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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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Critical infrastructure industry execs overconfident in their ability to detect breach

July 6, 2015

Even though ICS executives are confident in their breach detection abilities (as revealed in a recent Tripwire survey), industry reports such as the SANS Institute's "The State of Security in…

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5 ways CEOs can keep security in check and breaches at bay

June 26, 2015

There are deeper lessons CEOs and C-level executives can take from the reoccurring breach incidents they see on the news to improve their security posture...

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What are organization CEOs and CIOs doing about infosec while hackers are hard at work?

June 16, 2015

With the IRS breach and now the US Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) breach, one has to wonder. Is this just bad luck or bad security?

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Security learning lessons from the IRS breach

June 10, 2015

Another major breach hits the headlines, one that affects 100,000 people. This time it’s not a bank or a healthcare organization, it’s the IRS. Even though the organization is of…

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The status of breach costs and how your data security posture makes a difference

June 2, 2015

The Cost of Data Breach Study reveals what CEOs can expect when it comes to data breach costs and how information security can reduce those costs when it doesn't remain…

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Essential security lessons from the CareFirst 1.1 million data breach

May 26, 2015

What lessons can the organization take from yet another successful data breach? For starters, you can’t prevent an attack if you can’t detect it. Our own research shows that 85%…

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Study reveals a change for healthcare data security threats and a continued need for improvement

May 19, 2015

Insider negligence is no longer the biggest reason for healthcare breaches. The Study on Privacy and Security of Healthcare Data reveals many more security threats healthcare providers need to protect…

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Business data security continues to face challenges

May 12, 2015

While security threats and breaches grow, the same can't be said with business data security preparedness. Risk management is still a challenge for organizations; the disparity between preparedness and attacks…

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Actionable tips to create a seamless communication on security matters within the enterprise

May 4, 2015

In an organization it is very important for the IT team and business to be in alignment on data security. Unfortunately, for lack of communication, many times this need is…

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Security experts discuss the recent PCI penetration test guidance

March 31, 2015

Following the numerous retail breaches, more and more discussion has taken place regarding security and PCI compliance and guidance. Although a new guidance has come about from the PCI Security…

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Why security concerns continue to be a huge barrier to cloud adoption

March 24, 2015

The benefits for business in an increasingly connected world are many, but with those benefits there are also multiple security concerns. The adoption of the cloud is a perfect example…

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Verizon Report shows that PCI Compliance alone doesn’t work

March 17, 2015

Verizon’s 2015 PCI Compliance Report shows some good news and bad news regarding businesses and PCI compliance. One of the most important findings is that more organizations are meeting full…

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