Well, that didn't take long. New York State implemented new cybersecurity regulations in March 2019. Two months later, on May 24, 2019, a real estate title insurance company called First American Financial Corporation announced that it had become aware of a massive security breach.

With cyberthreats constantly on the rise, the demand for skilled IT security professionals is white-hot – and pathways into the job market are more plentiful than ever.

If you have private information belonging to a resident of New York State, the state' new Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act applies to you, whether or not you actually do business in the state.

As companies embrace innovative technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, cloud, and mobility, security must be more than an afterthought.

Whether they're deliberately introducing infections or just careless about data hygiene, people who work in healthcare are a big reason for the ill health of the industry's cybersecurity.

We've talked before about how SMBs are low-hanging fruit for cybercriminals: they have more to steal than individuals and weaker defenses than large companies. Unfortunately, that's more true than ever.

If you're frustrated by how little your board of directors seems to understand about cybersecurity, take heart: you're not alone. Recent research by security firm Focal Point Data Risk shows that security pros see their job as guiding the business and preventing loss, while business leaders think of security primarily as a way to protect company data and the corporate brand.

Most companies use direct deposit to pay their employees. In the United States, for example, more than 80% of workers have their paychecks deposited directly into their personal bank accounts. This practice is providing many opportunities for cybercriminals to perpetuate their latest scam — trying to get businesses to deposit employee paychecks into their accounts.

​The ease with which employees can now share information coupled with current cultural trends is causing accidental data leaks in many businesses.

Your company's cybersecurity is only as good as your business partners' and vendors' is — and that's not good enough, given a recent Forrester Research survey that attributed 17% of confirmed data breaches in 2017 to third-party incidents.