If you're a business leader, the intricacies of compliance audits can understandably make you feel anxious. The combined weight of numerous requirements and the business ramifications of an audit, including lost business, a damaged reputation, and regulatory...

vCISO vs MSSP vs Security Consultant: What’s the Difference?   Every business that takes cybersecurity seriously eventually runs into the same three terms: vCISO, MSSP, and Security Consultant. They all sound important. They all deal with protecting your...

Approximately 67% to over 90% of mid-sized companies use cloud computing services. Cloud storage has changed how the business operate. Businesses are now able to exchange files with ease and cooperate more than ever before.   However, it also brought a grave...

Most companies purchase a DLP tool and stop there. They set some policies and announce them to the employees, and hope the issue is addressed. Six months later, an employee accidentally emails a client spreadsheet to the wrong person, or a departing salesperson walks...

It may seem easy to write a Data Loss Prevention Policy. But the reality is it’s not. Generally, companies approach it backwards. They try to retrofit a policy around the DLP software they are using. But this approach falls apart in practice. You have to understand...

Data loss prevention is not about installing or buying a tool. It’s a mindset that helps your company to handle business data. Mid-sized businesses should focus on DLP nowadays more than ever. You are sitting on the same type of sensitive information as a Fortune 500...

Growth is an exciting period for any mid-market firm. Expanding into new markets, taking on more customers, adopting cloud technologies, and growing operations are all indicators of success. However, growth also leads to a higher digital exposure. As systems become...

Cyber disruption is not only a crisis that used to affect only global enterprises. It is now an operational hazard for mid-market companies across the United States that is becoming a recurring problem. Ransomware attacks, credential compromise, cloud...

Cybersecurity used to be considered a technical duty that should be taken care of by the IT department. As long as firewalls were in place and systems were updated, leadership felt confident that the organization was protected. For too many mid-sized companies, cyber...

Cyber risk is no longer an IT issue that an organization or its IT department must worry about for mid-size companies in the United States. It is a board-level issue that is directly linked to revenue continuity, customer trust, regulatory compliance, and long-term...