During the ninth annual RSA Conference, the Cyber Defense Global InfoSec Awards for 2021 were posted and we are thrilled to announce that Difenda has been chosen as the winner for three outstanding achievement awards!

Our awards include the following:

• Next-Gen in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
• Best Product in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) 
• Most Promising in Vulnerability Management (AVM)

The first award that Difenda has been recognized for is, ‘Next-Gen in Managed Detection and Response (MDR).’ Our MDR service stands out in part because it is powered by the world’s most compelling security technology platform: the Microsoft Security suite. Difenda MDR offers an enterprise-grade suite of managed threat detection and response services that unifies your people, processes, and technologies, guaranteeing that every interaction is safe and visible—and making sure you have the right systems in place to respond to potential threats faster.

Our Difenda Labs environment is a core part of our process which simulates common customer environment components. Within the Difenda Labs environment, our Cyber Research and Response team runs continuous attacks based on the latest cyber tactics and techniques used to breach customer environments.

Difenda MDR allows customers to simplify their security processes with an integrated cybersecurity suite that leverages Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, and any other Microsoft security services in use at the organization to provide proactive and ongoing protection.

Supported Technologies (out-of-the-box)

• Azure Sentinel
• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
• Azure Security Center
• Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS)
• Microsoft Defender (Azure, Endpoint, Server, Office)
• Microsoft Information Protection (MIP)

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The second award that Difenda was recognized for was ‘Best Product in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC).’ Difenda GRC  allows customers to build a strong cybersecurity program by continuously managing and optimizing each component of their governance, risk, and compliance programs. Visualize and optimize the complex relationships between your people, processes, and technologies with full GRC visibility using delegable attestation workflows, expert-facilitated knowledge transfer workshops, support from our cyber GRC analysts, real-time dashboards, and a highly-automated cloud-native solution.

Our GRC Frameworks

• Center for Internet Security (CIS)
• International Standards Organization (ISO) / International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
• National Institute for Standards & Technology (NIST)
• Payment Card Industry (PCI)
• Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
• + More

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The third recognition awarded to Difenda is, ‘Most Promising in Vulnerability Management.’ Difenda AVM is another component of the Difenda Shield that minimizes the likelihood and severity of potential exploits by monitoring, detecting, and prioritizing the remediation of critical vulnerabilities and configuration issues. 

Difenda AVM offers a strategic approach to vulnerability management that leverages machine learning, business intelligence, and real-time operational and management dashboards that allow remediation teams to focus and address true areas of risk in technologically complex environments. This allows a focus on potential risks in complex environments. Difenda AVM is designed to streamline every core aspect of vulnerability management, including regular vulnerability scans, implementation of secure configuration standards, prioritized remediation of detected vulnerabilities, and deployment of operating system and software patches.

Our whole team at Difenda is dedicated to continuous improvements in the areas  of  Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC),  and Advanced Vulnerability Management (AVM). Difenda is honored to be the recipient of these three prestigious Cyber Defense Global InfoSec Awards.
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About CDM InfoSec Awards

This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s ninth year of honoring global InfoSec innovators. Our submission requirements are for any startup, early stage, later stage or public companies in the INFORMATION SECURITY (INFOSEC) space who believe they have a unique and compelling value proposition for their product or service. Learn more at www.cyberdefenseawards.com

About the Judging

The judges are CISSP, FMDHS, CEH, certified security professionals who voted based on their independent review of the company submitted materials on the website of each submission including but not limited to data sheets, white papers, product literature and other market variables. CDM has a flexible philosophy to find more innovative players with new and unique technologies, than the one with the most customers or money in the bank. CDM is always asking “What’s Next? so we are looking for Next Generation InfoSec Solutions.

About Cyber Defense Magazine

With over 5 Million monthly readers and growing, and thousands of pages of searchable online infosec content, Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of IT Security information for B2B and B2G with our sister magazine Cyber Security Magazine for B2C. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry.  We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSA Conferences. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit www.cyberdefensetv.com and www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives.  Join a webinar at www.cyberdefensewebinars.com and realize that infosec knowledge is power. 

About Difenda:

Difenda is a privately held SecOps-As-A-Service company founded in 2008.  We deliver 24/7/365 security operations backed by our modernized PCI, SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified Cyber Command Centers.  Difenda’s MDR practice is powered solely on the Microsoft security product stack and as a company proudly holds the Gold Security Service Provider certification for Microsoft.  We are an outcome-driven security services company with a fully integrated and modular platform that leverages an agile, innovative and collaborative approach with our Difenda Shield, along with advisory and offensive security services.

Our Difenda Shield was developed to break internal security silos, provide customers with the ability to scale, and most importantly, provide true visibility within our model.  All of our services, MDR (Managed Detection and Response), AVM (Advanced Vulnerability Management), GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance), BPS (Brand Protection Services), and SAT (Security Awareness Training) roll into our Difenda Shield providing our customers with the ability to save costs and maximize visibility across the people, processes, and technologies critical to your organization.

Advisory and Offensive Services (Difenda Labs) are two additional pillars that complement our SecOps-as-a-Service go-to-market strategy.  Our team has a tremendous amount of experience and tenure to provide the outcome you are looking for in a cybersecurity partner.