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?
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…