Data Protection September 27, 2023

Cost of a data breach 2023: Geographical breakdowns

4 min read - Data breaches can occur anywhere in the world, but they are historically more common in specific countries. Typically, countries with high internet usage and digital services are more prone to data breaches. To that end, IBM’s Cost of a Data…

Data Protection September 13, 2023

Cost of a data breach 2023: Pharmaceutical industry impacts

3 min read - Data breaches are both commonplace and costly in the medical industry.  Two industry verticals that fall under the medical umbrella — healthcare and pharmaceuticals — sit at the top of the list of the highest average cost of a data…

Artificial Intelligence July 31, 2023

AI reduces data breach lifecycles and costs

3 min read - The cybersecurity tools you implement can make a difference in the financial future of your business. According to the 2023 IBM Cost of a Data Breach report, organizations using security AI and automation incurred fewer data breach costs compared to…

Data Protection June 27, 2023

How application allowlisting combats ransomware attacks

5 min read - Ransomware attacks are on the rise in both volume and sophistication. Triple extortion (a ransomware attack on one business leading to extortion threats on its business partners) is raising the cost of attacks. Ransomware-as-a-Service puts the means to attack in…

Network June 23, 2023

Easy configuration fixes can protect your server from attack

4 min read - In March 2023, data on more than 56,000 people — including Social Security numbers and other personal information — was stolen in the D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority breach. The online health insurance marketplace hack exposed the personal details of Congress…

Intelligence & Analytics June 16, 2023

How do some companies get compromised again and again?

3 min read - Hack me once, shame on thee. Hack me twice, shame on me. The popular email marketing company, MailChimp, suffered a data breach last year after cyberattackers exploited an internal company tool to gain access to customer accounts. The criminals were…

Data Protection March 23, 2023

Cybersecurity 101: What is attack surface management?

3 min read - There were over 4,100 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2022, exposing about 22 billion records. Criminals can use stolen data for identity theft, financial fraud or to launch ransomware attacks. While these threats loom large on the horizon, attack surface…

Data Protection March 23, 2023

Six ways to secure your organization on a smaller budget

4 min read - My LinkedIn feed has been filled with connections announcing they have been laid off and are looking for work. While it seems that no industry has been spared from uncertainty, my feed suggests tech has been hit the hardest. Headlines…

Incident Response February 27, 2023

How breached companies become the face of change

4 min read - I’ve always told my kids that everyone makes mistakes. What really matters is how you handle them and that you learn from what happened. SolarWinds followed the same thinking in how it handled its 2020 breach. Not only did the…

News January 16, 2023

Third-party risk contributes to healthcare data breaches

4 min read - Since 2009, the number of individuals affected by health data breaches in the U.S. has exceeded the country’s population of 331.9 million. As per federal statistics, this means many people have been victims of more than one incident. Unfortunately, the…