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 of this reality. Recent surveys have shown that one of the reasons for slow adoption of the cloud includes security…
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 compliance, but they are not able to sustain compliance long-term making compliance alone ineffective for security…
The recently disclosed Gemalto breach brings heightened concerns to security professionals and organizations alike. According to the published report by The Intercept, Gemalto (a company that operates in 85 countries and has more than 40 manufacturing facilities) was breached by U.S. and U.K. intelligence agencies in 2010.
The second biggest health insurer in the US, Anthem Inc., suffered a data breach that affected 78.8 million individuals. This is only one of the latest breaches to affect a healthcare provider and is a sign to the industry that something needs to change when it comes to security.
With the mega breaches from 2014 and the recent Sony breach, there’s been a huge wake up call for organizations to take risk management seriously. Steps in the right direction are being made, but there’s still a lot more that can be done. Some additional steps executives and security leaders can take…