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What to Consider When Budgeting for Cybersecurity
2021 was an action-packed year for cybersecurity, from ransomware to phishing, attacks were on the rise. With the new year approaching, it is important to start planning for defenses ahead of time based on what is already known about the current state of the industry....

Cyber Safety: Prevention, Protection and Everything in Between
What is Cyber Safety? Being online exposes us to criminals and individuals with ill intent. Cyber safety is the practice of being safe online. It is a complex set of ideas and practices that culminate to achieve a common goal. This goal is to protect users while...

Don’t Get Hooked! How to Identify Common Types of Phishing Attacks
Phishing attacks can affect individuals and organizations and are among the most common methods hackers use to attack accounts and networks. Over the years, they have become more sophisticated and challenging to detect. According to Verizon, in 2020, 22% of data...

5 Tips to Secure Your Devices
Why You Should Secure Your Devices Human error is the weakest link in cybersecurity. Individuals want to cut corners on devices they use for efficiency, especially ones that are used hundreds of times a day. Although it’s nice to open a phone by clicking one button,...

What is Penetration Testing?
Penetration Testing Penetration Testing, also known as “pen testing,” is an exercise in testing an organizations cyber security posture. While not the only step in securing an organization, it is a critical one that should not be overlooked. Penetration Testing is...
NuHarbor Security Welcomes Vice President of Product and Engineering
Colchester, Vermont – August 24, 2021: NuHarbor Security today announced the addition of Jack Danahy as Vice President of Product and Engineering. Danahy brings over 30 years of cybersecurity industry experience and an extensive background building security technology...

When Your Organization Needs a Red Team Assessment
What is a Red Team Assessment? Uniquely designed for each organization, a red team assessment consists of a full scope, multi-layered adversarial attack simulation created to measure how well an organizations staff, networks, applications, and physical security...

Vermont’s Cybersecurity Landscape
A Sense of Safety Vermont’s unique geographic location provides a cozy sense of safety for many of its residents. The lack of challenges commonly faced in major metropolitan areas allows for a sense of community rife with friendly locals. It can also create a false...

NuHarbor Security Announces New Service Offering, SOC as a Service Powered by Splunk
Colchester, Vermont – June 11, 2021: NuHarbor Security is proud to announce a new service, Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service Powered by Splunk, coming July 2021. The new service is a part of NuHarbor’s signature Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP)...

What is Purple Teaming?
Purple Teaming Purple teaming is a blending of offensive actions (RED) and defensive detection and validation (BLUE). The overall goal of any offensive engagement is to improve the defensive stance of an organization’s security program. During a purple teaming...

NuHarbor Security Named Candidate C3PAO by CMMC Accreditation Body
Colchester, Vermont – May 4th, 2021: NuHarbor Security is proud to announce its status among an elite group of Certified Third-Party Assessment Organizations (C3PAO) pending authorization to contract and manage Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) audits....

NuHarbor Security Recognized in 2021 Splunk Public Sector Partner Awards
NuHarbor Security Named Public Sector SLED Partner of the Year Award Winner for Outstanding Public Sector Performance Colchester, Vermont –April 9th, 2021 – NuHarbor Security, a leading national information security consulting and advisory firm, today announced it has...

Securing Software as a Service (SaaS)
What is SaaS? SaaS, or Software as a Service, is a software licensing and delivery model based on paying a subscription fee for access to an online application. Products that fall under SaaS have a wide range of use cases and functionality, from sales platforms and...

NuHarbor Security Partners with NLC to Deliver NuHarbor, Powered by Splunk + Tenable
The partnership brings expert managed services and industry-leading solutions to U.S. cities nationwide. Colchester, VT – March 22, 2021: Premier cybersecurity services provider NuHarbor Security is teaming up with trusted partners and industry leaders, Splunk,...

Implementing Robust PAM with CyberArk
We're surveying identity as a mechanism of compromise in a first-of-its-kind "Partner Spotlight" series – it’s CyberArk Week at NuHarbor!What is PAM? Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a security solution intended to control and monitor privileged access across an...