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November 27 2019

CRITICALSTART’s Randy Watkins Joins Forbes Technology Council

CRITICALSTART CTO, Randy Watkins, was recently tapped for membership in the Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives. Watkins was ...
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November 26 2019

CRITICALSTART Named a 2020 Best Tech Startup in Plano by The Tech Tribune

The news just keeps getting better for CRITICALSTART! The Tech Tribune staff compiled a list of the very best tech startups in Plano, Texas and recognized CRITICALSTART as one of the best, ranked #3 ...
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November 22 2019

CRITICALSTART Named to SMU’s Dallas 100 List for Third Consecutive Year

List Recognizes Fastest-Growing Privately Held Businesses in the Dallas Area Plano, TX – November 22, 2019 – CRITICALSTART, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, ...
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November 14 2019

Plano’s CRITICALSTART Plans to Continue Growth After Recent Successes

Plano-based cybersecurity software company CRITICALSTART was created in response to a number of cyberattacks on businesses and government organizations at the beginning of the decade and to address ...
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November 11 2019

Data Breaches: Safeguarding Your Healthcare Organization

Breaches are increasing – a proactive approach to data protection can help you safeguard your organization’s data. 2019 has not been a good year for healthcare data. HIPAA’s Healthcare Data ...
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October 31 2019

CRITICALSTART Recognized by Dallas Business Journal as Best Workplace

We’ve always known CRITICALSTART is a great place to work, and now we have additional proof. The Dallas Business Journal recently honored CRITCALSTART as one of the top 100 workplaces in North ...
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October 24 2019

CRITICALSTART Names Chief Financial Officer

Innovative MDR company expands executive team and names Andrew Kaufman to lead the finance department as CRITICALSTART expands nationwide and enters hyper-growth phase PLANO, TX – October 16, 2019 ...
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October 11 2019

CRITICALSTART Named to 2019 MSSP Alert Top 200 Managed Security Services Providers List

Third Annual List Honors Leading MSSPs, MDR Service Providers & Cybersecurity Companies PLANO, TX – October 11, 2019 – MSSP Alert, published by After Nines Inc., has named CRITICALSTART, a ...
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October 9 2019

CRITICALSTART Unveils Channel Strategy Driving High-Growth MDR Services

Agreements with leading cybersecurity distributors and resellers give high-growth MDR provider nationwide footprint with enterprises across a variety of industries. PLANO, Texas, Oct. 9, ...
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October 4 2019

The Last Watchdog Talks to CRITICALSTART About Quantifying Risk

“Security is really the art of handling risk” – Randy Watkins, CTO of CRITICALSTART. It’s clear that managed security services providers (MSSPs) have a ripe opportunity to step ...
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October 1 2019

CRITICALSTART Kicks Off Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Coinciding with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2019, we want to remind organizations about the importance of taking proactive steps to enhance cybersecurity. PLANO, TX – October 1, 2019 – ...
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September 19 2019

Protecting Your Agency Against Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware attacks are not going away. Security researchers have repeatedly warned the public sector about their data vulnerabilities. Yet they continue to get hammered by cyberattacks launched by ...
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September 17 2019

What’s the Real Role of AI and ML in Cybersecurity?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are being heralded as a way to solve a wide range of problems in different industries and applications, such as reducing street traffic, ...
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September 17 2019

The Importance of Password Managers and MFA in Your Security Stack

The subject of password strength and complexity requirements has been discussed and debated ad nauseam in the security industry. It’s a subject as old as information security and will not be ...
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August 29 2019

New Research from CRITICALSTART Finds 8/10 Security Analysts Report Annual SOC Turnover Is Reaching 10% to More Than 50%

Data shows the number of alerts is up, longer times to investigate and high false-positive rates PLANO, TX – August 29, 2019 – CRITICALSTART, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response ...
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August 19 2019

CRITICALSTART Names Vice President Of Channels & Alliances

Hyper-growth MDR company adds cybersecurity industry expert Dwayne Myers as channel executive to expand nationwide distributor and channel program PLANO, TX – August 19, 2019 – CRITICALSTART, a ...
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August 15 2019

Managed Services and Risk: Mitigation or Inherent Acceptance?

With the evolution of cybersecurity over the last decade, it’s easy to forget what security is; the art of dealing with risk. The flood of funding into the space has created a host of marketing ...
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August 15 2019

CRITICALSTART Signs U.S. Distribution Agreement with SYNNEX Corporation

New distribution agreement expands reach and availability of the company’s MDR services to resellers nationwide PLANO, TX – August 15, 2019 – CRITICALSTART, a leading provider of Managed ...
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August 7 2019

Network Security: Keys to Adopting Zero-Trust, Micro-Segmentation

Adoption of zero-trust and micro-segmentation as core design principles can help improve the security posture of your network and the attached systems. However, it is important to understand how we ...
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July 17 2019

Radical Transparency and Zero Trust: Putting Concept into Practice

Enterprise CIOs, CSOs, and VPs of security need business outcomes and a positive ROI from their MSSP. One way to achieve this level of trust is with radical transparency with zero trust, as it gives ...
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