johnson. To watch the interview, or listen to the audio podcast, please use the embedded players below. In this week’s episode, I sit down with Stel Valavanis of onShore Security to discuss Cybersecurity tools and solutions from the perspective of a Managed Service Provider. Stel brings a lot of insight as his company has been an MSP who focused on the SMB and now is a Managed Security Service Provider, focused on the Mid-market and…