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Week 12 - The End of the Road

  Hi everyone,   Welcome to the final installment of Secure with Rich! I want to thank everyone for checking out my blog and being part of this journey with me. All the topics I chose to cover were primarily on security. I felt it was important to cover topics that were relevant and helpful surrounding security. As someone that is building a foundation of security knowledge understanding basics of tools and best practices is important to establish a baseline depending on goals. My thought process when creating these posts were to stick to the same source each week but include outside sources after conducting research. Overall I felt that this blog helped me by challenging me to seek additional information. For example, I got a lot of information from our textbook but wanted to get different insights from other sources to broaden the scope. Doing this I felt it gave me more background to use and learn from and document on a blog that I can go back to and review.
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Week 11 - The Importance of Contractors

  Hi everyone! Welcome back to another installment of Secure with Rich! The topic I want to talk about today is the benefits of hiring contractors. Having a team of knowledgeable professionals is essential, but knowing the areas of opportunity is equally important. In the world of security, how much there is to know can be overwhelming. While we all try to be the best at what we do, we must remember that we are only human. Subject matter experts in different security areas are vital because they specialize in areas where the team is not strong enough. In situations where attacks have been conducted, hiring contractors helps identify and restore systems if it is outside the scope of the internal team. Restoring systems as quickly as possible without compromising the infrastructure any further is essential for any organization. Contractors can assist with the investigation and help lessen the blow during hardship. If you are in a situation that is outside the scope of your expert...
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Week 10 - Continual Improvment of Security

Hello everyone! Welcome back to another installment of Secure with Rich! One of the biggest challenges within security is being 100% secure. It is always recommended to be prepared for an attack, not just to prevent it. Unfortunately, nobody is prone to attacks, and it usually is not a matter of if but when. Evaluating security policies and procedures, including tools, is vital to ensuring that when that time comes, organizations are fully prepared. Having these policies can help limit the exposure of an attack saving the reputation of the company and your team. Having an incident playbook helps organization handle attacks and who to conduct to assist with recovery.  
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