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Half of US firms don’t have cybersecurity insurance
A full 50 percent of US firms do not have cybersecurity insurance, despite the fact that 61 percent of US firms expect the volume of cyber breaches to increase in the next …
Balancing act: Ensuring compliance with GDPR and US regulations
The impending GDPR, which will go into effect in a little less than a year from now, is going to have a significant impact on enterprise cybersecurity and data governance …
5 incident response practices that keep enterprises from adapting to new threats
Security analysts within enterprises are living a nightmare that never ends. 24 hours a day, their organizations are being attacked by outside (and sometimes inside) …
As GDPR deadline looms, time for compliance is running out
GDPR is a game-changing piece of data protection legislation that goes into effect on May 25, 2018. While the legislation includes various components related to how …
How to build a better SOC team
The security skills shortage is a very real issue. Cisco estimates that there are currently one million unfilled cyber security jobs worldwide, while a report from Frost …
Disconnect between investment and expected security improvements
Less than half of US firms will increase their investment in cybersecurity protection to match an expected rise in data breaches, according to a new survey conducted by Ovum. …
CIOs increasingly focus on innovation
Two-thirds of organizations are adapting their technology strategies in the midst of global political and economic uncertainty, with 89 percent maintaining or ramping up …
Protecting your cloud from ransomware
For enterprises that use the cloud, the key to being protected starts with understanding the layers that make up the components of their cloud stack. These different layers …
One third of executives have blockchain on their mind
In a study among C-Suite executives seeking their perspective on blockchain, one third of almost 3,000 executives surveyed are using or considering blockchain in their …
3 in 5 companies expect to be breached in 2017
New research found that of the 50 percent who reported being breached in 2016, the average material impact to the business was $4 million. Vanson Bourne interviewed 600 senior …
Key to smart cybersecurity spending: Remove redundancies and strive for unification
Over the past two decades, the cybersecurity industry has been completely transformed. For organizations, cybersecurity’s evolution from a cottage industry to an economic …
Privacy awareness checklist for GDPR readiness
A little more than a year out from its effective date of May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is undoubtedly on the minds of many of privacy …