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Cyber Risk for Business Leaders

Bite Size Security is a short-form article series focused on how cyber risk affects business decisions, operations, insurance, and value. Each piece delivers concise, business-first perspective for CEOs, CFOs, and executives who want clarity without technical detail.

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How security affects three of the most important business KPIs

August 23, 2016

When talking about cybersecurity, highlights tend to be about breaches, costs, and different methods businesses can apply to contain and reduce both; but what about measuring security from a business…

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Study shows that security and business objectives are really not that different

August 16, 2016

When companies average a cyberattack per month that costs them about $3.5 million per year in recovery costs, it’s safe to say that businesses are looking to reduce those costs.…

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#BHUSA Takeaway: Let’s talk about where your cybersecurity dollars are going

August 9, 2016

Last week at Black Hat, Las Vegas, a lot of important cybersecurity topics came about. One that is worth mentioning is how organizations can’t stop spending on cybersecurity in favor…

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How businesses can use cybersecurity megatrends to improve

August 2, 2016

When looking at the recently released 2016 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the takeaways for businesses are more than only the information on…

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SMBs need to get started with cybersecurity before it’s too late

July 26, 2016

With more than 50% of SMBs experiencing breach in the past 12 months (Ponemon Institute), there’s a clear message for all businesses: No one is exempt from being a target…

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A major key to improving data risk management

July 19, 2016

Lack of visibility of data assets continues to be a problem within the enterprise. A recent survey by the IRM reveals that two thirds of businesses still don’t know the…

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Fixing information security to effectively battle risks

July 12, 2016

Cybersecurity spending continues to grow. Gartner predicts spending to go from $75.4 billion to $101 billion by 2018. However, research also shows that organizations aren’t effectively investing their cybersecurity spending...

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A simple solution to incident response times and rising business costs

July 5, 2016

The Business Continuity Institute recently reported that two thirds of organizations surveyed had experienced at least one cyber incident in the past twelve months and that 15% had experienced at…

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The secret solution to ransomware that nobody’s talking about

June 28, 2016

There’s been a lot of talk around ransomware lately and for good reason; but of the solutions provided to this growing threat, there's one that is going ignored (even though…

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CEOs can do something about rising data breach costs

June 21, 2016

What should business executives know about the recent Cost of a Data Breach study sponsored by IBM and conducted by the Ponemon Institute? The first takeaway to stand out is…

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Why businesses will fail if they don’t learn to adapt with information security

June 16, 2016

Different roles within a business require different skillsets; and for the longest time the CIO’s role entailed technology only, or at the very least, it was viewed as a tech…

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Is Your Healthcare Business Adhering to HIPAA Regulations?

June 8, 2016

Industry studies have found that healthcare organizations are still not prepared for breach; but when it comes to meeting HIPAA compliance they can't opt out. One of the areas of…

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