Businesses need to step up cybersecurity if they’re going to get ahead of ransomware
You know ransomware is on the rise, when more than 50% of businesses have fallen victim to it...
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Why businesses are still at such high risk of breach
Even though organizations have invested in security solutions, nearly half of them have had a breach in the last twelve months. When reviewing a recent global survey by the Ponemon…
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:…
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…
Why your information security needs to include business continuity management
When organizations think of information security, they don’t necessarily think business continuity management (BCM) as being a part of it. Some security executives think the same as well, and this…
Study shows that security and business objectives are really not that different
When companies average a cyberattack per month that costs them about $3.5 million per year in recovery costs, it’s safe to say that businesses are looking to reduce those costs.…
How businesses can use cybersecurity megatrends to improve
When looking at the recently released 2016 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the takeaways for businesses are more than only the information on…
SMBs need to get started with cybersecurity before it’s too late
With more than 50% of SMBs experiencing breach in the past 12 months (Ponemon Institute), there’s a clear message for all businesses: No one is exempt from being a target…
CEOs can do something about rising data breach costs
What should business executives know about the recent Cost of a Data Breach study sponsored by IBM and conducted by the Ponemon Institute? The first takeaway to stand out is…
