One of the best ways to adhere to security best practices is using a compliance framework. These guidelines offer a practical, step-by-step, and holistic approach to manage, monitor, implement, and maintain your security objectives. ISMS frameworks are the gold standard of improving posture and gaining customer trust. Let’s understand the most popular ISMS frameworks in…
On May 2023, a disgruntled Tesla ex-employee used his privileges as a service technician to gain access to data of 75,735 employees, including personal details and financial information. The breach attracted a $3.3 billion fine under GDPR. While breaches due to external and unknown factors are not under an organization’s control, such incidents can be…
With increased dependence on cloud solutions, remote work, bring-your-own-device policies and other digital advancements, concepts like zero trust security, cyber insurance, and security incident response management are emerging as a trend. The incident response market size is expected to reach $33.76 billion in 2023 as opposed to $11.05 billion in 2017. With malicious activities becoming…
There are several myths and misconceptions surrounding cybersecurity for small businesses. Why would the attackers target small businesses? They aren’t large enough. Small businesses often do not have big budgets for cybersecurity. But they do have valuable data. So, cybersecurity isn’t just an IT issue. In reality, 48% of small businesses faced an attack by…
The traditional security strategies focused on securing the perimeters to protect internal networks. Often referred to as the Castle and Moat approach, these tactics emphasized the creation of defenses (Moats) to prevent external access (into the castle or data centers) while trusting internal sources. Fast forward to the days of multi-cloud environments and blurred boundaries…
The cost of cybercrime is expected to soar by 15% every year, reaching a whopping $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. The real concern now isn’t if a cyberattack will happen but when it will strike. So, how can you protect your organization from this looming threat as a CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)? The key…