michele-johnston

SilverSky

As risks to business from cyber threats continue to grow (along with budgets), the pressure is on for cybersecurity programs and leaders to justify their spend. Here’s one way to do it. Throughout the pandemic, many businesses have dealt with the technology and logistical complexities relating to remote work, web-based ... Read More

There are many common perceptions about cybersecurity – but many are misperceptions. For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), misinformation about cybersecurity can be confusing – and sometimes risky. It’s time to set the record straight on which statements are fact and which are fiction. Fiction: Cyber criminals don’t care about ... Read More

In a tribute to Dale Carnegie, let’s explore how we can build better relationships with and keep our high-performing cybersecurity employees. Perhaps the most challenging day in an executive’s life isn’t the missed sales forecast or the angry customer call, but it’s the trusted employee that comes into your Zoom ... Read More

A Security Operations Center (SOC) is a critical cybersecurity functional group that is a crucial component to business cyber security. SOCs may be provided by in-house personnel, outsourced to a SOC-as-a-Service provider, or a combination of both. In this blog post, we detail the key functions of a SOC and ... Read More

In our industry, we often get questions from customers about the differences between security programs and compliance initiatives, and when to focus on one over the other. To help provide some clarity, we take a quick look at each. What’s the Difference? Security programs are ongoing, custom-tailored initiatives that are primarily ... Read More

Cybersecurity is a broad domain that includes protection for many aspects of a business’ technology infrastructure. Defending one area, though, is not effective protection against threats across an organization’s whole environment. For instance, many individuals are familiar with endpoint security, such as anti-virus systems. That familiarity can mislead some into ... Read More

If you are an investment adviser, registered investment company, and/or business development company, you may have new cybersecurity control requirements to comply with moving forward. Read on to see what’s changing – and how those changes might affect you. Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed ... Read More

Welcome to our new blog series. Silver Linings is an educational resource for our readers on cybersecurity topics written by our staff of experts. Thanks for joining us! In this first post, we start right at the beginning and break down the basics of security operations center (SOC)-as-a-Service, including what ... Read More

Many modern organizations need to rely in part, and often heavily, on third-party cybersecurity partners to protect their organizations. With the growing sophistication and frequency of attacks and the wide-range of cybersecurity knowledge and tools needed, it can be challenging and costly to maintain all of the required skills and ... Read More

Many executives recognize cybercrime as a business risk. But only 36 percent of organizations in an EY study say that cybersecurity is involved from the planning stage of new business initiatives. The problem? Adding technologies or services – such as a third-party cloud service – can introduce new threats to ... Read More