What to Expect During a SOX Compliance Audit

What to Expect During a SOX Compliance Audit

In 2002, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) created the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) due to major corporate scandals at the time involving companies such as Enron and WorldCom (neither of which exist any longer as a result of said scandals). Passed by Congress with hopes of deterring corporate fraud, ... Read More
How To Identify Security Vulnerabilities: 5 Tips to Keep Your Network Secure

How To Identify Security Vulnerabilities: 5 Tips to Keep Your Network Secure

Even though cybersecurity is a top priority for many companies, only five percent of the average company’s data is adequately protected. To correct this, you need to plug the security vulnerabilities in your company’s policies ... Read More
3 Ways to Mitigate the Human Factors of Cyber Security

3 Ways to Mitigate the Human Factors of Cyber Security

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Before diving into how to mitigate the human factors of cybersecurity, perhaps it is best to understand what the term actually represents. The human factors of cybersecurity represent the actions or events when human error results in a successful hack or data breach. Now, you may have the impression that ... Read More
Enterprise Ransomware Protection: Essential Tips and Tools

Enterprise Ransomware Protection: Essential Tips and Tools

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Does your enterprise have a spare half million dollars to spend recovering from a ransomware attack? Maybe, but I’m sure your board would prefer to spend that cash elsewhere.  The average cost of a ransomware breach in 2022 is around half a million bucks, according to research by IBM. The ... Read More
Cybersecurity Posture Assessment: What Is It & How to Conduct One

Cybersecurity Posture Assessment: What Is It & How to Conduct One

If a sophisticated hacker targeted your organization tomorrow, how prepared are you to prevent, detect, or recover from that breach?  Without a solid understanding of your current cybersecurity systems, weaknesses, and maturity level, you will struggle to respond to a breach promptly, let alone prevent one altogether. Fortunately, understanding your ... Read More
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5 Places Ransomware and Malware Can Hide That You May Never Check

| | Cybersecurity
While many cybercriminals execute data breaches and attacks in a matter of hours or less, others prefer a long-haul approach to harvesting sensitive and protected information over time. The recent surge in social engineering and advanced persistent threats (APTs), ransomware, and other sophisticated cybercrime is an indicator that unknown viruses and ... Read More
9 Internal Data Breach Examples to Learn From

9 Internal Data Breach Examples to Learn From

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In the past year, 82% of data breaches involved the human element, according to Verizon. From disgruntled employees committing sabotage to innocent mistakes, humans are one of your organization's greatest information security risks. In fact, a shocking amount of high-profile data breaches in recent years have occurred because of employee ... Read More

CSO vs. CISO

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The 8 Top BYOD Security Risks (and How to Mitigate Them)

The 8 Top BYOD Security Risks (and How to Mitigate Them)

| | Cybersecurity
Nearly everyone has a smartphone and a laptop these days. With large portions of the workforce taking on hybrid or fully remote positions, many are using these devices to complete their work and access company data. This practice can save your organization when it comes to hardware costs… but is ... Read More

A Beginner’s Guide to PCI Compliance

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Data breaches only happen to the giants. Businesses like Sony, Home Depot, and Target have had their challenges with cardholder data theft, but smaller businesses aren’t worth a hacker’s trouble… right?  Not exactly.  In this blog post, you'll learn how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are just as vulnerable to ... Read More