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11 Security Controls to Reduce Cyber Risk

Stop guessing. Protect what matters. This guide shows exactly where to focus to reduce cyber risk, meet compliance, and defend against today's threats. From identity to email to network traffic, this resource outlines 11 key areas where you can reduce risk and limit the impact of cyberattacks.

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What You'll Learn Inside the Guide

This comprehensive guide covers 11 critical security controls across identity, endpoints, email, network, and cloud environments.

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Reduce Risk Across Your Entire Environment

Learn how to prioritize security investments, strengthen defenses, and improve cyber-insurance readiness with actionable guidance.

  • Identity & access management best practices
  • Endpoint and email protection strategies
  • Network segmentation and monitoring
  • Backup and business continuity guidance
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Foundational Security Controls

Identity & Access: The #1 Target for Attackers

Dormant accounts, unused privileges, and stale identities are some of the easiest entry points attackers exploit — and most organizations don't even realize they exist.

Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR)

Endpoints: The Silent Backdoors

Forgotten, outdated, or unprotected devices often become the launchpad for remote ransomware attacks. The guide shows how to close these gaps fast.

MFA: Still One of the Highest-Impact Controls

With credential theft rising, advanced forms of MFA drastically improve resilience.

Vulnerability Management: Patch What Matters Most

Learn how to prioritize vulnerabilities based on true business impact — not endless patch lists.

Email: Email Remains a Leading Source of Breaches

Business Email Compromise remains one of the most common cyber-insurance claims. Attackers are bypassing traditional filters, and AI-written phishing is making detection harder than ever.

Even scarier: URLs and attachments that appear safe can turn malicious after reaching the inbox.

Access & Network Controls

Privileged Access & Session Monitoring

If an attacker reaches admin privileges, they can deploy ransomware at scale. The guide explains how to restrict, monitor, and secure these sessions.

Asset Management: You Can't Protect What You Can't See

Visibility into devices, systems, and data locations directly affects response speed and recovery time during an attack.

Segmentation: Stop Lateral Movement Cold

Poor segmentation allows attackers to quietly move across your network. Strong architecture forces them to make noise — improving your chance of detection.

XDR: The Cure for Alert Fatigue

The guide emphasizes that juggling siloed tools slows down detection. XDR brings everything — endpoint, network, email, identity, cloud — into a unified, intelligent system that cuts noise and accelerates investigations dramatically.

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Backup & Business Continuity — Where Most Companies Fail

Many organizations don't discover backup failures until it's too late: partial restorations, missing data, or backups wiped by attackers. The guide explains how to validate, test, and secure them.

Network Security: Your Most Underrated Control Point

Misconfigured or underutilized firewalls leave gaps that attackers love. Modern network controls — including ZTNA and deep traffic inspection — reduce attack surface, limit lateral movement, and improve visibility.

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