As Cyber insurance requirements continue to soar, small businesses need ways to mitigate these onerous asks. Underwriters are under extreme pressure these days to counter the soaring number of ransomware payouts occurring all over. Whereas companies’ policies have been outdated in terms of protecting customers’ needs, in several cases, courts have decided in favor of…
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A painful reality: Vulnerabilities are not created equal!
Vulnerabilities should be looked at in perspective and considered very discreetly. What is a critical vulnerability for one organization may be less so for another, we must treat them accordingly. The recent Progress Software MOVEit’s breach proved once again the necessity for that level of examination and analysis within organizations. The hack of this managed…
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Back to the Basics; The Latest CISO Thriller!
We must get back to the basics! Even now we still don’t cover the basics. In many cases, the foundational pieces are not in place, starting with policies and procedures. Any program first needs to set rules of the game, and the world of cybersecurity is no different. We need to establish policies that will…