It may be shocking to hear for some of us, but so many Fortune 500 companies with strong information security departments are getting breached and losing or exposing their data to malicious intruders in recent times. Clearly, simply knowing the security gaps in one company is not enough to prevent a breach. Here are some reasons why companies get breached even after knowing their security gaps: Trusting...
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Compliance and IT audits can seem like two double-edged swords because they are not only indispensable but can also be very expensive. If yours is an organization that is required to meet industry compliance standards and federal regulations, the cost would be even higher. Spending a lot on compliance and audits can hamper some of your organization’s primary missions and objectives. Here are some tips on...
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Security and compliance policies form two load-bearing pillars of the information security infrastructure in any organization. If the integrity of any of these two pillars is compromised, your entire organization may be at the risk of collapsing to the ground. Many a time, organizations are prepared to handle cyber-security or compliance-related problems, but the related risks are not identified or visible. Visibility refers to how easy...
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Security policies are basic guidelines for an organization’s operations and any discrepancies may lead to a security breach. Formulating security policies is a delicate job and any small oversight may result in incurable constraints. Validation of security policies becomes very decisive at this point as it enables the mitigation of any shortcomings and non-compliances. Such validation verifies the complete operational process of the company,making it more...
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Operating your business is solely your responsibility and relying on external support to manage your organization’s operations is not always a good idea. You should get involved in all the matters and remain aware of the company’s status quo. For all this,you need to have a strong internalaudit. An effective internal audit takes you a long way. It can help protect against any hindrance in...
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It is true what they say: actions speak louder than words. This saying applies to your organization’s information security policies and procedures just as well as to anything else in life. What may seem like perfect ready-to-go policies and procedures on paper may not be as effective in practice. If you failed yourlast security audit, now is the time to think about the what and...
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The digital age has rendered us all dependent on the internet for everything from buying groceries to paying back home loans to applying for credit cards and filing taxes. Since the internet controls so much of our lives, why not ensure that our network is secure? Shocking incidents of network breaches are constantly being reported all over the world. It is not just celebrities and politicians...
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So, you have your security infrastructure in place… your IT team has it under control, your data is safe, and you can forget about your security system, (because it’s working, right?) and focus on your core business functionalities. Then one fine morning you get a rude wake-up call—you have been breached. Your business critical data is held under ransom, and your IT team has no idea...
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One of the biggest challenges that big business companies face in present times is flawed and inadequate network security. In fact, this challenge is not limited to large companies anymore. Even in the safety of our homes, we carry out bank and credit card transactions online every day, and in doing so, expose ourselves to extreme risks. As businesses as well as home-based jobs become more...
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Sounds like an oxymoron, right? What’s there to ask about cybersecurity? It’s just the simple act of safeguarding your cyber-assets from hackers, right? Well, turns out there’s more to the concept of cybersecurity than meets the eye at first glance. While it is no doubt true that cybersecurity involves the use of technological barriers to protect your digital assets, holistic security principles take the concept further than...
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