Karen A. Frenkel

How to Excel Using Contract Workers How to Excel Using Contract Workers Contingent workers are vital to the success of many businesses, but managing this freelance workforce presents many challenges for managers and executives. A Contingent Workforce Is Vital to Success 95% of organizations today perceive their contingent workforce as important and vital to day-to-day […]

What’s Worse Than Stolen Data? Altered Data What’s Worse Than Stolen Data? Altered Data Cyber-criminals are not only stealing data and accessing organizations’ data inappropriately—they’re altering it. Here’s a look at the 2016 security landscape. Strategic Data Manipulation and Disruption Organizations will start to realize that cyber-criminals are not only accessing their data inappropriately, they […]

How to Embrace Rogue IT How to Embrace Rogue IT Although the prevailing wisdom is to fight rogue IT because of inherent security risks, embracing it can lead to innovation and competitive advantage. Alter Your Mindset Rogue IT is the foundation upon which innovation can be built. Rather than being restricted by traditional application and […]

2016 Has the Markings of a Perfect Storm for Fraud 2016 Has the Markings of a Perfect Storm for Fraud Mobile apps are up against advanced adversaries, and the growth of e-commerce functionality added to social media has attracted the attention of cyber-criminals. Social and E-Commerce Will Blend To help monetize their user bases and […]

The Five Cloud Concerns Faced by All Industries The Five Cloud Concerns Faced by All Industries Many companies admit to excessively sharing data in the cloud, and very few attempt to identify instances of exposed credentials, according to a new report. Excessive Sharing in the Cloud 83% of technology firms say excessive sharing in the […]

2016 Security Forecast: Decoding the Adversary 2016 Security Forecast: Decoding the Adversary Cyber-crimes continue to plague large enterprises, small businesses and the health-care industry in particular—and 2016 has more security challenges in store. DDoS Attacks Expected to Rise DDoS are attackers’ favorite tool. There may be an increase in hacktivism, and threat intelligence will start […]

Best Practices for Embracing Hybrid Cloud Resources Best Practices for Embracing Hybrid Cloud Resources While organizations commit to hybrid cloud technologies, they should streamline techniques for integrating, managing and automating their workloads. Start With Easy Applications Non-critical workloads give you a low-pressure place to begin building cloud confidence. Leverage that to migrate more sophisticated applications […]

The Worst Data Breaches of 2015 The Worst Data Breaches of 2015 Nearly 20 million personal records were compromised by cyber-attacks in 2015, and cyber-criminals are increasingly targeting health-care companies. Anthem The Anthem data breach is the largest health-care data breach ever and began in early 2015. Consequences: 78.8 million highly sensitive patient records breached. […]

Unstructured Data, Unending Security Concerns Unstructured Data, Unending Security Concerns IT pros are concerned that unstructured data moving through its lifecycle will yield more data privacy breaches and complicate advanced content management systems. Widespread Concern About File Data Leakage Risks All organizations surveyed are concerned about file data leakage risks, with 75% expressing high- to […]

Rapid App Development Creates an IT Security Nightmare Rapid App Development Creates an IT Security Nightmare The rapid rate of mobile app development has increased the risk of mobile breaches, as the creation of these apps is outpacing IT’s ability to secure them. Majority of Organizations Have Mobility Programs Two-thirds organizations have BYOD, a corporate-owned […]

Why CEOs Are in the Dark About Cyber-Security Why CEOs Are in the Dark About Cyber-Security Despite the growing threat of cyber-crime, support for cyber-security programs at the executive level is lacking, according to a recent survey. CEOs Are Not Briefed Regularly on Cyber-Security One-third of CEOs are still not regularly briefed on cyber-security issues […]

How to Use Threat Intelligence Intelligently How to Use Threat Intelligence Intelligently The smart use of intelligence sharing could minimize the impact of cyber-attacks, but a lack of trust often inhibits organizations from benefiting from intelligence sharing. Smart Use of Threat Intelligence 64% of respondents said they believe threat intelligence could have prevented or minimized […]