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M&A cybersecurity due diligence guide for selling or buying a business
With everything that has taken place as a result of COVID-19, a number of businesses have been put in a position of struggle for survival. While there are business owners ready to fight the fight to stay in business, other CEOs and business executives are ready to move on to something else, and to sell their companies. Whether buyer or seller, cybersecurity due diligence for M&A is something of great value for your business.
Bringing to focus SMB cybersecurity needs
Recent research found that small and medium businesses (SMBs) use free cybersecurity tools for the most part, that one fifth of SMBs have no endpoint security and that almost half of SMBs have no cybersecurity defense plans. These notions are not new to us, as a...
Cybersecurity guidance for executives to stay ahead of COVID-19 risks
For every company, it is important to have someone to turn to for security. Typically, that’s the CIO, CISO, and your IT security team. However, not every business has the security staff they need to stay on top of things; particularly with this large of a remote workforce as we’re experiencing at this time with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Rethinking cybersecurity priorities amid the coronavirus pandemic
With the majority of employees working from home, business executives have had to take a good look at setting up a foundation for efficient cybersecurity practices ASAP.
Reduce your chances of getting hacked due to coronavirus cybersecurity risks
Today we want to give you a couple steps that you can take to share cybersecurity measures that help employees to avoid falling for COVID-19 risks.
Three cybersecurity tips for SMBs with employees working from home
Three cybersecurity tips to help businesses safeguard against risks, while employees work from home during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Pandemic plan checklist to manage the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on your business
In an effort to assist you to protect your business and stay in business during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have a straightforward checklist that you can use to plan for the pandemic situation at hand.
The benefits of privacy for security and business costs
We regularly discuss the topic of privacy and security as something company executives should keep in mind not only for meeting compliance regulations, but also for an effective holistic cybersecurity posture that brings with it a multitude of benefits…
Three infosec metrics to track cybersecurity
Since many businesses, particularly small and mid-sized ones, continue to face multiple challenges with cybersecurity (like dealing with a shortage of cybersecurity experts and budget restraints that hold company’s back from taking even the smallest steps towards cybersecurity), a list of infosec metrics that can allow you to identify where you stand with cybersecurity can be of great assistance.
Cybersecurity planning checklist for a new year
With every new year, there comes new cybersecurity tools, updates, cyber threats, and the usual transformations that take place as the digital era goes through its changes. This means that every executive, whether business owner, CEO, security leader, CIO, and the board members of big organizations, are already setting up their meetings and planning for at least the first quarter’s goals.
A simplified checklist to meet CCPA compliance
On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) becomes effective, which means that many companies who do business with Californians will have to be prepared to meet the requirements of CCPA to avoid fines…
An easy to use SMB holiday cybersecurity guide to safe online shopping
It’s no secret that when any holiday approaches it also means heightened cybersecurity risks for businesses, large and small. The reason (for the risks) is that many people today shop online for their gifts.
Three tips for spotting a phishing email
This may come as a surprise to you, but a recent study by Code42 found that over three-quarters of (78%) CSOs and 65% of CEOs admit to clicking on a link they should not have. This means opening up to the dangers of phishing.
Cybersecurity steps to mitigate breach costs and improve security
Every year the financial impact of data breaches on organizations rises. Just this past year, IBM’s Data Breach Report revealed that the cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past 5 years to $3.92 million per incident on average.
Study shows how cybersecurity increases your business value
We’ve always talked about the business value cybersecurity holds for companies, but many business executives continue to have doubts…
Three tips for webcam security hijacking
Nobody thinks of webcams as the way in for a hacker; and yet, every aspect of business operations is a way that cyber criminals can get in.
A three-step cybersecurity guide for the CEO
In this day and age, where everything is going digital; CEOs can no longer, and aren’t any longer, ignoring cybersecurity. Some CEOs do their best to adopt a cybersecurity posture that secures their organization, but others are still in a place of insecurity, and...
Three important cybersecurity questions to improve your risk management now
Whether you’re a CIO or CEO looking into cybersecurity steps you can take to secure your overall enterprise, there are an array of questions that can help you pinpoint where you stand at the moment and what’s next, we’re going to give you three to start off with.
The importance of business continuity and disaster recovery plans
When it comes to business continuity and disaster recovery plans, businesses always seem to have challenges with keeping them in the forefront.
SMBs can protect against risks at little to no cost with MyCSO Cybersecurity Training
When 48% of small businesses say that a major data breach would likely shut down their business permanently, it is quite concerning; and knowing that one of the major challenges to onboarding cybersecurity for SMBs is cost, makes this truth even more heartbreaking....
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