How to start planning for disaster recovery
There is a famous quote I often think about at 3am on a Sunday morning as I am working with a client to recover from a large-scale cybersecurity incident: “Fail to prepare, …
How can businesses decrease cyber insurance premiums while maintaining coverage?
In 2022, significant geopolitical developments have led to equally significant changes within the cyber insurance market. In this Help Net Security video, Chris Denbigh-White, …
LastPass says attackers got users’ info and password vault data
The August 2022 LastPass breach has resulted in potentially catastrophic consequences for the company and some of its users: attackers have made off with unencrypted customer …
CISO roles continue to expand beyond technical expertise
Marlin Hawk has tracked and analyzed the profiles of 470 CISOs year-over-year to understand the changing dynamics in this critical leadership position. The research shows the …
Make sure your company is prepared for the holiday hacking season
We’re coming to that time of the year when employees are excited about the holidays and taking time off to be with their loved ones. But while employees are preparing for some …
5 tips for building a culture of cybersecurity accountability
In this Help Net Security video, Corey Nachreiner, CSO at WatchGuard, talks about how effective cybersecurity often boils down to doing the basics: patching, updating, and …
3 major threat detection methods explained
The importance of threat detection cannot be overstated. A recent Verizon study revealed that the top discovery method (more than 50%) for breaches is in fact disclosure by …
How companies can avoid costly data breaches
IBM found that it takes on average 277 days to discover a security breach and costs businesses an average of $4.35 million per breach. Moreover, the time-to-discovery can …
Preventing a ransomware attack with intelligence: Strategies for CISOs
Bad news first: Ransomware isn’t going anywhere. The good news? The right intelligence can help organizations dramatically reduce risk surrounding a cyber extortion event. In …
7 reasons why you must embed trust into the core of your business
As organizational trust becomes a top priority for companies of all sizes and industries, a new OneTrust report highlights seven key industry trends relevant to privacy, …
5 free resources from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. CISA is in charge of enhancing cybersecurity and …
Cybersecurity implications of using public cloud platforms
According to a recent Node4 report, IT managers have a generally positive view of public cloud platforms. Half of the respondents said that, despite benefits, they have had to …
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