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 their data from…
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 puts companies and their data at great risk. Why the challenge and how can organizations change their infosec posture for the better? Let’s take a look…
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 not met. In fact, discussion in favor of C-Suite and overall business involvement on risk management matters has been widely voiced by industry experts; yet a streamlined communication process for security is still in the works for enterprises.
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 Standards Council, security experts debate its effectiveness…
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…