According to Verizon's 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report, about 58% percent of cyber-attacks target small and medium-sized businesses. However, 60% of those companies tend to close their doors within six months of a cyber incident. The key reason is that most SMEs can't afford the exorbitant price tags of multiple cybersecurity tools. Mention also the learning curve that comes with...
A GDPR Compliance Checklist The GDPR introduced on 25 May 2018, will usher in a new era of data management, giving EU citizens more control over their data and introducing more substantial fines for any breaches. Considering the scope of this regulation; it is significant for each organization to have the right data in regards to GDPR suggestions, attributes, and the precautionary...
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is also regarded as the 1999 Financial Modernization Act. It’s a regulation that requires institutions in the United States to explain how they handle and offer protection to the information regarding their customers. To be GLBA compliant, institutions (financial companies) disclose to their clients how they handle their sensitive information, informing their clients the liberty to opt-out...
Cybersecurity risks must be managed seriously in 2020, and especially so for organizations that process sensitive patient data, as defined by HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Here are the three most important questions you should be asking yourself about your organization’s HIPAA compliance and early warning systems, followed by the three answers you need to know to...
Technology has come a long way from when 3 incorrect login attempts were used to indicate a malicious person getting access to your network. These days systems and networks, especially commercial ones, collect vast amounts of logs. In fact, on more than one occasion we've seen tools where the log files take up considerably more space than the actual software itself. This...
Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) system and compliance standards are closely linked to ensure that companies implement the best cybersecurity practices. In essence, the regulatory compliance schemes do not demand the SIEM tools to gain compliance and pass certification audits. However, SIEM is critical to handle compliance for its ability to aggregate, correlate and analyze logs data from multiple...
