Cybersecurity and the C-suite

The increased spotlight on cybersecurity has required CEOs, boards of directors, and the entire C-suite to establish proper corporate governance to manage cyber security risks. This includes developing comprehensive policies, procedures, and reporting structures. Regulators expect organizations to develop and implement proper oversight and risk ownership protocols. To regulators, cybersecurity [...]

The New Currency

In the digital world we live in, information is the new currency, and that currency needs to be protected. Good cybersecurity awareness is not just for organizations and not just for governments — it’s for individuals everywhere. In a connected world, we each have a responsibility to protect ourselves and [...]

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Start ups and Cybersecurity

You may think that your startup is all but invisible to criminals due to its small size. However, according to the 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report shared by Verizon, these kinds of attacks are opportunistic. Criminals targeting startups may be banking on the fact that security measures haven’t yet been [...]

Planning Ahead

Gone are the days that cybersecurity can be relegated to the IT department; it is now a C-suite and board issue that requires corporate wide attention. By asking the right questions and following a risk-based roadmap for prevention and response, executives can better protect their companies, customers & shareholders. Some [...]

Ransomware and associated costs

When considering expenses related to ransomware demands that could possibly impact an organization, it is important to understand that related costs like: forensic specialists, negotiators, breach coaches, legal and public relations professionals may be more expensive than the actual ransom demanded. Not to mention the expenses associated with regulatory costs, [...]

2019-08-27T16:04:29-04:00Tips|

GDPR and You

GDPR Notification of a personal data breach - Not later than 72 hours after having become aware, notify the personal data breach to the supervisory authority. Here’s what you’ll need to include: describe the nature of the personal data breach including where possible, the categories and approximate number of data [...]