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[4 min read] There’s one thing that you can count on in the news right now and that’s another report of a data breach or ransomware attack. They seem...

If you aren’t familiar with the Secure Controls Framework (SCF), you should be. It’s a non-profit organization dedicated to providing content that...

In case you are new to the world of cybersecurity and are struggling to learn or understand some of the new terms you are hearing, don’t worry, we’re...

The news of the Capital One breach rocked the banking industry this week.  It is significant because it wasn’t a virus or an outside hacker but...

One of the biggest news items this week in the world of security is the Equifax settlement with the FTC. The Equifax data breach was one of the...

After the Marriott data breach, the Quora breach, the Anthem breach, and the Uber breach… well, you get the picture. After all of these data...

In 2018 we started to see the effect of a global grassroots movement that demands stronger data privacy parameters. As of December 2018, reported ...

While “Open Sesame!” might be one of the oldest passwords, the recent National Cyber Security Center list of regularly used passwords makes for...

Is news of a data breach becoming “white noise”? Thanks to the sheer frequency of data breaches, the general attitude toward online security is...

Cyber experts like former Federal CISO Gregory Touhill feel that managing risk is paramount to, and more effective than, trying to defend everything,...

That’s a million dollar question. No, really, it could literally cost you millions not to know. In doubt? Fresenius isn’t. It’s cost the dialysis...

Study Shows that Healthcare's Internal Security Breaches Exceed External Ones Was that Lady Gaga in the emergency room? What kind of procedure is my...

As we wrap up 2017, the number of healthcare data breaches are up over 2016, with 41% caused by “insiders” per the Protenus Breach Barometer mid-year...

Reported data breaches show that HIPAA violation settlements are on the upswing, both in terms of the number of individuals affected and financial...

Data breaches are at an all-time high in 2017. Many organizations cover data under one big security blanket. But what if you’re missing some of the...

Did you see the recent Forbes article on the 2015 worst passwords list? It is not hugely better news over last year’s list, but it is always a good...

Why the big focus on technical security solutions is like a sound bite! Here we are at the primary season preceding the 2016 Presidential elections...

Cyber security has gone mainstream. Nick Helm proved this with his winning joke of the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. "I needed a password eight...

  Information Security is a taboo subject for many businesses. Business owners realize the importance of protecting their data (and consequently...