More organizations are realizing the importance of reducing cyber-risk. With the widespread use and reliance on information technology, telecommunications, and data-driven business coupled with the somewhat alarming growth in technology, there is a growing need for organizations to integrate cybersecurity practice within the corporate culture. The Center for Internet Secruity Critical Secruity Controls (CIS CSC) framework can do just that, in this article we will discus the CIS security benefits and how it have help reduce your cyber risk.
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Top Technology Tools for Secure Telemedicine
The current Covid-19 Virus pandemic has altered our way of life. After an almost global shutdown in an attempt to lessen the explosive spread of the virus, governments are, months later, slowly easing lockdown measures with a gradual return to normal activities. Technology has provided alternatives by helping businesses and organizations to either adopt more technology tools or transition into full virtual operations. Healthcare, among other sectors, has benefited. After rising mortality rates and pressure on hospital facilities, access to healthcare services had taken a nosedive.
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Top Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity has become a pressing concern for individuals, organizations, and governments all over the world. There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors in the United States, of great importance to public life, that a cybersecurity breach could have a devastating effect on.
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What makes a great cybersecurity technical writer?
Critical to any cybersecurity strategy is communication. Cybersecurity technical writers build the foundation for that communication with clarifying content. Whether composing reports, synthesizing data, creating manuals, or establishing cybersecurity policy, these writers convert strategy into actionable steps.
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Why Conduct a CCPA Audit?
If you’ve been watching the news and operate a business that collects, buys, or sells consumer information, you may be considering a CCPA audit. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the most extensive data privacy law in the United States.
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Cybersecurity Pro’s and Con’s of Telemedicine Practice
Telemedicine is the future of healthcare. With it, providers are now able to deliver health-related services and information to patients anywhere, anytime. However, with new technologies come new cyberthreats. Providers have to be diligent in order to manage and allay patients’ privacy and security concerns in telehealth.
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How to Implement the CIS CSC at your Business
Cybercrime is a significant problem for businesses across the country, one that’s not going away any time soon. In fact, it’s only getting worse. In 2018 “the average cost of cybercrime for an organization has increased $1.4 million over the past year, to $13.0 million, and the average number of security breaches in the last year rose by 11 percent from 130 to 145.”
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Internal Network Penetration Testing Explained
As technology advances hackers employ increasingly complex schemes to penetrate organizations’ cyber defenses and wreak havoc on the system. To prepare for this evolving threat you have to get into the mind of the hacker—you have to think like they do. And the best way to do this is by performing an internal penetration (pen) test.
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What Types of Hacking is the CIS CSC Designed to Prevent?
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) is a nonprofit organization devoted to improving the security and safety for all internet users. Among the various services and tools the CIS provides it’s best known for the Critical Security Controls (CSC).
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What is the Center for Internet Security (CIS)?
In the early days of technology the interwebs were similar to the Wild Wild West—anarchic, lawless, and unregulated. While the interweaving of technology and society created many benefits and conveniences, it also spawned a multibillion dollar cybercrime industry.