State of the Industry

The growing digitization of the sports and entertainment industry, encompassing aspects like ticket sales, streaming services, and fan engagement platforms, has significantly expanded its vulnerability to a range of cybersecurity threats. High-profile attacks, such as the recent BlackByte ransomware attack on the San Francisco 49ers that resulted in substantial financial data theft, grab headlines. However, many other breaches go unpublicized due to concerns about backlash and potential damage to reputation.

Common Threats/Vulnerabilities:

• Brute-Force Attacks: Cybercriminals scan the entire internet for open services, trying to authenticate using common passwords.
• DDoS Attacks: Specific websites are targeted within a given timeframe to consume resources or bandwidth, causing disruption to regular services.
• Ransomware and Malware: These are opportunistic attacks where cybercriminals exploit weak targets, encrypt data, and demand a ransom in cryptocurrencies for the decryption key.
• Known Vulnerabilities: Cybercriminals perpetually scan the internet for known vulnerabilities to infiltrate networks.
• Phishing: Conventional phishing attacks remain a significant threat to the industry.
• Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs): These threats are increasingly being used to infiltrate the networks of sports and entertainment entities.
• Insider Threats: These attacks can come from within the organization and are an emerging threat to the industry.

CyBourn’s Customized Solutions:

• Vulnerability Assessments & Security Audits: Our team performs comprehensive assessments to identify potential weak spots in your systems, followed by detailed audits to ensure your security infrastructure is robust.
• Comprehensive 24/7 Managed Detection and Response with EtherLast™: Our proprietary EtherLast™ platform powers 24/7 monitoring, threat detection, and response. Our SOC team employs machine learning, customized automation, and existing tools integration for efficient, cost-effective security.
• Incident Response: Our specialized CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team) delivers a robust, swift, and human-led incident response service. We prioritize active remediation, thorough analysis, and expert guidance, emphasizing human-centric solutions over automated incident handling.
• Security Tool Configuration and Management: We help select and configure security tools and often serve as an extended part of client IT teams managing infrastructure.
• Compliance Advisory: We guide businesses through complex regulatory landscapes to ensure compliance with relevant laws and standards.
• Penetration Testing: Through rigorous testing, we identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers.
• Proactive Threat Hunting: Our team proactively seeks out and neutralizes threats before they can impact your business.
• Vendor Risk Management: CyBourn offers robust vendor risk management, conducting security assessments, continuous threat monitoring, and swift incident response to safeguard organizations from third-party vulnerabilities.
• Prioritizing Insider Threats and APTs: We target insider threats and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) by employing proactive threat hunting, behavioral analysis, and comprehensive staff training, thereby reducing the risk of inadvertent data breaches.

CyBourn’s Comprehensive Approach

At CyBourn, we excel in identifying both external and internal attack surfaces, uncovering security gaps, recommending necessary controls, and proposing specific actions for remediation and improvement.

Continuous risk assessment evaluations form a crucial part of our approach. By regularly diagnosing potential vulnerabilities in your systems and utilizing real-time attack surface monitoring, we provide proactive defenses against potential ransomware and phishing attacks.

Our comprehensive approach enables our clients to develop a roadmap for enhancing their cybersecurity posture, tailor-made to the threats they face. Our dedicated, human-led incident response team operates from our 24/7/365 Security Operations Center, utilizing industry-leading tools for real-time system and network monitoring. We ensure early detection and prompt response to potential cyber threats, significantly mitigating any possible damage.

In Summary

In an ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, CyBourn provides the necessary expertise, technology, and services to secure sports or entertainment entities. Our mission is to ensure that organizations remain resilient, protected, compliant, and maintain the trust and engagement of their fan base in the face of cybersecurity challenges.