Tag Archives: cyber
CRAIN’S Cybersecurity Roundtable – Reasonable Security
Four Chicago-area cybersecurity experts shared their thoughts with Crain’s on the ever-changing landscape, including what organizations can do to keep their workplaces, employees and customers safe with reasonable security strategies. Read the discussion. <br><br>
Popular Cyber Attacks: Why Due Care is so Important for Reasonable Security
Popular Cyber Attacks and Due Care for Reasonable Security. As children, we enjoyed reading the many fairytales that began with, “Once upon a time.” As adults in the workplace, we regrettably read the stories of so many recent cyber attacks that start with, “Someone opened a phishing email.”
Not so fast . . . an infographic
Employees strive to be efficient. But at what cost? Lean operations can benefit, but in the right areas. Cyber security requires due care. Sometimes, offices may not have enough resources to securely operate. This requires existing staff to do much more in less time. Secure your office speed limit with these friendly reminders on how to […]
4 Important Steps to Take When Creating an Incident Response Plan
By Erik Leach, CISSP, SCFImagine coming home and finding your house broken into and some of your belongings missing. As you totter from room to room, you would probably feel anger, frustrated, disturbed and a little overwhelmed. At a vulnerable moment such as that, it probably would not be the best time to engage in […]
PCI Deadline is Fast Approaching on June 30, 2018
by Viviana Wesley PCI QSA, ISO 27001 Auditor – Managing Consultant, Governance & Compliance Services Cyber security is a moving target. The technology and policies that kept users, devices and data safe at one time are eventually compromised at some point by the growing skills of cyber criminals and technology itself. This is one of […]
Evolution of Phishing Attacks and the Billions it is Now Costing Corporations
Evolution of Phishing Attacks and the Billions it is Now Costing Corporations AUTHOR: Terry Kurzynski, CISSP, CISA, PCI QSA, ISO 27001 AUDITOR It was 23 years ago that the first Nigerian phishing attacks appeared in the inboxes of users across the world. Known today as the Nigerian 419 scams, these emails of deceit were cleverly crafted around […]
11 Insights into Cyber Insurance and How It Concerns Your Business
AUTHOR: Terry Kurzynski, CISSP, CISA, PCI QSA, ISO 27001 AUDITOR There’s digital gold in your data storage units, computers, networks, and clouds. There is also a large portion of your reputational capital, liability of multiple kinds, and quite possibly the economic viability of your enterprise. With all this at stake, protection against IT incidents and accidents is […]
Security awareness training is more important than ever.
Can’t state it often enough – Cyber security awareness training is more important than ever. Many of the incidents we respond to are caused by malware being downloaded by users. Once it’s in your network, it’s only going to propagate. It’s like a bad roach infestation.
10 Years of Malware and Threats
Again, from a Dark Reading article, Microsoft Studies 10 Years of Malware and Threats. Microsoft, in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the launch of its Trustworthy Computing Initiative, published a special edition of its Security Intelligence Report. They looked at the past 10 years and how the cyber threat landscape has evolved.