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Chris Gebhardt brings over 30 years of experience to his new role as Synoptek’s Chief Information Security Officer.

The first half of 2021 brought both bad news and good news about distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The DDoS threat continues to be a global problem, at a massive scale, with increasing complexity, but proactive actions have had a positive impact.

By performing a risk assessment, mitigating potential threats and working with managed service providers, healthcare organizations can better protect themselves from cyberattacks.

Eight concertgoers passed away due to a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas. The tragic event highlights the duty of care that event organizations have to maintain safety at their venues.

The Security Benchmark Report data is broken up by sector to offer more direct comparisons among peer organizations.

It’s vital for C-suites to include cybersecurity as part of their capital planning. And the key to that is determining what “just enough security” is for the organization to meet its business goals. What’s the best way to determine how much security is “just enough”? 

The Emelda Sun Club, a resort in Antalya City, Turkey, faces threats of unauthorized access from both land and sea. The resort has instituted a security plan involving radar cameras, security officers and lighting to mitigate the threats it faces.

The tech giants that the CCPA attempted to target were able to escape liability by capitalizing on a convenient loophole that excluded data analytics from the definition of a sale. New CCPA enforcement letters could have major implications for the broader data ecosystem — third-party data may disappear as we know it. The time has come to provide consumers with value for opting in.

November is Infrastructure Security Month and a time to think about how organizations can contribute to the security and resilience of the U.S.'s essential services and functions.