Cybersecurity on a Budget: Free and low-budget security tools to protect against cyber-attacks

The economic impact created by COVID-19 has put downward pressure on non-discretionary spending areas like cybersecurity. With the continued evolution of threats and the increasing need for organizations to be cyber-resilient, it is expedient for businesses to leverage low-budget cybersecurity tools to keep protecting their organizations. While most tools out there can be expensive, the open-source and low-budget tools discussed in this book can save money and provide a solution that meets the organization security needs. This book will cover the top opensource and low-budget cybersecurity tools for the following security controls: - Asset Inventory Management- Continuous Vulnerability Management- Manage Administrative Privileges- Establish Secure Configuration for Endpoints- Maintain, Monitor, and Analyze Audit LogsIt is important to slowly examine each of the tools to determine which fits the requirement. You may have to try a few of them out, experiment with them, compare the features offered, and the cost of each solution to know the best one available and suited for your organizational need