CISO December 10, 2021

How to Include Cybersecurity Training in Employee Onboarding

7 min read - Bringing new employees up to speed on company policies and procedures, or employee onboarding, is standard practice. The process covers topics like what’s expected in daily work, proper communication channels and vacation and sick leave policies. In well-prepared companies, it…

Data Protection November 9, 2021

Designing a BYOD Approach for the Future

4 min read - Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies were some of the many things that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. A study from Palo Alto Networks by ONR found 60% of companies expanded their BYOD policies to help employees manage the shift to remote…

CISO October 29, 2021

7 Ways to Improve Your Cybersecurity Team’s Employee Satisfaction

4 min read - Your organization depends on your cybersecurity team to keep its infrastructure and data secure. But this only happens when the employees you manage are engaged in their work. Many organizations see a high burnout rate among those in cybersecurity roles.…

Mobile Security October 29, 2021

Remote Work Security: Handling Setbacks in the Time of COVID-19

2 min read - Most security experts, IT workers and leaders understand that the pandemic brought a decline in business and digital safety. A big part of that is the rush to get set up at home and establish remote work security. But why,…

CISO April 23, 2021

Don’t Forget: A Checklist for Offboarding Remote Employees Securely

4 min read - We all know about the threat of threat actors trying to access our corporate data.  But with the rise of remote work, keeping an eye on employees during offboarding is an important area to watch, as well. In many cases,…

Zero Trust March 1, 2021

Offboarding: A Checklist for Safely Closing an Employee’s Digital Doors

4 min read - Three years after I left my former job, I got an official letter telling me the organization suffered a data breach. My personal information was at risk of identity theft. I shouldn’t have been surprised. That job’s offboarding process hadn’t…

CISO February 9, 2021

Employee Mental Health: Managing Stress and Trauma

4 min read - For many people working in cybersecurity, employee mental health could be a bigger part of our days. Our jobs entail a lot of putting out fires and being hyper-vigilant to the hazards of the internet. Being constantly on guard against…

CISO September 25, 2020

Security-First Culture: Break Company Barriers With a Language That Works

3 min read - A security-first culture means conveying cybersecurity needs throughout the enterprise, but it isn’t easy to maintain. Communication can be hard no matter who you’re working with. For many IT teams, the profit-and-loss conversation doesn’t come naturally. But these teams need…

CISO September 9, 2020

Creating a Cybersecurity Culture Starts With Your Team

3 min read - As cyberattacks become more prevalent and sophisticated, companies must put more faith in their employees to make sure they don’t put data at risk or fall victim to ransomware. But, employees are busier than ever. And, creating a cybersecurity culture…

CISO July 12, 2019

Why Security Incidents Often Go Underreported

4 min read - If you saw a coworker browsing through a database they weren't supposed to have access to, would you report it? New research suggests that employees often underreport such security incidents.