Cybersecurity for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

With the proliferation of many advanced security tools, enterprise and C-Suite managers have recently turned to deploying the most fashionable, powerful, and popular tools on the market, bolstering their defense capabilities and impressing shareholders.

The story is typical: A CIO or CISO is lured by clever marketing gimmicks or a widely-shared article. This gimmick can either be in the form of an exciting showcase at an industry event or a vendor blackmailing a CISO, stating that a vulnerability has been discovered by the vendor but could be blocked by procuring that vendor’s product. Just ask OPM (Office of Personnel and Management): One vendor believes that its product demo detected the largest breach in U.S. Government history.

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