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In recent weeks, the security news has been dominated by announcements of data breaches resulting from Point of Sale (PoS) malware present on payment processing terminals. All 350 North American Eddie Bauer retail locations and 20...
You’ve likely heard your fair share of mortifying headlines involving IT vendor management. Many of the highly publicized breaches in the last several years occurred simply because the companies did not follow basic best practices for IT...
A number of leading torrent websites have gone offline recently, drawing attention again to the use of torrents to share copyrighted material. But the absence of these sites doesn’t mean torrents have stopped. Torrenting is a peer-to-peer...
Organizations today aren’t single entities—they are interconnected networks of third parties. And while third party relations are critical for success in most businesses, they also leave data more vulnerable to exposure from bad actors....
There have been a number of large healthcare breaches in recent years. In fact, the Washington Post called 2015 the “year of the health-care attack.” This chart, accessed from Modern Healthcare, represents 11 of the largest healthcare...
Even with every safeguard in place, it’s simply impossible to avoid all cybersecurity breaches. That being said, there are things you can do to lower the chance of a catastrophic one happening in your organization. By looking at a few...
What is an Information Security Management System (ISMS)?
An information security management system (ISMS) is a structured approach used to better manage your company’s most critical data and information. It can be achieved by adopting an...
If you’re looking for some thought leadership in the information security space, searching #cybersecurity on Twitter isn’t going to give you clear advice or direction.
