The numbers don’t lie when it comes to breach
If you think breach can’t happen to you, this idea is probably fading quickly. Especially, when you review the number of breaches and types of companies breached. In 2016 alone, more than four billion data records were stolen.
Looking back at cybersecurity helps businesses to move forward
One of the best ways to find your starting point with cybersecurity in 2017, what role business executives play, and identifying any repetitive patterns in the way cybercriminals target and attempt to take data from a business is by reviewing what has happened.
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.
Effective data breach preparedness is still a long ways away
Even though organizations know about the importance of data breach preparedness with 86% of companies having a data breach response plan in 2016 versus 61% in 2013, a recent study by the Ponemon Institute shows that they’re far from implementing their plans in a way that helps them weather the storm if breach happens.