Bite Size Security Blog
Keep your business secure with the latest cybersecurity and information security news from NCX Group. Our team of experts provides you with analysis and insights on potential threats to help protect your enterprise.
Get informed and stay safe with NCX Group.
Bite Size Security Blog
Keep your business secure with the latest cybersecurity and information security news from NCX Group. Our team of experts provides you with analysis and insights on potential threats to help protect your enterprise.
Get informed and stay safe with NCX Group.
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Business leaders aren’t as interested in cybersecurity as they should be
Although it seems the business leaders are onboard with cybersecurity as a business process, the recent US State of Cybercrime Survey reveals otherwise…
Healthcare organizations don’t have eyes on their network security vulnerabilities
A recent KPMG report found that many healthcare organizations are not collecting data on attacks nor are they managing them effectively and might be underreporting the actual number of breaches. These findings are of great concern when the number of cyber-attacks directed at healthcare organizations is increasing.
The problem with virtualization breach costs when security pros don’t prepare
A recent report by Kaspersky Lab finds that the recovery costs for a security incident involving virtual machines double compared to costs of a traditional environment. The reasons for the higher costs involve erroneous assumptions by security professionals managing those virtual environments…
Fundamental data security takeaways from the Ashley Madison breach
When it comes to the Ashely Madison breach, business executives have a lot to learn about the dangers of breach to their enterprise and how important data security is to their overall operations…
4 ways to improve cloud information security
Taking advantage of the enterprise operations benefits that come with the cloud doesn’t have to come at a price. A look at practical information security steps helps businesses to overcome the security obstacles that continue to hinder cloud adoption…
Information security continues to lose against hackers
Year after year, it becomes quite clear how valuable sensitive data; an organization’s network and systems; remote device access and control are to hackers. The move to a connected online world has made businesses of all types targets. This is why information security and risk management are so important, but right now the good guys are losing…
Code Blue – Healthcare information security on life support
More than one study reveal the trouble the healthcare industry continues having when it comes to information security and taking threats seriously. A brief outline of the different findings (from three separate surveys) can help to spotlight some of the issues at hand.
Security research shows that exec’s are comfortably numb
When 59% of board members rate their organization’s cybersecurity governance practices as very effective, but only 18% of security pros believe the same to be true there is a problem…
The hidden OPM breach security lessons CEOs need to know about
A look at the information still circulating about the OPM breach incident helps CEOs to see the bigger issues with a breach when the right risk management measures aren’t in place…
CEO and CIO security lessons from the Hacking Team breach incident
What business and security executives can learn from the Hacking Team breach varies enormously. From realizing that a product you use could not be securing your network and business, to companies buying zero-day vulnerabilities and using exploits to gather data…
Critical infrastructure industry execs overconfident in their ability to detect breach
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 Control Systems Today” show otherwise…
5 ways CEOs can keep security in check and breaches at bay
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…
What are organization CEOs and CIOs doing about infosec while hackers are hard at work?
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?
Security learning lessons from the IRS breach
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 a different nature, the data taken was the same in its value, as were the reasons for the successful breach. What can organizations learn from it to improve their security?
The status of breach costs and how your data security posture makes a difference
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 separate from the business process…
Essential security lessons from the CareFirst 1.1 million data breach
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% of companies don’t even use security event management to detect breach activity.
Study reveals a change for healthcare data security threats and a continued need for improvement
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…
Business data security continues to face challenges
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…
Actionable tips to create a seamless communication on security matters within the enterprise
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.
Security experts discuss the recent PCI penetration test guidance
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…
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