Third Party Data Breach: How to Prevent and What To Do
These days, companies of all sizes are outsourcing many of their operations to third party vendors. In order for these subcontractors to do their jobs, they must gain admission to some or all of your data, including things like API keys and sensitive customer...
Vendor Management Best Practices
Blog Vendors perform a critical role for most businesses today. When the relationship between an organization and the companies and contractors with whom it does business is managed effectively, all parties reap the benefits. Creating and implementing a...
Network Security Issues: Common Network Threats
Blog Today’s business landscape has expanded from local to global. Although this has resulted in numerous benefits, there is also an increase in your risk level, particularly when it comes to threats to your cybersecurity. That is why it is essential to...
Vendor Management Policy
If your organization is like most, you utilize the services of third-party vendors to assist you with any number of critical tasks. A carefully vetted contractor is invaluable because of their expertise as well as their compliance to industry standards. However, even...
Top Firewall Vulnerabilities and Threats
Blog When it comes to keeping the valuable information and other resources in your networks safe from attacks, the firewall is your first line of defense against outside threats. You cannot afford to leave the detected firewall vulnerability unattended....
Data Security Strategy
When you are on the front lines charged with the critical duty of ensuring that your company’s information and systems are as protected as possible from risk, your data security strategy needs to be complex and multi-layered. Threats can come in numerous forms:...
Information Security Audit Checklist
Blog Having a robust cybersecurity infrastructure isn't just a luxury—it's a necessity. Because cyber risks are ever-changing, it takes planning and awareness to stay ahead. That's where an information security audit checklist comes into play. Through this...
Third Party Risk Management Certification
There is nothing revolutionary about companies enlisting the services of outside vendors, suppliers, providers and contractors; companies have been engaging in this practice for generations. However, modern businesses do need to confront additional challenges when it...
PCI Compliance for Small Business
When customers’ sensitive information is stolen during a data breach, the financial and resource costs to those buyers as well as to the retail merchants involved can be significant. In an effort to protect customer information during the payment transaction process,...
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is a governmental body made up of five banking regulators. Its objective is to promote uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions. To that end, it provides organizations with a FFIEC...
