RiskSense®, a Gold Award Winner in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced an industry first.

A new Ransomware Dashboard, RiskSense has developed automatically reveals all of an organization’s exposure to specific attacks, including the ransomware family name, vulnerabilities they exploit, the assets at risk and remediation steps to prevent an infection.

The dashboard is available immediately, and at no additional cost to all RiskSense customers.

According to a new report from Emsisoft:

• More than 103 state and municipal governments and agencies, and

• 759 healthcare providers and 86 universities, colleges and school districts nationwide were victimized by ransomware in 2019.

Meanwhile, two Florida cities, Lake City and Riviera Beach, acknowledged having made a combined $1 million in ransom payments to hackers.

(See how ransomware attacks are hitting cities across America and how they work. Courtesy of CNBC and YouTube. Posted on Jun 28, 2019.)

Almost every analysis of a business-damaging ransomware attack points out the criminals exploited well-known vulnerabilities or failures of basic security hygiene,” explained John Pescatore, Director of Emerging Security Trends at the SANS Institute.

“The government agencies and businesses that have been successful in avoiding or mitigating ransomware impact have the same staffing difficulties as everyone else but have focused on enhancing staff skills for effective security operations and the integration of security tools to act as ‘force multipliers’ to increase efficiency. 

“Damage from ransomware and data theft attacks can be minimized by making sure vulnerability and risk status is accurate and current, critical patches are applied as a priority and that critical functions like backup and restore are available and tested.”

To enable organizations to go on the offense, and fix the vulnerabilities that make ransomware attacks possible, the RiskSense Ransomware Dashboard reveals all assets, including workstations, servers, storage devices and more, at risk to active exploits used by ransomware in the wild.

The analytics-driven RiskSense platform funnels vulnerabilities used by ransomware based on risk factors including the presence of dangerous remote code execution (RCE) and privilege escalation (PE) capabilities, as well as vulnerabilities that are “trending” to narrow and identify which should be prioritized for immediate remediation.

Trending as defined by RiskSense, are vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by attackers in the wild based on the analysis of third party threat intelligence and vulnerability data sources, changes in exploit state, activity in hacker forums, and social media feeds.

With a single click a project can be created from RiskSense Ransomware Dashboard data to plan, track and verify that remediation actions have been performed and successfully eliminated exposures on at risk assets.

Additionally, the RiskSense Ransomware Dashboard enables business and technology executives to easily and consistently provide evidence on what is being done to identify and mitigate the threat of ransomware to the organization through automated and configurable reporting.

“In most cases, lack of IT resources and visibility make organizations vulnerable to ransomware attacks,” added Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala, CEO of RiskSense.

“For example, over two-thirds of U.S. state entities, critical infrastructure and managed service providers have suffered a ransomware attack in the past 18 months.” 

“The RiskSense Ransomware Dashboard eliminates the manual work associated with identifying assets that are vulnerable to ransomware and at imminent risk.”

“We also offer ransomware-specific validation services that make it possible for any size IT department to immunize their organizations from ransomware.”

RiskSense Takes Gold in 2019 ‘ASTORS’  Homeland Security Awards Program

RiskSense

• Best Cyber Security Solution

• RiskSense

• The cloud-based RiskSense Cyber Risk Mgmt platform uses machine learning driven risk-based scoring and analytics, combined with accelerated penetration testing to identify and prioritize critical vulnerabilities.

• RiskSense was also recognized in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

(See how RiskSense can help you identify critical areas of IT risk in your organization. Courtesy of RiskSense and Youtube.)

The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program surpassed expectations with a record number of nominations received from industry leaders and government agencies, and drew over 200 attendees to the ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Banquet – an exclusive gourmet luncheon and networking opportunity which filled to capacity, before having to turn away late registrants.

The event featured an impassioned and compelling keynote address by William J. Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD) twice, the Boston Police Department (BPD), and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), as he walked attendees through 50 years of American policing history, the impacts on the communities, and the evolution of critical communication capabilities in our post 9/11 landscape.

Commissioner Bratton, one of the world’s most respected and trusted experts on risk and security issues and Executive Chairman of Teneo Risk a global advisory firm, was recognized as the ‘2019 ‘ASTORS’ Person of the Year’ for his Lifetime of Dedication and Extraordinary Leadership in Homeland Security and Public Safety.

Why the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program?

American Security Today’s comprehensive Annual Homeland Security Awards Program is organized to recognize the most distinguished vendors of physical, IT, port security, law enforcement, and first responders, in acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to ‘Keep our Nation Secure, One City at a Time.’

Over 200 distinguished guests representing Federal, State and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms, gathered from across North America, Europe and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields which included: 

• The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
• United States Marine Corps
• The Federal Protective Service (FPS)
• Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
• United States Postal Inspection Service
• DHS S&T 
• United States Marshals Service (USMS)
• The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Police (PAPD)
• The Department of Justice (DOJ)
• The New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (NYS DHSES)
• United States Border Patrol
• AlertMedia, Ameristar Perimeter Security, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, Bellevue University, BriefCam, Canon U.S.A., CornellCookson, Drone Aviation, FLIR Systems, Hanwha Techwin, HID Global, IPVideo Corp., Konica Minolta Business Solutions, LenelS2, ManTech, Regroup Mass Notifications, SafeLogic, SolarWinds, Senstar, ShotSpotter, Smiths Detection, TCOM LP, Trackforce, Verint, and More!

Why American Security Today?

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State and local levels of government as well as firms allied to government.

American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers eyes throughout the story with cutting edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.

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The AST Digital Publications is distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals in federal, state and local levels.

‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’

AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.

Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.

These experts are from Government at the federal, state and local level as well as from private firms allied to government.

AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.

AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.

Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

To learn more about the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, please go to the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Championship Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2019 ‘A Year in Review’.

The ‘ASTORS’ Champion Edition is published annually and includes a review of the ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firms products and services, includes video interviews and more.

It is your Go-To source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2019 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.

From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION will have what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitgate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.

It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

Using machine learning driven, risk-based scoring and analytics combined with technology-accelerated penetration testing, the cloud-based RiskSense platform identifies and prioritizes remediation of critical vulnerabilities that place organizations at risk.

 

RiskSense ingests and contextualizes information from existing security tools, including network, application, and database scanners, configuration management systems, etc., along with external threat data on exploits, malware, threat actors, as well as reputational intelligence from U.S. and global vulnerability databases, and proprietary intelligence from its security research team.

The cloud-based RiskSense platform uses a foundation of risk-based scoring, analytics, and technology-accelerated pen testing to identify critical security weaknesses with corresponding remediation action plans, dramatically improving security and IT team efficiency and effectiveness.

To Learn More, please visit www.risksense.com.

For information about advertising opportunities with American Security Today, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

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