On June 30th, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a set of national priorities in a document titled ‘Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism National Priorities.’ These priorities are aligned with the 2018 and 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and...
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...
Earlier this month, a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida experienced a cyber breach that threatened the lives of thousands of residents. A program that was designed to help the water treatment operators with treatment systems provided a point of entry for a hacker. The...
Where Do Climate Change and Risk Management Meet? In today’s setting, it is not only a good moral decision to protect the environment, but a risk-conscious decision as well. Climate change is the catalyst for immeasurable risks such as increasing the frequency and severity of natural...
Changes in Workforce Flexibility The workplace has changed more in the last few years than the last two decades combined, especially in terms of flexibility. Only a fraction of the US workforce had access to remote work in 1985. Today, around two-thirds of American workers spend at...
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act? The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) exists to provide California residents with more control over their data and information on how it is being used. For businesses, this means policies must adapt so that customer data is readily available...
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...
RiskWatch 360 product line now serving compliance risk assessment needs for the healthcare, physical security, credit union, banking, PCI, information systems and energy industries Sarasota, FL, June 18th, 2013 – RiskWatch International, LLC., today announced the expansion of its flagship Risk Assessment Software Solution: RiskWatch 360...
New regulations and threats to businesses, combined with new user habits have led to more tailored SaaS solutions from the 20-Year risk assessment solutions provider. Sarasota, FL, June 6th, 2013 – RiskWatch International, LLC., today announced the addition of 4 new product lines to their risk...