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Reference materials, frameworks, and downloadable assets shared with Cyvatar customers and partners.

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Frameworks, operating models, and reference guides used across Cyvatar engagements. More resources will be added over time.

Framework

Cyvatar RACI Matrix

Roles & responsibilities framework showing who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed across every Cyvatar-managed security function — from vulnerability scanning to incident response.

PDF Updated Feb 2025
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Case Study

Americor: Worry-Free Cybersecurity for Financial Services

How a top-3 U.S. debt relief company turned 800+ unknown vulnerabilities into 100% asset visibility and fully automated threat response — and why their CTO now cites cybersecurity as a growth enabler.

PDF Financial Services 3-min read
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Case Study

Verosint: Startup-Friendly Path to a Clean SOC 2 Type 2

How an early-stage identity-security SaaS team passed SOC 2 Type 2 with no in-house security headcount — pen test, TVM, and patch automation in one subscription, BYOD environment included.

PDF SaaS / Identity 3-min read
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Case Study

Peoples State Bank: Replacing the MSSP, Cutting Cost

How a Wisconsin/Iowa community bank replaced its MSSP with Cyvatar Secure Endpoint Management on 29 endpoints — lower cost, no onsite appliances to babysit, and a banker-friendly support team.

PDF Community Banking 3-min read
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Threat Intel

AI-Powered Business Email Compromise: The 2026 Playbook

BEC cost U.S. businesses $2.8 billion in 2024. In 2025, 82% of phishing went AI-generated, voice clones defeated callback verification, and deepfake CFOs authorized real wire fraud on live Zoom calls. The verified statistics from FBI IC3 + Verizon DBIR 2025, the attack chain, and the 10 controls that actually stop AI-BEC.

Article Cyvatar Blog 14-min read
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Threat Intel

Storm-2949: The Identity-Only Attack Microsoft Just Disclosed

Microsoft disclosed Storm-2949 in May 2026. No malware. No payload. Just Self-Service Password Reset abuse, a phone call, and an MFA prompt that looks like a routine IT request. What it does, who is at risk, and what to fix in your Entra ID config today.

Article Cyvatar Blog 9-min read
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Threat Intel

Storm-1811 + Black Basta: When Your IT Help Desk Becomes a Backdoor

Email bomb. Teams call. Quick Assist screen share. Black Basta ransomware. The Storm-1811 playbook turns the most trusted interaction in your business into the kill chain. The full attack flow and what to disable in your tenant today.

Article Cyvatar Blog 10-min read
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Blog

Why BYOD Is a Risk Your Business Can't Afford

Personal devices in the workplace create invisible attack surfaces. This article breaks down the real risks of Bring Your Own Device policies and what to do about them.

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Guide

What Is Ransomware Continuous Remediation?

MDR, XDR, and SIEM tools alert you. Continuous remediation actually closes the gaps an attacker walks through. A plain-English definition of the category, how Cyvatar's ICARM methodology works, and why alerts alone never stopped a breach.

Article Cyvatar Blog 6-min read
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Guide

Ransomware Prevention vs Response: Why You Need Both

Prevention-only programs miss what gets in. Response-only programs find out too late. The decisive work is the continuous remediation between them. Includes a 4-question checklist to evaluate any vendor.

Article Cyvatar Blog 7-min read
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Comparison

Cyvatar vs Arctic Wolf for Ransomware Recovery

A fair head-to-head for the renewal-shopping IT leader: monitoring-first MDR versus ransomware continuous remediation. How the Red Canary detection backbone works, and a parallel-deploy switching plan that de-risks the move.

Article Cyvatar Blog 7-min read
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Playbook

How to Recover from a Ransomware Attack in 30 Days

A practical week-by-week recovery plan in four stages: contain and preserve, eradicate and rebuild, restore, then close the gaps so it cannot happen again. Mapped to the full lock down in 30 days or less delivery target.

Article Cyvatar Blog 7-min read
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Comparison

Cyvatar vs Huntress: When to Choose Which

Focused endpoint and identity detection for teams with their own responders, versus full-stack continuous remediation done for you. An honest decision guide for SMB IT leaders, with a 5-minute checklist to self-qualify.

Article Cyvatar Blog 6-min read
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