Two ways to minimize your holiday cybersecurity risks
Two practical tips and easy steps businesses can take to minimize cybersecurity holiday risks.
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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…
Cybersecurity in 2017 starts with a 3 step to do list
Findings from a cybersecurity survey by Kaspersky Lab makes clear areas that continue to be a challenge for businesses when it comes to their organization’s state of security. From these…
Study finds most businesses won’t recover from a cyberattack
IBM and the Ponemon Institute study finds that 66% of organizations won't recover from a cyberattack. Even though the study focuses on business resilience following a cyberattack, when you look…
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:…
Election hacking concerns aren’t the only indication of the IoT security problem
When it comes to cybersecurity it’s obvious how important it is with the increasing number of IoT devices like voting machines, medical devices, and even devices that we may think…
CTO and CIO challenges make it hard to get security on track
There are a number of headaches that IT executives, such as CTOs and CIOs, face in any type of business, including financial services companies. The things that keep these executives…
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…
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…
Vulnerabilities continue to leave the door open to insider threat and more
The number of vulnerabilities that organizations can confront are so many that if you’re not in the business of security or dealing with security matters, it can come as a…
