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title: Good Cybersecurity Starts with Understanding the Threats | Randy Schultz
description: Stay on top of the threats to your network and data with articles explaining the threats and cybersecurity solutions to defend against them.
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# The Lightkeeper

Good cybersecurity starts with seeing the threats to your network & data and knowing the solutions that allow you to defend against them. This is the goal of the Lightkeeper, to help you see and to know.

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Data Backup & Disaster Recovery

### [Air-Gapped Backups: What are they and how are they implemented?](https://vigilnetworks.com/blog/security-assessment-what-is-it-and-why-do-i-need-it-0)

Why are air-gapped backups required? Cyber insurance providers have begun requiring air-gapped backups due to a significant rise in ransomware...

 Randy Schultz  Mar 6, 2025

<https://vigilnetworks.com/blog/security-information-and-event-management-what-is-it-and-why-do-i-need-it>

Management & Monitoring

### [Security Information and Event Management: What is it and why do I need it?](https://vigilnetworks.com/blog/security-information-and-event-management-what-is-it-and-why-do-i-need-it)

SIEM is needed to centralize log data which can be analyzed to detect threats and identify ways to improve an organization's security posture.

 Randy Schultz  Nov 19, 2024

<https://vigilnetworks.com/blog/email-security-see-why-its-cool-again>

Email Security

### [Email Security: See why it's COOL again!](https://vigilnetworks.com/blog/email-security-see-why-its-cool-again)

Why is Email Security COOL again? With over 90% of data breaches starting with a phishing attack, it's critical to know how to catch a phish!

 Randy Schultz  Jul 19, 2023

<https://vigilnetworks.com/blog/security-assessment-what-is-it-and-why-do-i-need-it>

Management & Monitoring

### [Security Assessment: What is it and why do I need it?](https://vigilnetworks.com/blog/security-assessment-what-is-it-and-why-do-i-need-it)

Why do we need Security Assessments? We need them to gain a picture of our defense, to identify gaps in that defense and opportunities to improve it.

 Randy Schultz  Sep 19, 2022

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### [Introducing THE LIGHTKEEPER](https://vigilnetworks.com/blog/introducing-the-lightkeeper)

The Lightkeeper blog warns local governments of the dangers to their network & data and leads them to safety by presenting solutions that will...

 Randy Schultz  Sep 12, 2022

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