I love helping small business owners educate themselves about the importance of making better business decisions. Oftentimes, small business fail because of making poor decisions; i.e., cash-flow, basic accounting, employee turnover, and managing customers. Apart of all these critical categories, is managing sensitive security issues like customer credit card information and employee personal information. It can be overwhelming and frustrating just navigating the maze of comp

The anonymity of the dark web has made it a place for hackers to discuss and organize cyberattacks, and security researchers and developers are investigating these attacks so users can protect themselves. Developers are using Structured Threat Information eXpression to share threat intelligence, while the Memex project aims to develop web crawlers that can efficiently search the dark web. Read More Here. #DarkWeb #SecurityAwareness #Cyberthreat #Cybersecurity

Organizations are only as strong as their weakest links, highlighting the importance of cybersecurity skills and training in the workforce, says Business Council of Australia CEO Jennifer Westacott. Changing mindsets to create built-in cybersecurity solutions instead of just viewing cybersecurity as a "tech problem" also is critical for businesses facing today's modern cyberattacks, says ResponSight's Jeff Paine. Read More Here. #Cybersecurity #Strategy #Skills

Cyberattacks across the world increased 24% in the second quarter, with phishing attacks accounting for 67% of malware incidents.

A good security-awareness program identifies the likely security missteps employees are susceptible to and aggressively targets them, said Masha Sedova, co-founder of Elevate Security. Employees tasked with creating security-awareness programs should have a good mix of technical and communications skills, Sedova said. Read More Here. #MobileSecurity #Cybersecurity #SecurityAwareness

Companies on the Forbes 1000 list are twice as likely to have a data breach as are other companies, a BitSight report states. The study found that at least 5% of Fortune 1000 companies have been the victim of a breach within the past 15 months. Read More Here. #Cybersecurity #Threats #Strategy #DataLoss

A study from Manufacturing Alliance and Deloitte found that most manufacturers have IT as a high priority, but the added risk has yet to be prepared for including cyberthreats on shop floors and with connected products. The adoption of hardware and software that increases interconnectivity among devices raises the risk of hacking or data theft. Some key survey findings: 39% of respondents experienced a breach within the past year 36% cited IP protection as a top concern 35-45

Businesses are looking for specific tech skills in their employees for the coming year, a Mondo survey shows. The most in-demand skills are cybersecurity, cloud computing and big data. Read More Here. #Employment #Cybersecurity #Skills

Small businesses are at a serious risk from cyberattacks and data breaches, but there are steps these companies can take to protect themselves. Understanding the risks and identifying vulnerable areas is crucial, and there should be a reliable recovery plan in place in case a breach does happen. To help, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals. It provides a simple and actionable framew

Cybersecurity is a $445 billion problem, and some predict that figure could rise to $6 trillion by 2021. Executives and boards must take the lead in protecting against cybersecurity threats, writes Michael Coden, Head of the Cybersecurity Practice, BCG Platinion. This includes practicing incident response, conducting cyberattack simulations and applying that knowledge toward a strategy. Read More Here. #Cybersecurity #Cyberattack #Threats #IncidentResponse #Strategy

Coordinated assaults on private industry using the internet of things, such as last month's distributed-denial-of-service attack, which shut down parts of the internet, are likely to continue, the FBI said in a notice to private businesses. The source code used in October's attack is public and can be used by anyone with the technical knowledge to set up a "botnet," the FBI said. Read more here. #Cybersecurity #Policy #FBI #SecurityIndustry

An influx of enterprise tech is spurring more companies to expand their cybersecurity budgets, suggests a survey by Global State of Information Security. Managed security services are proving popular amid a fierce battle for IT talent. Read More Here. #Leadership #Management #Cybersecurity #Security #SecurityIndustry #cloudcomputing #InternetofThings #ApplicationDevelopment #MobileSecurity

Cisco reports that more than 840,000 of its networking devices have a flaw that can be exploited by hackers tied to the National Security Agency. Specifically, the flaw affects Cisco's IOS, IOS XR and IOS XE software and targets the device's memory. More here. On the other hand a "state-sponsored actor" stole personal data from at least 500 million Yahoo accounts two years ago, the company says, including email addresses, names and birth dates. The announcement comes as Veri

A Wells Fargo survey found that 47% of companies with revenue over $100 million say data loss is a big concern, while just 26% are worried about cyber criminals breaching their data. About 15% of respondents have no mandatory cybersecurity training for employees. Read More Here. #datamanagement #DataLoss #Security #Cybersecurity #Policy

Structure and budgeting are the most important factors in beginning to solve some of the biggest pain points in managing cybersecurity for the federal government, a panel of federal security experts said. Building money into long-term budgets and closing the cybersecurity information gap between administrations may be more important than implementing new technology, they said. Read More Here. #Cybersecurity #Policy #Government