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Cybersecurity Resource Round-Up

Top Picks for Cybersecurity Awareness All Year Round

Cybersecurity is a growing priority for SMB customers and an area of deep specialisation for Crayon.

Our team has been slaving over hot keyboards to develop a raft of new and updated Cybersecurity resource full of insights, data and solution information to support your game plans.

Key trends covered in our Cybersecurity Resource library include the latest data from our Future of Operations study into SMBs across the APAC region, fresh articles, webinars and assets for your use.

Read, watch, view or listen, the choice is yours. We’ll be adding new Cybersecurity resource every month, so check out what’s available today and bookmark this page for future reference!

Latest Releases

From rethinking backup to governance frameworks and behavioural analytics, what should partners consider when building a complete Data Protection strategy for SMB customers? We break it down.

Data Protection for SMBs

Insider risks are subtle and continuous, making them both difficult to detect and critical to manage. Find out how integrated platforms can turn hidden threats into a manageable and quantifiable aspect of Data Protection strategies.

Protecting data from the threat within

Backups have long been a foundational element of data protection, but SMBs face a landscape where traditional approaches are no longer sufficient. Bringing security and continuity closer together is key to modern Data Protection.

Rethinking Backup and Recovery

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Understanding Data Protection challenges for SMB customers
How Data Protection supports core business objectives
Recognising the IT objectives and priority actions that signal Data Protection requirements
Aligning priorities to Data Protection plays, strategies and solutions

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Find out why 60% of SMBs will increase investments in the cybersecurity domain into 2027, and the opportunity this presents for partners.

Cybersecurity to 2027

Trend Micro can help partners respond to the 58% of SMB IT leaders that are pursuing Zero Trust security strategies .

Zero Trust Frameworks and Trend Micro

Threat actors foiled at every turn! Jump into these exciting missions and get all the case notes on how intrepid partners and their clients protect platforms, endpoints, identity and people!

The Cyber Operatives Field Guide

Find out how AfterDark Technology leveraged Crayon’s Essential Eight Assessment service to support its growing security practice.

Case Study

Learn why we recommend The Essential Eight as a quick, cost-effective framework for implementing baseline security mitigation for customers.

Critical Value of the Essential Eight

We explore why ContraForce is a solid fit for partners looking to provide clients with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Managed SIEM services.

Why ContraForce stands out

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Considerations for partners when it comes to building and monetising a profitable Managed Security as a Service (MSSP) practice.

Monetising Managed Security

When cybersecurity resource is stretched, clear processes can reduce the noise and keep the focus on proactive identification of vulnerabilities.

How to reduce Cybersecurity noise

A strong cybersecurity practice doesn’t have to be complex. Simplified security solutions can be the most effective way to combat cyber threats.

Simplifying Cybersecurity Practices

Learn how the capabilities of Microsoft Defender XDR and ContraForce combine to provide comprehensive, AI-enhanced security coverage.

Master Modern Security

With regulations changing to tackle emerging AI threats, is your cybersecurity practice ready to respond?

Security and Compliance

Learn how Crayon’s through-partner security assessments can unlock new revenue potential and create value for your customers.

Security Assessments Revenue

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Solutions to deploy against the enemy operatives and attack sequences described in the Cyberoperatives Field Guide.

Solution Go-Bag for Cyberoperatives

The perception of business continuity is shifting gears. SMBs are racing ahead to invest. Are you ready to start your competitive engines?

Business Continuity Revenue Roadmap

Data is a critical component of business growth and innovation. Protect and secure it with best-of-breed solutions that reduce disruption, theft and loss.

Business Continuity Solutions

Listen to Crayon Cyberchat

Hear from experts that work the frontline of cybersecurity every day for partners and their customers, including leaders from Crayon’s Technology Advisory Group, SMX, Red Sift and more.

Let's talk about what comes next

If you’re ready to talk through building or expanding your security plays in the market, we’re standing by to help you realise your vision.

Simply enter the topics, solutions or vendors you are interested to learn more about into the free text field when you leave your details, and we’ll be in touch to get a conversation started around:

Leveraging your core capabilities into security solution and service offerings
Guiding customers in conversation around Zero Trust strategies and frameworks
Where our services can accelerate your path to market
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