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Cybersecurity Primer for Banking and Finance

As stated in a recent issue of the FDIC's Supervisory Insights, the risks presented by cyber attacks have become "one of the most critical challenges [in the last decade] facing the financial services sector due to the frequency and increasing sophistication of cyber attacks." In just a year's time, 2014 to 2015,...

Top 10 Cyber Incident Pain Points: Are You Prepared?

Regardless of how many security controls are placed on a network and the components that are involved in making a network operate, there will always be vulnerabilities in a connected world. So, what do you do in an environment that allows for such risk of compromise? One of the best methods of protecting...

Focus on Human Nature to Respond More Effectively During a Breach

To execute an effective breach response, organizations must consider the significant role that human emotions can play during a crisis. The most thorough preparation pre-breach won't matter if your response team is derailed by emotions like denial, tunnel-vision, and anger. Continue reading to better...

Find Out the True Cost of a Data Breach - and How to Prepare

There's no doubt the cyber threat landscape is vast and complex. These days, it's not a question of whether a company will experience a data breach - it's when and how extensive. Understanding the true cost of a breach is critical to an effective response. The 2015 NetDiligence® Cyber Claims Study breaks down the...

Your Security Strategy Should Revolve Around Customers, Not Technology

Technology is a key component of any security strategy, but even the best tech will not prevent a data breach. A new report from Forrester Research advises building a risk management framework that that keeps organizations secure, while also building and retaining customer trust. Download the report today and...

Security Awareness Training Buyer's Guide: Sharpening Human Defenses Against Phishing

To paraphrase an old saying, a wall is only as strong as its weakest point. When it comes to system and data security, people are often that point. People are the last line of defense to prevent unblocked attacks from clearing a path to your systems and data. To serve that role effectively, employees must be...

Enterprise Threat: The Human Factor

Most advanced attacks rely as much on exploiting human flaws as on exploiting system flaws. Proofpoint developed this report, The Human Factor, to explore this under-reported aspect of enterprise threats using data gathered from the Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection product deployed in customer environments,...

The Threats From Within: How Educating Your Employees On Cybersecurity Can Protect Your Company

Human beings are the weakest link within any organization, presenting new opportunities for cybercriminals to infiltrate your company. But your employees can also be your first and best line of defense. With a robust security education program in place, your company can protect its most sensitive information by...

How to Maintain Compliance, Revenue and Reputation

No responsible enterprise would operate without firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and other technology-based controls to safeguard its information. But how are you addressing the ultimate security endpoint-the human? What protection, if any, do your people get? Unfortunately, there is no firewall technology...

How the NIST Framework Improves Security Awareness

In 2014 the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) introduced a Cybersecurity Framework in response to an executive order calling for "a set of industry standards and best practices to help organizations manage cybersecurity risks". Since then, this Framework has evolved to become one of the most cited...

Take it to the Board: What Your Board of Directors Needs to Know About Cybersecurity

When enterprises are determining their cybersecurity budgets, there is one element that cannot be ignored - the input of the Board of Directors. Research shows that when executives get involved and truly understand the risks to their organizations, security budgets increase. How do you present a compelling case to...

The Threat Landscape

Hardly a day goes by without the discovery of a new cyber threat somewhere in the world! But how do you keep up with new malware and evolving cybercriminal tricks? Thankfully, Kaspersky Lab security experts have got you covered. Download our Guide to the Threat Landscape to have access to a wealth of IT security...

Information Security Education: Expanding Career Opportunities Through Advanced Education at Regis University

With the Obama administration's focus on cybersecurity, this is a good time to start or move into an information security career. And Regis University in Colorado is one institution offering state-of-the-art education for undergraduates and graduates alike. In an exclusive interview, Daniel Likarish, faculty of the...

How to Earn a Master's in Business Continuity: John Orlando, Norwich University

Fearful of man-made, natural and pandemic disasters, organizations everywhere are adopting or improving business continuity/disaster recovery programs. And at Norwich University, there now is a Master's of Science in Business Continuity program for mid-career professionals to hone their skills in this in-demand...

How to Earn a Master's in Information Assurance: John Orlando, Norwich University

It's become a cliché: Information security professionals need to get closer to the business. Now it's also a Master's degree program in which instructors base their whole curriculum on helping security professionals get closer to - and rise higher in the ranks of - their companies and agencies. In an exclusive...