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Build a resilient cybersecurity framework by transforming your IT team into a security team
More organizations than ever before have shifted to a hybrid work culture to reduce the impact of COVID-19. This unprecedented change has not only given rise to new security challenges, but has ...
Negotiating with Ransomware Gangs
Really interesting conversation with someone who negotiates with ransomware gangs: For now, it seems that paying ransomware, while obviously risky and empowering/encouraging ransomware attackers, can perhaps be comported so as not to ...
Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Perception of Risk
The more “mature” among us may recall when decision-making under uncertainty was based on the concept of “rational economic man.” We estimated or calculated the probability and amount of a loss (or ...
Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic – Positive and Negative Feedback
Systems use negative feedback in order to converge to stability and equilibrium (a positive quest). Positive-feedback systems diverge, which leads to instability and sometimes surging out of control (usually a negative outcome) ...
Business Continuity: Planning for the Next Pandemic
Writing a business continuity plan will help safeguard your operations from unexpected events COVID-19 continues to change business operations in ways that would have been unimaginable at the start of 2020. Some ...
Winning at Vulnerability Management: 8 Best Practices
To pre-empt cybersecurity threats, today’s enterprises must have policies, processes and tools in place to not only defend against attacks but also strengthen their security posture by reducing organizational risk. Vulnerability management ...
To Be or Not to Be: BCSI in the Cloud?
With regard to BCSI (BES (Bulk Electric System) Cyber System Information) in the cloud, responsible entity sentiments at the moment may be akin to Prince Hamlet as he contemplated death and suicide, ...
Davos 2020 World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report Cyber Cliffs Notes
Each year the World Economic Forum releases their Global Risk Report around the time of the annual Davos conference. This year’s report is out and below are notes on the “cyber” content ...
Beyond Security to Risk Management
Insurance companies are moving to a holistic model to measure risk, not just security. Businesses should, also Reinsurance giant Swiss Re, together with British reinsurer Capsicum Re, launched a reinsurance product Sept ...
Your Business is Compliant with Data Security Regulations. It’s Still not Safe.
There has been plenty of discussion about the impact of global data regulations on data security practices. Particularly with the implementation of the EU’s GDPR last year, organizations in every industry have ...
