Solutions: Best Practices

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5 tips for better cloud security

Michelle Drolet

As cloud adoption soars to new heights, security standards have failed to keep pace. Organizations need to start taking responsibility for their own cloud security and these five practical tips will help. There’s no doubt that widespread adoption of the cloud has enabled collaboration on a much greater scale, driving innovation and creativity. Distributed workforces

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8 Security Strategies for Unmanaged Devices

Michelle Drolet

Click Here to Watch the Webinar Now > View the Presentation >   About the Webinar Enterprises face an exploding number of unmanaged and IoT devices on their networks, and cyber attacks are increasingly targeting these vulnerable devices. Join Armis and Towerwall to learn about 8 ways that you can secure your enterprise from these

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The GDPR is a Journey, Not a Destination

Michelle Drolet

Make sure you understand the need to operationalize data management and security. There has been a widespread rush to get organized and compliant in time for the May 25 deadline when the EU data privacy law General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect. Little wonder when you consider what non-compliance with the GDPR could cost you —

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5 Tips to Help you Block Ransomware

Michelle Drolet

Learn about best practices to combat the threat of ransomware There have been some seriously nasty ransomware attacks in the last few years. From Petya to Wannacry to the SamSam attack on health record company Allscripts just last month, ransomware has been wreaking havoc across the world. Global ransomware damages exceeded $5 billion last year, up from $325 million in

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The Cost of a Data Breach in 2018

Michelle Drolet

58 data records are stolen every second at an average cost of $141 each. Trading in intellectual property and personal data is so widespread that someone invented a calculator that can estimate the potential harm to your own business. Nearly 5 million data records are lost or stolen worldwide every single day, according to the

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What NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework Can Do for You

Michelle Drolet

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) provides a set of computer security policies and guidelines for how organizations can assess and improve their ability to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber-attacks.

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Ransomware is only getting worse. How do you prepare for it?

Michelle Drolet

Ransomware-as-a-service, help desks, third parties — all point to a mature yet illegal enterprise undergoing serious growth. Here are tips to protect yourself and your company. Ransomware is big business. Over the last few years we’ve observed the steady rise of ransomware, with some trepidation. It is fast becoming a multi-billion dollar business, and it’s

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5 Information Security Trends for 2016

Michelle Drolet

Online security trends continue to evolve. This year, online extortion will become more prevalent. We also expect that at least one consumer-grade IoT smart device failure will be lethal.  Ransomware will make further inroads, since the majority go unreported. China will drive mobile malware growth to 20M, and cybercrime legislation will take a significant step

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10 Things I Know About Business Security

Michelle Drolet

10. Everything is connected. As the Internet of Things adds more and more devices to our networks, it creates more doors and windows for cyber criminals. Keep them locked. 9. Ransomware is on the rise. If you don’t want to end up paying to access your own data, then make sure that you protect it

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Building malware defenses: Control email, web browsers, and ports

Michelle Drolet

Another staple in a series examining the Center for Internet Security’s best practices. Our last article looked at applying Critical Security Controls 4, 5, and 6 to your organization, covering vulnerability assessment, administrative privileges, and audit logs. Now it’s time to move on to CSCs 7, 8, and 9. Email programs and web browsers are

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