Solutions: Program & Policy Development

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Securing Your Future with a Virtual CISO

Michelle Drolet

The enterprise is facing a dangerous combination of mounting cybersecurity threats of increasing subtlety, and a widening gap in the skills required to identify and combat them. Having someone that knows how to lead the charge in identifying and analyzing threats, creating strategic security plans and ensuring compliance, requires the right level of expertise. Many

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Google running late to the enterprise mobility party

Michelle Drolet

Is Android secure enough for the enterprise? Android has a bad reputation when it comes to security, which is unfortunate because it’s the biggest mobile platform around in terms of market share. Gartner says Android claimed 80.7% of the worldwide smartphone market in 2014. We know that the BYOD trend has sparked a dramatic rise in personal mobile

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7 security threats that go ignored too often

Michelle Drolet

From unencrypted email to open Wi-Fi to faulty firewalls, some of the most common security threats could easily give away the entire farm. More threats emerge for IT departments every year. Cybersecurity is increasingly challenging as attacks get more sophisticated. But many core basics are still being ignored. Verizon’s 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report put

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Known vulnerabilities pose biggest IT security threats

Michelle Drolet

Cyber risk report cites server misconfigurations as the No. 1 vulnerability. It’s often said, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” And that appears to be the case in the world of cybersecurity where hackers most often exploit known vulnerabilities to gain access to private computer files, according to HP’s 2015 Cyber Risk Report. Maintaining strong computer security,

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Throw your vendor under the bus? Not quite so fast

Michelle Drolet

  Tips for your third-party risk management program “Home Depot said the crooks initially broke in using credentials stolen from a third-party vendor […] Recall that the Target breach also started with a hacked vendor…” — Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security In everyday business, a complex set of external relationships is commonplace. Services, infrastructure, and

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How to keep cybercriminals out of your apps

Michelle Drolet

Four ways to implement and maintain security testing. Cybercriminals had a fantastic time in 2014 – breaching major retailers such as Home Depot and Kmart, major financial institutions (notably JPMorgan Chase), and a slew of smaller companies. Indeed, cybercrimes are growing more common, more costly, and taking longer to resolve. Those are among the key findings

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3 Minute 39 Second Read

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Data Privacy Alert Vol 13.81 – Massive breach at health care company Anthem Inc.

Michelle Drolet

Anthem, the nation’s second-largest health insurance company, is the latest target of a security breach. Eighty million customers, including the company’s own CEO, are at risk of having their personal information stolen. VPC SAN FRANCISCO – As many as 80 million customers of the nation’s second-largest health insurance company, Anthem Inc., have had their account information

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Data Privacy Alert Vol 13.80 – CES 2015 Trends that Can Impact Data and Privacy

Michelle Drolet

As the International Consumer Electronice Show (CES) 2015 brings forth the next generation of devices to watch out for, it also opens issues of digital security. While new technologies and devices are always interesting, they also have the potential to burn consumers and vendors with risks to security and privacy. With these in mind, we picked

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The Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Michelle Drolet

The information security profession, which evolved largely in reaction to threats, is now paying the price of an entire “missing generation.” Companies are challenged finding pros with the combination of business and technical savvy that is needed to combat growing threats. Compounding this problem, educational institutions are not graduating enough students with the necessary skills

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