Ransomware Attacks on U.S. Schools: The Urgent Need for Managed XDR Solutions
Aug 11, 2023
The cyber landscape is rapidly evolving, and schools, institutions entrusted with nurturing the future of the nation, are finding themselves at the...
Owning a SIEM vs the Managed SIEM vs MDR/XDR
Aug 31, 2022
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software is a cybersecurity tool that collects information about different events across your entire...
Managed Risk and Threat Assessments
Identifying and managing security risks in the IT environment is difficult for IT and security teams to keep up with. Working with our trusted Vector...
Managed Security Awareness
Managed Security Awareness training including real world threats our Vector Security Team has seen actively targeting customers. The majority of all...
Should Small to Midsize Businesses Be Concerned About Cyber Threats?
Mar 31, 2022
In 2020, the FBI reported a whopping $2.7B as the cost of cybercrimes in just that year. While no business is immune to cybersecurity attacks, small and medium sized businesses are especially vulnerable. In a survey conducted with small to medium business owners in late 2021, 42% of business owners suffered a cyber-attack in the last year. Additionally, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), 88% of small business owners feel their businesses are vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
How Virtual CISO Advisory Services Can Help Solve Today’s Security Staff Concerns for Small and Midsize Enterprises
Mar 31, 2022
The shortage of qualified cybersecurity employees is one of today’s biggest cyber risks. How can small and midsized enterprises prioritize sufficient...
Updating Our Brand – Trusted Security Operations as a Service
Mar 28, 2022
Today marks a major milestone in the continued growth of Gradient Cyber! Today we start updating our branding to boldly show and tell Gradient Cyber’s story with new visuals and content.
When I joined Gradient Cyber several months ago, it was evident the company invested heavily in both its cybersecurity technology and cybersecurity expertise. This stood out clearly in the customer meetings I listened in on. In fact, it’s this leading combination of technology innovations and hands-on expertise that accounts for Gradient Cyber’s 85% year-over-year revenue growth since its first year, the high praise we get from our customers, and our 96% retention rate! Great tech plus great service equals happy customers.
What is Extended Detection and Response (XDR)?
Mar 26, 2022
Today, security teams are short-staffed, network complexity continues to increase, and the cost of data breaches is on the rise. And the majority of all cyber-attacks happen to small businesses and midmarket enterprises. When it comes to cybersecurity, these IT teams have the toughest job out there. XDR is a combination of services and technology that offers an opportunity to reverse these trends, so let’s take a deeper look into how today’s challenges can be eliminated with this next-generation solution.
Ransomware: Why Are Small to Midsize Enterprises Targeted Most Often?
Mar 25, 2022
The majority of cyber-attacks happen to small businesses and midsize enterprises. With the average cost of a cyber-attack close to a quarter of a million dollars, it is not surprising many businesses close within 6-months of a cyber-attack.
According to a survey of managed service providers for SMEs, only 30 percent felt that ransomware was a critical threat, perhaps indicating an attitude that it only affects larger corporations. Smaller businesses may, in fact, be more at risk because of several key factors.
Gradient Cyber Q1 2022 Update
Mar 24, 2022
Today we look back at our “Top Projects from 2021” and “Look Ahead to 2022”.
2021 was a challenging year for many, but we are thankful to have kept our focus and made progress in so many key areas of our business jointly with our customers’ help and input.
CyLumena and Gradient Cyber Announce Strategic Partnership to Provide Managed Cybersecurity Solutions
Jan 01, 2022
CyLumena’s cybersecurity services now includes Gradient Cyber’s enhanced cybersecurity operations management as an MDR solution to customers across Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, PA - July 22, 2020 – CyLumena, a leading cybersecurity consulting firm, is now partnered with Gradient Cyber, a leading cybersecurity network operations management and managed detection and response (MDR) solutions...
