Tag: cybersecurity

July 26, 2021

As the war for IT talent rages on, some companies seem to be staying out of the trenches, even when it comes to the most sought-after skills. CPA firm Plante Moran fills open IT positions in 48 days on average […]

June 21, 2021

Security analysts have long been challenged to keep up with growing volumes of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, but their struggles have recently grown more acute. Only 46% of security operations leaders are satisfied with their team’s ability to detect threats, and […]

May 13, 2021

Recent, high-profile cybersecurity hacks have put a massive spotlight on an imperative security measure: defense against foreign threat actors. The SolarWinds attack and attempts on Pfizer have now set the rules of engagement, and organizations need to be cognizant of […]

April 19, 2021

2020 presented some of the most unexpected challenges as the pandemic pushed many organizations to advance their digital transformation at an accelerated pace. With the guiding principle of “Own Your Privacy,” we celebrated Data Privacy Day in January, highlighting awareness, […]

April 7, 2021

Throughout the past year, COVID-19 showcased IT’s ability to not only fight the virus but also drive innovation to keep businesses up and running while protecting them from cyber-adversaries. Innovations in communications technology has ensured that nearly 60% of people […]

March 5, 2021

There’s no overstating it: 2020 was a hell of a year. When future generations learn about 2020, the pandemic, social tension and political unrest will take up most of the oxygen. But for those learning about the history of cybersecurity, […]

February 4, 2021

The role of CISO is a tough one. The organization’s top security executive must juggle a myriad of challenges from getting security buy-in at the board level, finding appropriate funding, and working to identify and retain talented security professionals, all […]

January 20, 2021

Back in March 2020, at the start of the first lockdown, companies scrambled to increase their remote access capacity as employees started working from home where possible, and this increase in remote working, virtual collaboration and rapid deployment of new […]

January 15, 2021

What do IT leaders believe the future of the profession will be, and what kind of threats will be most pervasive down the line? Dallas, TX-based cloud security firm Trend Micro recently carried out new research which reveals that over […]

October 30, 2020

Changing customer expectations simply because they must in the face of economic uncertainty, social movements, and changing geopolitics will have significant impact for information and IT security professionals across the globe. 2021 will be the beginning of a transition toward […]

August 24, 2020

“How should we adapt our cybersecurity controls to address the new WFH reality?” This question is top-of-mind for CIOs and security executives. When it comes to cybersecurity in the post-COVID era, every CIO needs an answer to three key questions: […]

May 1, 2020

Good day! I wanted to share some thoughts on staying safe (from a cybersecurity perspective) during the COVID-19 outbreak. Unfortunately, there are ethically and morally challenged individuals and groups that are taking advantage of the outbreak to increase their attacks […]

March 3, 2020

Cybersecurity is primarily about input and output validation; ensuring that a program or application behaves as it is intended to. Interestingly, AI and machine learning is expected to transform the predictability of current data processes and traditional algorithms as they […]

January 22, 2020

Artificial intelligence and automation adoption rates are rising, and investment plans are high on enterprise radars. AI is in pilots or use at 41% of companies, with another 42% actively researching it, according to the 2019 IDG Digital Business Study. […]

October 22, 2019

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. With that in mind, eFax Corporate recently co-hosted a webinar with IT provider Entegration to review the Department of Health & Human Services’ new voluntary cybersecurity guidance. Leading the discussion in this webinar were […]

September 23, 2019

I was the corporate technology representative for an information risk committee meeting attended by senior level executives from finance, HR, legal, physical security, internal audit and our external auditors. External audit conveyed that they needed to brief the board on […]

July 23, 2019

Most corporations suffer from the delusion that a small team of cybersecurity experts buried within the bowels of IT (or elsewhere) can protect the other 99%+ of the company’s workforce from exposing business-sensitive or business-critical information to malicious external actors. […]

June 4, 2019

Over the past year, all around the world, corporate IT teams watched in horror as one expensive and damaging corporate security breach after another popped up in the headlines. But the flashy ones that made the news are only a […]

April 25, 2019

As our reliance on data continues to expand, so does the prevalence and likelihood of more advanced, successful cyberattacks. One look at Bloomberg News’ recent analysis of over 200 major breaches portrays the severity of what’s at risk for businesses, […]

December 18, 2018

A recent article in Forbes (Trends of Note for CIOs) identified the top trends as follows: Establishing a culture of innovation Maturing data governance and maintenance Getting real value out of the cloud Staying on top of the evolving threats […]