The internet has brought people closer than they ever were, and the inception of social media has taken connectivity to another level. With the internet thoroughly integrated into our daily lives, however, there is a great need to defend ourselves […]
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Inner Circle Podcast: Episode 003 Brandon Board, Senior Director of Corporate Security, IT Compliance and Audit at Alert Logic, is my guest for the Inner Circle podcast this week. Alert Logic is a security company and helps customers achieve and
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Lighthouse Productions is an events production business based in Wisconsin. Despite being a small business with no major digital assets, the company recently suffered a serious ransomware attack that posed a crippling threat to its operations. The experience highlights how
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Think an overcrowded inbox is scary? An empty inbox is even scarier. Imagine how your organization would be affected if you suddenly lost access to every one of your emails. Consider all the resources (money, time and manpower) that would
Data Loss Horror Stories You Should Avoid this Halloween Read More »
Halloween is upon us. Which gives me the perfect excuse to tell this Halloween horror story: An adversary has targeted your organization and commenced a campaign to breach your defenses, establish a foothold and begin to either gather up your
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All data breaches are bad data breaches, but the Equifax data breach is particularly disastrous due to the volume and sensitivity of the data the attackers were able to access. When it comes to data breaches, the Equifax attackers hit
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Ransomware started a plague for users and businesses in 2012. What started out as a simple download from an email or a site turned out to be malicious software that would not let you access your own files unless you
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Europe is an attractive market for US companies due to its size and consistent regulations across borders. However, don’t be fooled into thinking that it’s simple when compared with the US. From 25 May 2018, all companies will need to
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Currently, when it comes to Blockchain, IBM is the big player on the block and, for the most part, they’ve largely stood alone. Intel and Microsoft announced that they are entering this segment and that may be OK with IBM
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As companies engage with customers and collect data, it’s important to respect and protect individual privacy. The members of the European Union (EU) are especially focused on ensuring data privacy, which is why they’ve developed the General Data Protection Regulation,
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