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6 Things to Look for in a Cyber Expert for Your Board of Directors
A board of directors (BoD) has the power to shape an organization significantly, which means it is also responsible for managing security. With the global cost of cybercrime expected to rise to $13.2 trillion by 2028, selecting a cybersecurity expert to sit on the board of directors should be a top priority for any company.
In the Crosshairs: 4 Principles for Assessing the Likelihood of a Cyberattack
You’ll learn how to assess the likelihood of a cyberattack on your business. Our goal is to help you clearly and systematically consider how susceptible you are to an attack and act on that knowledge proactively and proactively.
Preparing For the Next Wave of Data Privacy Obligations
Some things just are better together. Peanut butter and jelly. Coffee and cream. Batman and Robin. Salt and pepper. Security and privacy.
10 Password Security Best Practices
Password security is one of the easiest, cheapest, and most effective ways to strengthen cybersecurity, reduce cyber risk, and decrease costs.
How the SBOM Executive Order Helps Improve Cybersecurity
In the wake of major cyberattacks, such as December 2021’s Log4Shell, Congress and federal agencies have ramped up requirements for transparency in software supply chains. Software vendors are facing new requirements, including providing a software bill of materials, or SBOM, which can help improve cybersecurity measures.
5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
Parenting in the digital age is no easy task, especially when it comes to keeping our kids safe online. We can have a dozen strategies, cutting-edge tech tools, and the best of intentions. The internet has more!
Cybersecurity Is Too Complicated. I’m Here to Decode It.
Since I can recall, cybersecurity has been far too complicated. Why? There are a few reasons, but a big one is that cybersecurity organizations are pushing new and overly complex ideas. They often want to pave a new industry standard or appeal to a tiny subset of the population.
Demystifying GRC in Cybersecurity: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Explained
GRC helps you manage the Governance, Risk, and Compliance aspects of your business. By bringing visibility and control to your software, GRC has big implications for cybersecurity as well.
Why You Need a Cyber Expert on Your Board of Directors
Cybersecurity has been a business risk for decades. The board of directors (BoD) has a responsibility to help manage that risk, but most BoDs don’t even have a cyber expert.
Advice for Leaders—Think Like Your Adversary
How do cyber bad actors, a.k.a., our adversaries, think? Easy, like the rest of us. Well, with a slightly different optic. If you're leading an organization, you are charged with staying one step ahead of your adversaries — your data, earnings, and business future depend on it.
Understanding and Mitigating Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risks
Protecting your company from cyber threats is hard enough — so why worry about anyone else? Because of supply chains. Because of Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers. Because you hire consultants and they hire subcontractors, every one of them is a potential vulnerability.
Building a Cybersecurity Team Structure: Best Practices
Every organization has a cybersecurity team. Some teams are big, some are small. Some invest a lot in protecting their companies, while others … take risks. It all depends.
3 Big Benefits of Cybersecurity Awareness Training For Your Employees
If you run a business, you must invest in cybersecurity awareness training for your employees. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a big or small business, or whether you started up last week or have been open for years. Whatever your situation, you need a budget for cybersecurity awareness training.
Zero Trust Security Explained: Strategies for a Secure Digital Future
The world runs on trust, and cybersecurity is no different. Just as you take an elevator without worrying about it crashing, you shop online because you trust that your money and data are safe. How does that happen? Because of a cybersecurity model called zero trust.
Mastering Defense in Depth: A Comprehensive Guide for Cybersecurity
One of the hardest things about cyber is that no measure is 100% effective forever — which makes defense in depth one of the essential cybersecurity frameworks.
Cybersecurity is not Privacy
You've spent time, effort, and money building a solid cybersecurity structure for your organization. You believe you have privacy — specifically, data privacy — also covered.
Advice for Leaders—A CISO Needs to be a Leader First
Overlooking the importance of leadership can be a fatal error for an organization. Yet, in cybersecurity leadership today, leadership is often overlooked. But why?
5 Ways to Identify a Phishing Email
Phishing emails are all the rage with fraudsters! Why? Because they’re easy to make and deploy. And, unfortunately, they work. The real question is how you can identify phishing emails and stop them before they ruin your business.
5 Easy Website Security Best Practices for Small Businesses
For small businesses, a website is one of the most effective ways to promote your company and sell your products. Unfortunately, a business website is also attractive to cyber criminals.
Attack Surface Management: Strategies for Cybersecurity and Risk Reduction
In cybersecurity, attack surface management is a critical defense measure — but requires you to think like a criminal. What does that mean?
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