In cybersecurity, compliance is often mistaken for protection. Unfortunately, that decision trades measurable comfort for invisible risk.

Many organizations rely on SaaS platforms instead of traditional on-premises solutions, trading control for convenience. The risks of that trade-off are often misunderstood.

This is the fourth installment in an ongoing series called "Executive Missteps" on how business leaders, often unknowingly, sabotage their organization's cybersecurity...and how not to be that person.  Each is inspired by a true story (or several). Find previous installments here: Above the Law (1) , Shadow (IT) Man (2) , On Deadly Ground (3) . Avery (not his real name) is busy, like most CEOs.  His company is a regional powerhouse in the process of building out a handful of

Stop me if you have heard this before. A company suffers a massive IT outage. The culprit is not a hacker in a foreign country or a sophisticated piece of malware. It is an unlocked door.

This is the third installment in an ongoing series called "Executive Missteps" on how business leaders, often unknowingly, sabotage their organization's cybersecurity...and how not to be that person. Each is inspired by a true story (or several). Find the first installment here , and the second here . Cybersecurity risks brought in by M&A can leave an executive feeling like the ground is falling out from under them. It's been a busy month for our CEO as the company works on w

Most companies don’t realize how narrow and conditional cybersecurity insurance coverage really is until they need it.

This is the second installment in an ongoing series called "Executive Missteps" on how business leaders, often unknowingly, sabotage their organization's cybersecurity...and how not to be that person. Each is inspired by a true story (or several). Find the first installment here . It's a normal Wednesday morning when the SOC (Security Operations Center) manager gets a knock on her door. One of her analysts has learned that the company's mail server has appeared on major bla

It's late on Friday afternoon, and the corporate help desk gets a phone call.  The CEO is in a panic.  His next move will cost the company dearly.

Protecting your business from ransomware and blackmail requires a disciplined backup and data loss prevention strategy.

Learn how to evaluate the security risks of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) vs commercial software. A practical framework for risk assessment and communicating findings to management.