How to Ensure Data Privacy in Your Organization
Did you know that humans collectively produce about 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day? Now that’s ASTØNISHING! But is this data safe? Not really; if you don’t keep your data safe, it could lead to countless data breaches and harm the responsible individuals who never signed up for this to happen. That’s why it’s…
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Sep 17, 2024
Due Diligence Questionnaire: Key Insights, Best Practices, and Examples for Compliance
Business growth is a loaded term that involves a lot more complexities underneath the revenue boost and brand visibility. Small to medium firms often delegate tasks to external resources to save time, and money, and boost growth opportunities. However, this comes at a cost-sharing sensitive data adds unprecedented risks. But thanks to the due diligence…
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Sep 16, 2024
How to Create an Effective Incident Response Plan
We are living in the age of zero-day exploits, where security teams have no time to prepare for risks. And in such an age, agility takes precedence over all other aspects. Security teams need a clearly laid-out incident response plan that serves as a blueprint on how to initiate quick action. Forward-thinking organizations today go…
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Sep 15, 2024
Cyber Security Goals: Understanding the CIA Triad and How to Achieve It
If you’ve ever wondered about the magnitude of power cyber threats hold, this one’s for you. May 8, 2022. The Costa Rican president had to declare a national emergency because of cyber attacks by the Conti Ransomware Group. The world was caught unaware. Cyber crimes can put an individual, organization, or a whole country at…
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Sep 14, 2024
Healthcare Cybersecurity: Essential Practices for Protection
In October 2021, a Japanese hospital was forced to shut down operations for months. Malicious actors encrypted medical data of 85,000 patients and threatened to leak it unless ransom was paid. This is not an isolated incident – businesses depend on the cloud to accelerate workflow but don’t secure it unless an incident occurs. Cybercriminals…
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Sep 14, 2024
Cybersecurity Policy: Definition, Importance, and How to Build One
Cybercrimes and threats have become so prevalent that almost everyone knows of at least one such incident. A recent study suggests that cybercrime will cost the world an estimated 10.5 Trillion annually by 2025, putting cybersecurity in the same conversation as the world’s biggest economies. But what exactly is cybersecurity, and why is it so…
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Sep 12, 2024