Articles Tagged with ''data breach response''

Experian: More Than a Third of Companies are Unprepared to Respond to a Data Breach

Sixth annual corporate preparedness study also reveals that businesses lack confidence in preventing an attack.

March 4, 2019

Are companies ready for today's sophisticated cybercriminals and impact of data breaches? Experian's new study says that progress has been made, but companies need to do better.

Is Your Data Breach Response Plan Ready?

November 19, 2018

Fifty-six percent of organizations experienced a data breach involving more than 1,000 records over the past two years, and of those, 37 percent occurred two to three times and 39 percent were global in scope, according to Experian.

Are Data Breaches Unavoidable?

October 29, 2018

Eighty-four percent of CISOs in North America believe cybersecurity breaches are inevitable, and a lack of influence in the boardroom is making it difficult to justify the necessary cybersecurity budgets.

What’s an Incident Response Plan, Again?

Bart McDonough

June 7, 2018

A company is never able to predict when or by what means it may be targeted in a cyberattack, but it can prepare a robust response plan in the event of a breach. That response – contingent on the team, corporate processes and the technology that supports them – will ultimately determine whether a company ends up on the front page of The New York Times next to Equifax with its clients’ information on the Dark Web.

Is Cybersecurity Part of Your Customer Service Policy?

For ABC Fine Wine & Spirits in Florida, the path to data breach preparedness began with the realization that great customer service extends to customers’ data.

Claire Meyer

June 1, 2017

If a data breach can happen to Home Depot and Target, it can happen to us,” says Lee Bailey, Director of IT Security and Operations for ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, a mid-sized business in Florida with 140 locations and around 1,000 employees.

Been Hacked? Let That Be a Lesson to You

Steven Chabinsky

May 1, 2017

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Although catchy, we all know that the real keys to success after failure are reflection and adaptation, not mere persistence.

The 5 New Year’s Resolutions CSOs Should Have Made

Loren Dealy Mahler

February 14, 2017

It’s February. We all know you aren’t going to the gym and eating a salad every day, so let’s stop pretending you’re keeping any of your other new year’s resolutions. But instead of beating yourself up, let’s talk about the resolutions you should have made – the ones that are actually going to stick and make your life easier. They might even impress your boss.

Measuring the Impact of Cyberattacks: Lost Revenue, Reputation & Customers

February 2, 2017

CISOs are feeling the pressure when it comes to cybersecurity management, but new data from Cisco’s annual report may help in getting them the buy-in they need.

Michael Bruemmer

November 8, 2016

Being adequately prepared to respond to a data breach is an ever-changing game – new threats are emerging, new regulations are being put into place and companies must regularly re-evaluate their response plans to ensure they are applicable to today’s threat landscape. Unfortunately, many companies are not reviewing and updating their plans frequently enough – in fact, only 25 percent of companies say they update their response plans once or twice a year. Not to mention that no matter how well prepared and updated a company’s plan is, an actual live breach response can present unforeseen challenges that cause companies to stumble.

Game Time: The Role of Special Teams in Incident Response

Steven Chabinsky

November 1, 2016

We find ourselves in the middle of football season as we tackle the NIST Cybersecurity Framework’s “Respond” function.

ON DEMAND: In this webinar, Regina Lester, Vice President of Security & Safety Operations at Toledo Zoo, will share her insights on implementing security technologies in the entertainment sector and the challenges all organizations face — large and small — when it comes to balancing budget and security.