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Reading Time: 5 minutes Data breaches occur when information security and data security are compromised, resulting in sensitive information, personal information or other sensitive data being exposed, copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by people with unauthorized access. Cyber attacks, social engineering and phishing, ransomware and other types of malware, physical theft of hard drives, insufficient vulnerability assessment andRead more

Reading Time: 2 minutes What is a Vulnerability Assessment? Vulnerability Assessment is the practice of identifying, classifying, remediating, and mitigating vulnerabilities within an organization’s network. This process is a key feature of several compliance, audit, and risk management frameworks. To minimize the window of opportunity for attackers, it is important to continuously assess and act on new information toRead more

Reading Time: 4 minutes Organizations worldwide have been reacting to the recent coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, in a variety of ways, from restricting nonessential employee travel to canceling large conferences and events. The possibility of a pandemic has the potential to disrupt workforces, supply chains and economic activity in the months ahead. So, it is with a sense of urgencyRead more

Reading Time: 4 minutes The humble password has long been the first line of defence against hackers in modern computing, but the increased use of digital technologies – such as the cloud, big data, mobile, Internet of Things and AI – has posed fresh challenges to companies when it comes to security, compliance and data protection. Despite this progression,Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes A number of studies have been conducted over the years regarding Disaster Recovery (DR) planning and its importance to business. The results of the studies were shocking: 61% of all businesses surveyed had to invoke their DR Plan at least once in the last 5 years 80% of businesses that suffer a disaster and haveRead more

Reading Time: 3 minutes The growing rate of security breaches have placed a number of organizations in the spotlight, subjecting them to noteworthy financial losses and damaged reputations. In order to prevent the occurrence of a data breach, organizations require a robust security strategy that safeguards their data, devices and clients. Today’s enterprise technology leader is responsible for notRead more

Reading Time: 4 minutes In this environment of cyber threats, it is essential for CEOs and other executives to monitor that their organizations understand their exposure to cyber security risks and take appropriate measures to safeguard their IT systems, data stores, and other points of vulnerability. Below are six questions that CEOs and senior executives should be asking theirRead more

Reading Time: 4 minutes Organizations of all sizes depend on information technology as an essential part of their everyday operations. Since data accessibility is a top necessity, the need for companies to assemble a comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is critical. Leading research analysts, however, identified that nearly 60% of North American businesses do not have a Disaster RecoveryRead more

Reading Time: 4 minutes Cloud computing affords immense benefits to organizations of all sizes. For small and mid-sized businesses, cloud computing permits IT teams to function more efficiently. For large organizations, the cloud offers the ability to scale up or down to react quickly to shifting market conditions. Companies of all sizes can leverage the cloud to increase innovationRead more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Think for a moment about the possibility of your organization’s infrastructure being compromised by hackers. How valuable would information about your infrastructure be? Do you really know how much sensitive information is publicly accessible or easily obtainable with a little creativity? How can you stop hacker theft of this information? Today, the nature of cyber-attacksRead more