Cloud collaboration tools, like Microsoft OneDrive or Google Drive, make sharing company files extremely easy. Almost instantly, employees can add someone to the document through their email address. Or they can send them a link, granting access to company data.   These tools save time and make collaboration convenient. However, they also lead to cybersecurity risks.… (more) Avoid These 4 Common Security Issues Associated With Personal Account Access

Although tools like Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive help employees seamlessly collaborate on the cloud, sharing misconfigurations can lead to data breaches. Sharing documents has become as easy as sending a link.  While this quickens collaboration and helps employees save time, there’s also a huge problem of oversharing. Accounts that shouldn’t have access to company… (more) The 5 Types of Personal Accounts With Access To Company Data

Personal account access is one of the biggest data exfiltration risks a company faces—and one of the most hidden.  The current state of personal account access is precarious and affects organizations of all sizes. Every person who interacts with a company using cloud collaboration tools like Google Workspace and Microsoft OneDrive could have added their… (more) Are Personal Email Accounts Accessing Your Company Data?

Every modern organization has some type of IT infrastructure and internet connectivity. This means that nearly all organizations are at risk of an attack or cybersecurity breach.  To understand your vulnerabilities and better manage your risks, you must run a comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessment—and this guide will teach you how. Step 1: Establish Your Information… (more) How To Perform A Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

The CIS Controls serve a single purpose: to identify the most common and important cyberattacks in the real world that affect enterprises and then translate the knowledge and experience into constructive action for business leaders. Created by the Center for Internet Security (CIS), these benchmarks have since matured into an internal community of dedicated volunteer… (more) CIS Controls V8 Vs. CIS Top 20 Critical Security Controls

Businesses today have access to advanced technologies that facilitate remote work, automate routine processes, and streamline operations. But adopting these new technologies also increases complexity. Add multiple vendors, delivery models, processes, and lots of data to the mix and we have a highly complicated system in our hands. The issue here is with great complexity… (more) The Ultimate Manual To Cybersecurity Governance

The rules for HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) are very clear. If you collect and use PHI (Protected Health Information) from your patients or from healthcare providers’ patients, you must protect this information. You must follow the HIPAA security policies. Although the rule itself is straightforward, the methods you should employ to protect… (more) HIPAA Security Policy Templates

With most things in life, practice makes perfect. Practice gives you the opportunity to make mistakes in a controlled, safe environment, so you can learn from them and make adjustments when facing the real thing. With your business’s cybersecurity, perfection in protection is the only option. You have to prepare for any scenario because you… (more) Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise Examples

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) developed a series of recommendations for preventing the most prevalent cyber-attacks. The 18 recommendations are collectively known as the CIS Critical Security Controls or CIS Controls. They are free for anyone to use and have been widely adopted by enterprises of all sizes. First, the CIS identifies the most… (more) The 18 CIS Critical Security Controls

CIS critical security control mapping takes a detailed approach to tiered implementation, helping organizations achieve best-practice cybersecurity. It strengthens your business‘s defensive posture through continuous, automated protection and monitoring of your IT infrastructure. In this guide, we’ll take a deeper look at what mapping of CIS critical security controls entails and how it impacts your… (more) The Ultimate Manual to CIS Critical Security Control Mapping