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Security: Is Cyber Insurance a Reasonable Defense?

By Dick Weisinger

Statista reports 1244 data breaches in the US during 2018. Chances are that your business or your personal information has been hijacked by one of these breaches. Is cyber insurance a solution for your business? Cyber insurance could pay for

IoT: Fast Growth too Focused on Features and not Security

By Dick Weisinger

IoT devices are rich in top technology features but poor in security. A recent survey from Ponemon and Shared Assessments found that: 84 percent of companies expect that IoT devices will cause their business to have a data breach. 26

Legacy Software: Two-Thirds of SMBs Continue to Use Unsupported Software

By Dick Weisinger

The cycle of software change is rapid and many small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) are being left behind. Businesses using older software are often at risk of cyber hacking. As software ages, becomes outdated and unsupported, businesses are at

Security: Hacking Incidents up 54% so far in 2019

By Dick Weisinger

A mid-year cybersecurity report reveals that in the first six months of 2019 there have already been over 3800 reported incidents of data breaches, up 54 percent from 2018. Inga Goddijn, Executive Vice President of Risk Based Security, said that

Security: Intellectual Property now Top Target of Cyber Thieves

By Dick Weisinger

Data theft by cyber hacking has become a top worry of businesses and organizations. Thieves are getting stealthier and use a variety of techniques to hack into data stores. Types of data loss include database leaks, cloud applications and removable