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The real reason why organizations aren’t hiring CISOs

Maria Florio May 24, 2016 No Comments

If you keep an eye out on the latest infosec news, you’re most likely aware of the talk around CISOs and the gap organizations have in filling the position. One…

Executive overconfidence in cybersecurity puts everyone at risk

Maria Florio April 12, 2016 No Comments

A recent Tripwire study, conducted by Dimensional Research, in the energy sector revealed the recurring theme of overconfidence, which is pretty scary when you look at what else the study…

Security and the Mushroom Principle

Maria Florio March 29, 2016 No Comments

A recent Ponemon study sheds light on part of the challenges for CEOs and their organizations in taking the right security steps to protect their enterprise. It starts with CEOs…

Study finds businesses continue to struggle with the importance of security

Maria Florio March 8, 2016 No Comments

A recent study by industry experts reveal that 82% of cybersecurity and information security pros report that their board of directors is concerned or very concerned about cybersecurity, but only…

3 things every security executive should be doing to get ahead of cyber threats

Maria Florio February 16, 2016 No Comments

In 2014 the cost of breach increased by 15%, in 2015 by 23%, which means we can expect it to increase in 2016; also, let's not forget Gartner’s expectations of…

Half of security pros need a reality check

Maria Florio November 3, 2015 No Comments

If half of IT security pros don’t believe they are targets for attack, it’s no wonder that risk management isn’t a priority for organizations. A recent report from the Ponemon…

Why BYOD security programs aren’t working

Maria Florio October 27, 2015 No Comments

Mobile devices continue to grow in use within the workplace, as do the vulnerabilities they bring with them, and it seems CIOs continue to have a challenge with the security…

The problem with virtualization breach costs when security pros don’t prepare

Maria Florio September 2, 2015 No Comments

A recent report by Kaspersky Lab finds that the recovery costs for a security incident involving virtual machines double compared to costs of a traditional environment. The reasons for the…

Fundamental data security takeaways from the Ashley Madison breach

Maria Florio August 25, 2015 No Comments

When it comes to the Ashely Madison breach, business executives have a lot to learn about the dangers of breach to their enterprise and how important data security is to…

4 ways to improve cloud information security

Maria Florio August 18, 2015 No Comments

Taking advantage of the enterprise operations benefits that come with the cloud doesn't have to come at a price. A look at practical information security steps helps businesses to overcome…

Tag: risk management

The real reason why organizations aren’t hiring CISOs

Executive overconfidence in cybersecurity puts everyone at risk

Security and the Mushroom Principle

Study finds businesses continue to struggle with the importance of security

3 things every security executive should be doing to get ahead of cyber threats

Half of security pros need a reality check

Why BYOD security programs aren’t working

The problem with virtualization breach costs when security pros don’t prepare

Fundamental data security takeaways from the Ashley Madison breach

4 ways to improve cloud information security

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