In the modern era, headlines about corporate data breaches have become an almost daily occurrence. Often, when the word cybersecurity is mentioned, images of hooded silhouettes behind laptops while connected to the dark web are often evoked. Sadly, those images aren’t necessarily very far off. Due to the growing prevalence of e-commerce platforms and the…
In the age of social media and crowdsourced apps, all it takes to sink a business is one incident. Even the slightest misstep can rapidly snowball out of control thanks to the “viral” spreading of content on multiple social platforms, and before you know it, the ink is wet on a bankruptcy filing. Your brand…
For the ever-evolving risks and growing challenges your business must navigate, a holistic approach toward swift and effective resolutions is crucial in the event of incidents escalating to emergency or crisis. Incident management is the term used to describe an organization’s actions to recognize, assess, and rectify these types of situations while preventing future recurrences…
On June 14, 2017, Flag Day in the United States, the ProActive Risk Management (PARM) Advisory Board held its first meeting. The board is comprised of key defense and intelligence technology leaders with successful commercial experience who understand the arduous process and challenges of risk management and security. They represent the “Five Eyes,” which refers…
Corporate risk has been around ever since businesses came into being. While diversifiable risk can be mitigated by taking appropriate measures, it is next to impossible to eliminate systematic risk which is entirely dependent on market fluctuations. Businesses thrive on consistency and performance. Risk, on the other hand, threatens to disrupt the normal flow of…
The recent terrorist attack in Nice reminds us that terrorism is, unfortunately, alive and well. What can we expect in the upcoming months? The terrible incident that we saw in Nice is just another wake-up call for those who are working in security. Unfortunately, we are in an era where terrorism is evolving rapidly. Not…
What are the main problems that we ought to see in the upcoming months on the cyber security front? Well, the four horsemen analogy is actually pretty useful to understand what we are facing right now. Social Engineering Even though hacking computers seems to be something easy, it really isn’t. Yes, sometimes hacks are really…
Article: Many companies find it difficult to implement cyber security in a way that is effective and remains so over the long term. An examination of some aspects of human nature may explain why. What Is The Problem? More than 16 years of experience in the field of cyber security has led to one thing…
Yes, Cybersecurity is increasingly difficult to tackle for most of the organizations. It is even harder for small and medium enterprises. Even though technical solutions can help your organization being more effective into countering cybercrimes and espionage, the problem can often be pinpointed within the human factor. When we try to evaluate the security of…
There is no magic recipe for leadership. It’s a learning process that can be long sometimes. It’s especially hard because often, you simply don’t know where to start. Here are a few tricks you could implement tomorrow, and that will put you on the right path. They are actually very simple attitudes, that are good…
