2021 Cyber Trends
While large-scale transitions to our business environments changed in 2020 due to the COVID outbreak and implementation of remote work strategies, we are still forecasting how to create an adaptable security plan for the near future. Many are probably more than ready to move on to 2021 as quickly as possible, while hoping for a more stable (more…)
Threat Forecasting – Using Open Source Data to Foresee Your Next Breach
We forecast cybersecurity threats and events not to predict the future, but to change it. Regulators and litigators all hold us accountable for knowing foreseeable threats so we can avoid them. But what is foreseeable? (more…)
Covering the Bases to Get Cyber Insurance
There has been a 273% increase in records exposed compared to last year. It makes sense that more organizations are pursuing cyber security insurance to minimize their cost impact. (more…)
What is Reasonable Cyber Security?
NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit: What is Reasonable Cyber Security?
The panel provided an overview of the risk-based analysis process that substantiates the method, and presented the legal, regulatory, and security best-practice history that informs the method. Each participant presented why the method successfully substantiates the term “reasonable” in their work and provided anecdotes that illustrate how it has been used on (more…)
CMMC 101: The Basics of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
WHAT IS CMMC? CMMC which stands for ‘Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification’ is the upcoming required standard for all contractors and suppliers that work with the Department of Defense (DoD). (more…)
M&A: The Cyber Risk of Business
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is profound – every business has been touched, forcing many to explore how their organizations adapt to the new economy. Some industries have bigger challenges due to the nature of their business – travel and lodging, restaurants, transportation, oil and gas and more due to social distancing ordinances. (more…)
Cyber Insurance Carriers Are Insuring the Wrong Thing
By Chris Cronin
Cyber security insurance is rapidly becoming a staple for cyber security risk management. Organizations are increasingly transferring cyber security risk to insurance carriers who will cover costs that result from a cybersecurity breach. (more…)
Payment Processing in a Remote Working Environment
Organizations are facing a lot of change with remote work set ups – in both physical location and operational shifts. Especially challenged are businesses that manage credit card information electronically and over the phone. These new working conditions unearth new risks for sensitive data. Social distancing can also bring about more social engineering attempts. According to the U.S. Secret (more…)
Taking Care with Telehealth: Health Care. Cyber Care. Duty of Care.
Social distancing and stay-at-home orders are designed to protect us from the spread of COVID-19, but what about patients that still require check-ups, post-hospitalization follow-ups, continued monitoring due to other conditions – Telehealth is a convenient solution. (more…)
