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Electric cooperatives and telcos provide essential services and are high-value targets for cyber criminals. 

Cyber threats continue to grow and evolve, and hackers are using a wide range of approaches to breach your network. Now more than ever it is essential for utilities and telecommunications providers to make cybersecurity a priority to protect their network and customers. Deploying a comprehensive cybersecurity program that is effective and fits within the budget can be challenging. Managed cybersecurity services allow providers to cost-effectively get access cybersecurity expertise, 24x7x365 security operations center monitoring, training and services to ensure protection, provide detection and quickly respond to attacks. What are you doing to prevent, detect and remediate cyberattacks? 


lightning COMPLETE mXdr (managed Extended detection & response)

This service combines our comprehensive Managed extended Detection and Response (MxDR) platform layered on an award-winning EDR capability with our global Security Operations Center (SOC) for 24×7 monitoring, detection and response to security threats aimed at your organization. It gives you visibility inside the network, on endpoints, and across the cloud environments, and a view of the external global threat landscape. Based on specific customer risk profiles, Alert impact scores are analyzed through our global SOC, and skilled analysts respond to critical issues 24×7.

Provided by our partner SilverSky 


eps (email protection services)

Email Protection delivers a complete, fully integrated suite of email security solutions to protect your company’s most critical business communications service.

 Provided by our partner SilverSky 


security awareness training & phishing testing (aware)

Our Cyber Security Advisory team (CSA) integrates threat intelligence and real-time attack profiles to provide training and testing using current social engineering tactics being leveraged by attackers. The threat profiles are based on Security Operations Center metrics, industry research and customer risk profiles.

Provided by our partner SilverSky 


managed multi-factor authentication with duo (connect)

Essentials MFA has you covered with secure access for users and devices in any environment. Advantage plan also includes management assistance to support Cisco Duo MFA platform. 

Provided by our partner SilverSky 


network protect (managed firewall)

Provides 24×7 proactive administration of your network security infrastructure; includes full management, monitoring & response of the bundle which consists of Managed Firewall, Intrusion Detection Prevention Services (IDPS), Web Content Filtering, Gateway Anti-Virus and remote access that includes two factor SSL VPN.

Provided by our partner SilverSky 


vulnerability & Cyber risk managemENT service (insight)

Developed in partnership with CODA Intelligence that addresses the challenges of identifying new vulnerabilities, prioritizing remediation based on corporate business impact & gaining complete visibility into asset inventory.

 Provided by our partner SilverSky 


cas (cyber advisory service)

Service consists of a dedicated security professional who meets with you quarterly and assesses current services, interprets reporting metrics, identifies potential gaps & provides overall guidance.

Provided by our partner SilverSky 


nist cybersecurity framework gap assessment

Identifies potential gaps that may exist in your ongoing compliance efforts and assesses procedures based on the latest NIST CSF Security Standards. This project will focus on your policies, procedures, practices, IT environment and existing compliance efforts.

Provided by our partner SilverSky 


internal & external penetration testing

Identifies the feasibility of an attack and determines the extent of impact of a successful exploitation of systems against one or more realistic objectives.

Provided by our partner SilverSky 


Governance, regulation, and compliance (GRC) platform

Offering a standardized methodology, customizable assessments, and exceptional visibility into completion status. This tool is focused on enabling clear, actionable communications amongst security leaders, their teams, the C-suite, and the board of directors.

Provided by our partner SilverSky 


CISO advisory block of hours

Provides 20, 40 or 80 hours of time for a CISO to assist with developing a strategic program direction, oversight, and guidance towards building and maintain a cyber security program. This service is intended to be a program with several key objectives and milestones to assist the customer in the development of a cyber resilient security program.

Provided by our partner SilverSky 


M-IR (Managed Incident response)

MIR works in conjunction with your existing SilverSky MDR to reduce the time to detect, respond and recover from cyber incidents. The two services together combine all the key elements of incident response preparation, detection and analysis, containment and eradication and post incident recovery into one lifecycle solution.

Provided by our partner SilverSky 

Insights

NRTC Announces Enhanced Cybersecurity Offering

NRTC recently announced a partnership with SilverSky, a North Carolina-based managed cybersecurity services provider. Through this partnership NRTC will be able to offer members affordable access to comprehensive cybersecurity tools and experts that will provide 24x7x365 monitoring and help identify vulnerabilities, prioritize risk and respond to attacks.

Resources

The Latest Cybersecurity News

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