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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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Reducing infosec costs and breach with continuous monitoring

October 7, 2013

Do you know what happens when organizations opt to regularly monitor their networks to check the system’s security on an ongoing basis? Find three results from continuous monitoring that all…

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3 Obamacare information security challenges for healthcare

September 30, 2013

As facilities continue working on their HIPAA compliance requirements, there are more standards executives need to take into consideration and get ready for. This time what affects their everyday work…

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The state of risk-based security management

September 24, 2013

A recent study focusing on the state of risk-based security management has found that only 46 percent of IT professionals have deployed continuous monitoring. Furthermore, many organizations that spend on…

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Organizational Culture and Security

September 4, 2013

In today’s marketplace the most valuable aspect of an organization, and sometimes the only things of value, is the information created, stored, and used to serve their customers and to…

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How does your corporate culture affect information security?

September 3, 2013

The corporate culture of an organization has a huge impact on the success of your information security plan. It can help build a strong defense or make it weak and…

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Are there gaps in your data protection?

August 28, 2013

As networks expand and evolve, so do the attack vectors and the need to ensure you do not have any gaps in your network. Furthermore, virtual environments have increased due…

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3 ongoing tasks for the CIO to reduce data breach risks

August 26, 2013

Protecting your facility’s information from breach faces a good deal of challenges. In the past few months various organizations have had their data compromised, like the University of Virginia or…

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How Secure is Your Web Application?

August 21, 2013

One of the best ways to check the security of your web-based applications is to check the Open Web Security Application Project (OWASP) Top 10 List. The OWASP has been…

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How CIOs can overcome two common information security challenges

August 19, 2013

The CIO is in charge of various information security areas; this can make it challenging to ensure top security and compliance are met at all times. The challenge doesn’t arise…

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3 Things That Keep the CIO Up At Night

July 9, 2013

The CIO has big responsibilities when it comes to managing a facility’s network security and IT team. Ensuring financial or data losses do not take place are constantly in the…

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Preventing data breach and reporting after Omnibus HIPAA

May 14, 2013

The Omnibus HIPAA breach definition makes it much easier for healthcare organizations’ personal health information (PHI) to become compromised. It also specifies that when data loss or breach happens, it…

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The affects of Omnibus HIPAA on healthcare organizations and their information security

May 6, 2013

The Omnibus HIPAA affects healthcare organizations in three ways: privacy, security, and breach standard and notification; not to mention the HIPAA enforcement rule which applies the increased tiered civil monetary…

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