Karen A. Frenkel

Are Your Employees Educated About Cyber-Risks? Are Your Employees Educated About Cyber-Risks? Nearly 50 percent of surveyed employees never received cyber-security training from their employers, which should be cause for alarm for IT security professionals. Require Security Training for All Employees Human error plays one of the biggest roles in security breaches today. Nine in […]

How IT Execs Should Set the Tone for Securit How IT Execs Should Set the Tone for Security Executives have a responsibility to practice what they preach, so setting the proper security tone impacts employees and can affect a company’s third-party risk. Benefits of Positive Tone at the Top Reduces the risk of working with […]

Securing the Cloud Security From the Inside-Out Securing the Cloud Security From the Inside-Out Security in the cloud requires an inversion of the traditional approach to security by assessing security from the inside-out rather than the outside-in. Reconnaissance During the reconnaissance step, an attacker looks for publicly available information on the Internet either to find […]

9 Tips for Choosing a Legacy Modernization Partner 9 Tips for Choosing a Legacy Modernization Partner Modernization is a challenging process, but companies that forgo an IT update will face bigger challenges in the future. Do You Offer Up-Front Risk Assessment? Many legacy modernization vendors offer free risk assessments of your code. They will review […]

Why Paying After a Ransomware Attack Is Futile Why Paying After a Ransomware Attack Is Futile Paying up after a ransomware attack often does little good, so businesses should focus on how to continue to operate when confronted with an attack. Ransomware Targeting SMBs More Frequently 97% of respondents say ransomware attacks on small businesses […]

Will Millennials Cause the End of Email? Will Millennials Cause the End of Email? As Millennials permeate the workforce, the social tools they were raised on are expected to supplant email. Here are 10 tips to manage that change. Bring Collaboration Tools Into the Enterprise Early If enterprises are not careful, collaboration tools will quickly […]

Managing Mobility Is a Major IT Challenge Managing Mobility Is a Major IT Challenge From uncontrolled roaming costs to user negligence causing overages to data loss, managing mobility can be a major challenge for IT managers. Document Policies and Communicate Them Ensure that your organization has business rules that govern usage and that everyone is […]

The Rise of Cyber-Crime as a Service The Rise of Cyber-Crime as a Service A steady growth of exploit kits is facilitating cyber-crime as a service, creating an environment where ransomware thrives and all organizations are at risk. Ransomware Domains Increase Q1 2016 saw a 35-fold increase in newly observed ransomware domains. This dramatic uptick […]

Top Tips to Secure the Data Center Top Tips to Secure the Data Center Securing the data center can be a daunting task, but applying these 10 tips can help you keep your data center safe. Identify and Quickly Address System Failures System failures create vulnerabilities, so It’s important to prevent or quickly remedy failures. […]

How CIOs Should Convey Cyber-Risks to the Board How CIOs Should Convey Cyber-Risks to the Board Board of directors expect less technical and more actionable information from IT and security executives in order to assess how cyber-risk is being addressed. Board Members Involved in Security 89% of board members say they are very involved in […]

What CISOs Need to Combat Their Adversaries What CISOs Need to Combat Their Counterparts Digital CISOs have a new set of responsibilities that requires them to make considerable changes in how they go about securing the business. Be Forward-Looking: Understand the New Threat Landscape Digital enterprises today are not sufficiently protected from cyber-attacks. CISOs need […]

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