McDonald's has just recently suffered a data breach, proving once again that gaps in security can exist for companies of any size. This incident is a great reminder to reassess your company’s cybersecurity efforts and check compliance against all relevant industry standards and regulations. The Data...
Last week, a massive cyberattack on the United States was announced, triggering U.S. national security meetings and mild panic among citizens. Experts are calling this one of the most sophisticated and large scale attacks seen in years. More details have come to light, but much...
New Orleans State of Emergency This past Friday, the city of New Orleans declared a state of emergency due to a cybersecurity attack. The declaration led to the complete shutdown of all city servers and computers, effectively impacting city services such as police, emergency medical services,...
The Grid Cyberattack New details have been released on a cyberattack on the U.S. electric grid. In this case, an unnamed utility in the western United States fell victim to an attack that exploited a vulnerability in their firewall. This attack caused repeated reboots, which resulted...
The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence in Security Artificial intelligence (AI) being used for cybersecurity is a dream come true to most professionals in the security and risk management field. We’ve seen promises of robots and machines that can analyze data and mimic human learning since the...
Cybersecurity Training for Members of the House of Representatives In an attempt to improve government cybersecurity, new legislation was proposed that would require all House Members to participate in annual cybersecurity and information security training. This is already a requirement of House officers and employees, but...
Reduce Cybersecurity Risks With Password Security Cybersecurity and knowing the related risks are essential to any company trying to succeed today. Many disregard cybersecurity and data breaches as problems for IT, but the impact of a breach is felt across your entire organization in disruptions to...
The it of IT Risk Management This week we’re discussing IT risk management, a topic that is never really complete and should always be part of the conversation at your place of business. At its most basic level, IT risk management is applying risk management methods...
IT Compliance Management IT compliance management can be difficult for many organizations that don’t understand the requirements of cyber data, especially when you have to consider standards such as SOX, NERC CIP, PCI DSS, GLBA, etc. Today, let’s discuss IT compliance management and its importance within...
Top 5 Risks in Manufacturing When risks aren’t managed correctly, we often see the negative results plastered on the news and across social media. Delays, breaches, and quality issues are all prevalent in the manufacturing industry today. The key to preventing these issues in your organization...