Cybersecurity

51 percent of enterprises report low maturity of security training 62 percent of enterprises without IT GRC solutions report low security readiness, as opposed to only 25 percent of those with IT GRC solutions Palo Alto, Calif. (February 8, 2018) – MetricStream,...

Key Considerations to Facilitate Smooth M&As As the list of cybersecurity breaches grows daily and headlines grow more shocking – think Home Depot, Target, Anthem, Yahoo!, WannaCry – the importance of cybersecurity in M&A due diligence has correspondingly increased. Do...

Risk management has undergone a sea change over the past few decades, yet risk management practices have evolved very little. scarcely evolved to keep pace. Though organizations enjoy robust technological capabilities, they grow more fragile and vulnerable to massive systemic...

Despite the fact that organizations are spending more than ever on cybersecurity, the threats continue to increase. Cyber risk is certainly a multi-faceted concern for corporations, but the lack of real success in preventing cyber hacks may be due to...

There’s more to information security than having strong passwords, but without complex passwords (that aren’t used on other websites), any attempts at preventing data breaches will be insufficient. Simple passwords are easy pickings for hackers. When it seems another significant...

HR is the keeper of confidential information on applicants, employees and clients and the birthplace of policy and a range of interoffice communications, from new HIPAA regulations to the holiday party. Implementing and enforcing a two-tier security approach will guard...

2015 continues the trend of expensive and high-profile data breaches. Given both the business costs and the legal liability associated with data breaches, companies need to think twice about how they deal with employees who come forward to report cybersecurity...

There is currently a lack of consensus as to exactly what good IT governance looks like. Multinational professional services firms, worldwide associations of IT professionals and top universities have all weighed in with significant contributions, producing some agreement, a lot...