Cybersecurity and Compliance

Spending on cybersecurity hit an all-time high in 2017. Unfortunately, so did the frequency of cybercrime — proof that tools alone aren’t enough to keep your sensitive information safe. In fact, employees who inadvertently give hackers access to the company computer network are one of the leading causes of data breaches. If you don’t want your employees to be the…

New technologies have emerged that allow unprecedented efficiency, freedom and functionality e.g. cloud services, mobile computing, etc. However, they also introduce new risks that are harder to control and have higher impacts when something goes wrong. Technical measures, such as data backups and virus protection, are important for maintaining cybersecurity. However, they are only a part of the puzzle. They…

We have observed that increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks are being directed at the on-line banking systems of our clients. In particular, targeted attack mechanisms which are either new or which have been modified so they are not recognizable to antivirus software. This new cyberthreat requires changes in cybersecurity practice to ensure that you are not victimized, suddenly discovering that criminals have…

Few issues in the last several years have been more bewildering and frustrating for organizations than government rules regarding the security and retention of electronic data. More than one organization has probably wished there was a way to comply, in one fell swoop, with all the regulations, from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA)…