The importance of data security in today’s widely connected business landscape cannot be ignored. This article explores just how much data breaches truly cost and how to prevent them. With an increase in threats to compliance and the growing number of security breaches, many business leaders, like you, wonder about the real costs of cybercrime. Most…
Cybersecurity crimes and data breaches are on the rise, and it is estimated that these crimes will cost $6 Trillion annually by 2021. Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are more likely to fall victim. Oftentimes, SMBs don’t think they are large enough to be targets and lack the proper technology and processes to protect their network….
It is rare that organizations are happy with their security policies. Many will admit to not even having one. To be effective, a security policy should be consistent, relevant, and useable. Armed with the following information, your organization can either create your first computer network security policy or beef up what you already have. Computer…
Employees are the drivers of success and innovation at any company; therefore, many businesses have restructured to increase collaboration and make sharing easier than ever. While collaboration is important, many organizations have not put in appropriate detection and response data security controls to make sure data is never at risk. Instead, they simply trust employees…
When you think of insider threats as part of your IT security strategy, you likely focus on preventing rogue employees from performing malicious attacks or restricting their ability to steal precious data. What if, instead, these employees have no malintent, but represent insider threats due to either ignorance or negligence? What can be done? Both…
Potential network attacks, platform vulnerabilities, and misconfiguration issues are serious threats to organizations big and small -especially those that possess private, confidential, or proprietary data. While there are various threat management technologies available, these tools should not be an end-all-be-all solution to network security. Technology aimed at network security can provide comprehensive security coverage, as…
The number of data breaches in the healthcare industry is growing exponentially, and the breaches are becoming more severe. This phenomenon can be attributed to the increased black-market resale value for stolen medical records and personal health information (PHI), as well as the sophistication of cybercriminals. As a result of these risks and of all the HIPAA…
A main concern among the tech world is security. This should not come as a shock. With the number of data breaches and privacy violations on the rise each year, it is clear that a focus on cybersecurity is long overdue. In the healthcare industry alone, almost 32 million patient records were breached in the…
