A Journey in Organizational Cyber Resilience Part 2: Business Continuity
Keeping a business up and running during a problem takes the right people for the job. When it comes to cyber resilience through tough times, many things come down to the human factor. We focused on that in the first piece in this series, but it also makes a big difference to the second topic:…
What Is Threat Management? Common Challenges and Best Practices
Threat management, or cyber threat management, is a framework often used by cybersecurity professionals to manage the life cycle of a threat in an effort to identify and respond to it with speed and accuracy. The foundation of threat management is a seamless integration between people, process and technology to stay ahead of threats.
March’s Top Cybersecurity News Stories: Responding to Attacks, Women in Security and a New Community for Security Pros
Despite Growing Threats, Many Organizations Still Unprepared The vast majority of organizations still lack a formal cybersecurity incident response plan (CSIRP) that’s applied consistently across the organization, according to a new report from the Ponemon Institute. Paradoxically, the institute’s third annual study on cyber resilience found that organizations feel much more positive about their readiness than they did last…
A Letter From the Future: It’s January 2019 and Hackers Are Stealing Your Data
In my first LinkedIn article, I’d like to welcome you to the future. Not too far in to the future. But, it’s January 2019 and unfortunately cyber criminals are stealing your data. You’re scrambling to respond, hustling to contain, scurrying to an emergency board meeting. It’s a bad day. You may be thinking that this…
When It Comes to Cyber Risks, 2018 Is No Time to Play Games
While some organizations have spent decades fine-tuning their ability to respond to and manage cyber risks, far too many are still playing games with their security strategy. From a cybersecurity perspective, 2017 will go down as a record year for data breaches. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reported 1,579 breaches, up 45 percent from 2016. By…