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How Does the NIST Small Business Security Act Affect Your SMB?

February 7, 2019

2018 brought a lot of change to small business. In the wake of many new cybersecurity threats and breaches, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Act was passed into law in August 2018, and it requires NIST to provide cybersecurity resources to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to help protect them against future problems.

Compliance and Congress – How to Build an Effective Cyber Strategy

Dhaval Jadav Chuck Wilson

February 7, 2019

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The growing threat of cyberattacks is a huge cause for concern. According to some of the country’s foremost intelligence experts, the U.S. may encounter a massive cyberattack on the horizon. An attack of this scale is predicted to cause damage comparable to a Category 5 hurricane, where everything from vehicles to pacemakers could be compromised. The country needs to be ready – and not just the public sector. Private businesses, regardless of size, would be taking an extreme risk if the necessary precautions are not put into place.

GDPR Implementation Costs Enterprises More than Expected

Only 29% of healthcare organizations report having a comprehensive security program in place.

December 1, 2018

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Six months after the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, enterprises are finding that privacy regulation is costing more than anticipated.

Clear, Purge & Destroy: When Data Must be Eliminated, Part 2

Part 2 of a 2-part series on information disposal requirements

Steven Chabinsky

November 1, 2018

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Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to implement a sound data sanititization program.

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FERC Approves 3 New Supply Chain Cybersecurity Standards

October 29, 2018

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a final rule last week approving three new Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards addressing supply chain risk management for bulk electric systems.

Clear, Purge & Destroy: When Data Must be Eliminated

Part 1 of a 2-part series on information disposal requirements

Steven Chabinsky

October 1, 2018

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Even at their most basic, information security programs are complex and include a seemingly endless combination of controls to detect, prevent and respond to data loss.

Is Payment Card Security Slipping?

September 25, 2018

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A new report shows that only 52.4 percent of organizations maintained full PCI DSS compliance in 2017, compared to 55.4 percent in 2016.

How to Manage Lone Worker Safety in a Dynamic World

Employees who are out of sight cannot be out of mind

Tracy Reinhold

September 25, 2018

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In today’s world, global organizations face immense pressure to ensure their business is constantly evolving to meet the changing nature of the world. Business growth is driven by dynamic interactions – employees are increasingly mobile, on the road and working remotely to support their objectives.

The GDPR and Privacy: What Security Leaders Need to Know

If You Think the GDPR Doesn’t Affect You, Think Again

Laurent Villeneuve

September 24, 2018

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The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in May of this year. While many in North America believe that since they are not located within the European Union the regulation does not apply to their operations, the territorial scope of the GDPR is well and truly global. Many of these companies are unaware that the GDPR is applicable to any organization conducting business within the EU, including those simply collecting data there.

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Manufacturing and The Cloud – Navigating the Evolving Security Landscape

Rob Janssens

August 23, 2018

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Despite the ever-evolving sophistication of hackers, security-conscious cloud providers now offer a far safer environment at a lower cost than most individual companies can provide for themselves.

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