In May of 2021, the United States experienced what many are referring to as the largest cyberattack to ever take place on an American energy system. The cyberattack left a major US oil pipeline offline for several days, causing a period of mild panic as...
The Coronavirus As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout China and the rest of the world, we’re seeing serious effects on businesses. From shuttering factories to employee death, the influence of the coronavirus (COVID-19 ) is definitely playing itself out as a worst-case scenario. However,...
Planning Security for Hurricanes Now that we’re well settled into the chaotic hurricane season of 2019, many organizations are wondering how to prepare. In the most recent example, Hurricane Barry caused major issues as it approached the U.S. and made landfall in Louisiana and continued...
What is business continuity management? A vital component of any healthy organization, business continuity management is the process of developing systems of prevention and recovery in response to potential threats a company can face. For most organizations, these threats include IT related issues, an interruption to...
Service Provider Risk and Compliance In our continuing effort to educate on the importance of risk assessment and compliance, this week we wanted to touch base on service provider risk and what you can do to help reduce it. We’ve had many customers unclear on...
The Unnecessary Torture of Security Audits From financial services to healthcare, nearly every industry gets audited for security, and no one looks forward to it. Just the thought of getting audited can generate chaos, stress and headaches to those involved. But what if I told you,...
A supplier can be defined as a person or organization that provides a product or service to a vendor. Most all organizations use suppliers to provide goods and/or services to them. Though most do it, it must be done with caution, as there is a...
We live in a society where risk is ever present and impossible to avoid, no matter what industry you are in. It is no secret that some industries tend to face higher risk than others, therefor they must take additional precautions. PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and NERC-CIP-01...
In wake of the April 2013 attack on PG&E’s Metcalf substation in San Jose, California, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop a physical security standard requiring transmission owners to identify risks posed...
As the Gulf Coast braces for Tropical storm Isaac, it's forecast that thousands could lose power. Is your data secured? If not, consider calling Riskwatch International and let us show you how you can always be secure during any emergency. What about a flood? An Earthquake?...