With just 38% of businesses confident in their organization’s ability to ensure privacy of sensitive data, it's important to close this skills gap.

A new survey on how information technology (IT) employees perceived their work environment revealed that 72% of IT professionals are considering leaving their jobs an looking for other opportunities within the next twelve months. Find out why here.

In 2020, organizations fast-tracked digital transformation and cloud migrations to provide remote capabilities to employees, customers and overall processes. Many times, these programs were started without a proper threat landscape analysis. In 2021, it’s important to revisit any rushed decisions made in 2020 that could impact a company’s digital footprint and cybersecurity. 

While businesses face myriad challenges during this protracted pandemic period, the enterprises that are managing to stay on course, and even thrive, are those that had already established and tested plans, processes and tools across key functions, to better anticipate and mitigate emerging risks. Now is the time to take a closer look at your crisis response plans and learn from these best practices.

When planning for business continuity and resiliency through 2026, security and risk management professionals should pay attention to these trends.

A new study of security system managers found that nearly half of medium- and large-sized enterprises across England, are using or plan to use their video surveillance / CCTV systems for remote management of processes and people in the workplace, along with COVID-19 response.

The choices you make when a cyberattack happens are critical. They can either mitigate the damage or make it worse. Even those companies that have built robust defenses miss an important step: a comprehensive response plan that will guide them in the event of a breach. So, what steps can you take to ensure business resilience and continuity?

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the average cost of damage from a winter storm is $3 billion, inclusive of business interruptions.  And with no control over Mother Nature, organizations are left to figure out how they can best minimize damage from adverse weather.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced $100 million in capital funding for continued storm protection in lower Manhattan to protect it from flooding.
 

Even though more than half of Americans have been impacted by a natural disaster and understand the risks they face, many have not taken basic precautions to protect themselves and their property from danger and damage.