Two ways to minimize your holiday cybersecurity risks
Two practical tips and easy steps businesses can take to minimize cybersecurity holiday risks.
3 growing cyber threats for businesses in 2017
As a new year heads our way, it is important to evaluate what types of cyber threats to expect so that you can prepare. Even though 2017 won’t come without its surprises; there’s a lot businesses can learn from 2016. The types of breaches and cyberattacks that took place can help any business, no matter the industry, to start making improved cybersecurity plans for 2017.
Cybersecurity to Sr Leadership: Lead, follow or get out of my way
With an increase in the number of breaches, one would expect more involvement in the cybersecurity process by the board and senior leadership, but from Ponemon Institute’s Fourth Annual Study: Is Your Company Ready for a Big Data Breach?, the reality is quite different.
The board of directors are missing the mark when it comes to cybersecurity
There’s always a lot of talk about the board and cybersecurity. This topic is important because without the board’s approval, organizations can’t take the necessary steps to improve cybersecurity. As time passes and mega breaches keep popping up, like the recent Yahoo mega breach, the board does seem to be getting more interested in cybersecurity. However, the question remains, what’s the board’s cybersecurity ‘why’?
Overconfidence in breach detection puts all businesses at risk
A little over a year ago Tripwire conducted a study that showed energy sector IT professionals were overconfident in their ability to detect breach. Unfortunately, this overconfidence persists. This year’s Tripwire study showed that 72% of energy IT pros believe they could detect configuration changes to endpoint devices on their organization’s network within the hour.