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What Is the True Cost of a Health Care Data Breach?

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The health care industry has remained the top data breach target for eleven years in a row. Highly sensitive and personally identifiable information (PII) held by health care systems is an attractive target. After all, it contains all the information used for identity theft. In addition, that data may be stored on less secure networks […]

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What Is Data Protection and Why Does it Matter?

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Data is at the center of business. For many organizations, digital adoption drives strategy. Data is essential to meeting customer needs, responding to sudden market shifts and unforeseen events. That’s why data protection should be on your mind. Enterprises generate large amounts of data from multiple sources. The sheer volume and detail of enterprise data […]

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What Is Customer Identity Access Management (CIAM)?

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Customer identity access management (CIAM) solutions enable companies to manage more than just customer information. CIAM makes it possible to manage data-sharing consent, self-service customer registration, account management, single sign-on and multi-factor authentication (MFA) across channels (mobile, web, apps, etc.). So, what exactly is it? And how does it work? CIAM is a method of […]

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What Is a Botnet Attack? A Guide for Security Professionals

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What is a botnet attack, and how do you stop one? A botnet (derived from ‘robot network’) is a large group of malware-infected internet-connected devices and computers controlled by a single operator. Attackers use these compromised devices to launch large-scale attacks to disrupt services, steal credentials and gain unauthorized access to critical systems. The botnet […]

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How to Avoid Smishing Attacks Targeting Subscription Service Users

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If you’re anything like me, you used delivery more during the pandemic than before. Both getting food brought to my door and meal kit boxes mean people don’t have to mask up and go out to the grocery store. But threat actors know that, too. Recent scams take advantage of people signing up for more […]

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Cybersecurity for Healthcare: Addressing Medical Image Privacy

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Medical imaging devices have greatly improved patient care and become a critical part of modern medical treatment. But, these devices weren’t always connected in ways they are today. Today’s tools are digital, networked with other devices and can be reached through a computer workstation. As such, more cyber threats can pose harm. So how can […]

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Integrating Security Awareness Training Into Employee Onboarding

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Training your team on security awareness is an essential part of a successful security program. And, new employee onboarding is an optimal time to introduce your staff to your security best practices. This is in large part due to the fact that they likely won’t know your company’s protocols for secure information nor how to […]

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Learn How to Secure Personally Identifiable Information, Now

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As more work shifts to remote, organizations continue dealing with security challenges. Employees are now connecting to internal network resources from varied devices, and many may be connecting with personal devices. Working from off-site locations presents more chances for accidental and malicious data disclosure alike. Protecting personally identifiable information (PII) in difficult environments becomes ever […]

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Fix Shadow IT In Your Organization

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Shadow IT can be potentially harmful to a company’s security protection, because it exists outside a company’s typical software and service approval and audit workflows. Shadow IT refers to information technology projects, applications and software used and managed outside of—and without the knowledge of—an IT department. Employees unfamiliar with the way software works can easily […]

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Build a Culture of Holistic Risk Awareness Throughout Your Workforce

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Here are several strategies for building a culture of risk awareness throughout your workforce in such a way that workers aren’t just looking for specific threats, but are also thinking holistically about risk at all times.

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