The stakes are too high for organizations not to comply with data privacy regulations. For example, noncompliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can result in a fine of up to €10 million or up to 2% of the organization’s worldwide annual revenue from the preceding financial...
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How Employees Can Invite Hackers into Your Network
Employees are mistakenly sending open invitations for hackers to infiltrate company networks in a myriad of ways. The new working environment has challenges for organizations and employees. According to Gartner, the worldwide information security market is predicted to hit $170.4 billion in 2022....
10 Tips to Develop Cybersecurity Knowledge Within Organizations
They say once you learn to ride a bike, you never forget. When it comes to cybersecurity, that bike is constantly changing, and the learning never stops. Continuing education is important for many professions, but it’s essential that everyone in the organization receives training in...
4 Ways to Protect Your Business from Cyberattacks
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have quickly adopted remote working and transitioned to new technologies, such as contactless payments and online ordering. Unfortunately, these adjustments have come with increased risks. According to a 2022 report from Barracuda, a cloud...
Three Steps to Make Your Business Harder to Hack
The U.S. Small Business Administration recently launched a new pilot program to help small businesses improve their cybersecurity infrastructure. As business owners everywhere face increasing cyber risks and challenges that could cripple their operations, the SBA has committed to awarding millions...
How to Get Cybersecurity Insurance (and Keep Costs as Low as Possible)
Even if you have insurance protection already, there are certain steps you must take now to assure it's there when needed. As Russia looks set to ramp up its cyberattacks on the United States, companies and their founders should be asking themselves: Do we have adequate cybersecurity insurance? Do...
Prioritizing Cybersecurity Training During the Onboarding Process
In this interview with Help Net Security, Brent Johnson, CISO at Bluefin, talks about the importance of making cybersecurity training a priority for every organization and why this is often a difficult goal to achieve. There has been a lot of talk about the Great Resignation lately, and companies...
New Study Reveals the Top 3 Cyber Threats You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
One of the vulnerabilities is called 'sniffing.' If you think your business is completely protected from inbound cyberthreats, think again. A study released Wednesday from the San Diego-based CyberCatch, a cybersecurity platform provider focusing on small and mid-size businesses, reveals that more...
How Your Employees Can Prevent and Detect Cybersecurity Threats
A few years ago, my software company was a victim of a cybersecurity attack in which the intruders were able to get a hold of our Stripe account and change the bank information so that all the funds were being deposited into their own account. It took our team at JustReachOut months to get our...
How Businesses Can Secure Data from Shared Files After Employees Leave
The most common collaboration tools allow admins to capture and reassign important information. A decade ago, businesses struggled to build collaborative workplaces because the technology to facilitate teamwork simply didn’t exist. The advent of modern office productivity suites changed that...
Cybersecurity Awareness Training: 6 Tips To Raise the Bar on Security
The hybrid work era has significantly increased the attack surface and the risk of data breaches. Organizations must reorient cybersecurity awareness training to limit human error. Let’s hear from experts on what it takes to build a robust security awareness program. Ransomware attacks have risen...
14 Financial Documents that Business Leaders Should Keep a Hard Copy of (Even in the Digital World)
Many organizations are digitizing more and more of their operations and files. From cloud storage to online signing platforms, it's easier than ever to scale back the use of printed documents. However, companies would be wise to keep a printed version of certain documents on hand. Below, the...