Ron Samson

Cybersecurity Due Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions: The Security Risks That Can Change Deal Value

Protect M&A deal value by uncovering cyber risk early, pricing remediation, and shaping valuation, indemnities, and the first 100 days…

57 years ago

How to Secure Third-Party Vendor Access Without Slowing Down IT and Business Operations

Replace standing vendor VPNs with named, least-privilege, time-bound access and audit trails to limit breach risk without delaying urgent work.…

1 week ago

PCI DSS 4.0 Security Monitoring Requirements: What Merchants Need to Operationalize Before an Assessment

Build defensible PCI DSS 4.0 monitoring evidence with CDE scope, log reviews, alert triage, and incident records to reduce breach…

57 years ago

EDR vs. Antivirus: Why Endpoint Protection Alone Does Not Deliver Incident Response

EDR alerts are not incident response. Learn how to turn endpoint telemetry into containment, investigations, and recovery for ransomware and…

1 week ago

Managed Firewall Services: When Firewall Rule Changes Become a Security Operations Risk

Reduce firewall change risk with managed services: enforce ownership, expiry, logging and validation to stop temporary rules becoming exposure at…

57 years ago

Business Email Compromise Response: What to Do in the First 24 Hours After a Fraudulent Payment Request

Contain business email compromise in the first 24 hours: stop wires, secure mailboxes, preserve evidence, and coordinate bank recovery with…

57 years ago

MSSP vs. Managed SOC vs. MDR: Which Security Operating Model Fits Your Business?

Map who owns 24/7 monitoring, containment, tooling and reporting across MSSP, managed SOC and MDR—then choose the model that closes…

57 years ago

Cybersecurity Due Diligence for Private Equity Portfolio Companies: What to Assess in the First 100 Days

Reduce portfolio company cyber risk in 100 days: validate MFA, backups and exploited vulnerabilities, assign owners, and build exit-ready diligence…

2 weeks ago

How to Reduce SIEM False Positives Without Creating Dangerous Detection Gaps

Cut SIEM false positives without losing threat coverage: use evidence, layered tuning, deduplication, and expiring exceptions to protect analyst time.

2 weeks ago

How to Prepare for a Ransomware Attack: A 90-Day Security Operations Plan for Mid-Market Organizations

Prove ransomware recovery in 90 days: secure identities, test immutable backups, contain threats, and clarify crisis decisions before disruption hits.

57 years ago