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  • Shadow IT Risk: Q&A with Cybersecurity Expert Sai Huda

    Shadow IT Risk: Q&A with Cybersecurity Expert Sai Huda

    When it comes to cybersecurity risk, it’s easy to overlook one of the primary targets that hackers are starting to go after: your own employees. More specifically, cyber criminals are now going after what’s known as companies’ “Shadow IT” ecosystem, hacking into software and apps employees use without the approval and/or knowledge of your IT department.

    According to Gartner, by 2020 approximately one-third of successful enterprise cyber-attacks will be on data and systems located in shadow IT resources. And that’s not to mention the regulatory compliance risks that organizations run by having sensitive data potentially being handled, transferred, and passed around on apps that may or may not have the proper security measures.

    I recently caught up with globally recognized cybersecurity expert and author Sai Huda to help demystify shadow IT, explain the true risks that shadow IT presents, and provide IT leaders with sound strategies to tackling shadow IT within their organizations.

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  • Pros & Cons of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

    Pros & Cons of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

    For some people, BYOD pros and cons may sound like an office Christmas party request gone awry. In actuality, BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device. This particular four-letter acronym poses a serious cyber-security question for every company, regardless of size. Whether you are a corporate giant or a small business, the pros and cons of bringing your own device require a BYOD top-down policy.

    Allowing your employees to make that decision independently or not addressing the potential security issues that come with BYOD is a grave mistake. That’s because your mobile device, especially when connected to your company’s network, offers an opportunity for hackers to exploit.

    However, unilaterally banning personal devices from your workplace may provoke a riot among your employees. There are also productivity advantages of allowing personal devices for business use. Naturally, with great power comes great responsibility. If you ever wondered about the pros and cons of bringing your own device, read on!

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  • HITRUST Compliance: What You Need to Know

    HITRUST Compliance: What You Need to Know

    Rapid advances in medical technology are changing the healthcare industry for the better, but along with these technological advances, come adverse risks. Additionally, as doctors gather more data about their patients through medical devices connected to the internet, it is crucial that this data remains private. Robust data is important for the best care, just as robust security keeps that data private and secure.

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  • Why Cybersecurity Is A Smart Investment for Investors

    Why Cybersecurity Is A Smart Investment for Investors

    If you are an investor, now is a great time to be doubling down on cybersecurity. Which is why many organizations are now viewing cybersecurity as a critical part of their investment protection planning.

    Over the past number of years, we’ve laid out the litany of cybersecurity dangers that face everyone. Mobile threats, phishing scams, malware, crypto-jacking, third-party risk management, cloud computing, the list goes on and on. Whether you are a giant corporation, a small business or just your average Joe navigating life, cybersecurity threats are real. They also affect everyone.

    Therefore, it stands to reason that investing in cybersecurity offers an opportunity. If you are in investment protection planning, this sound investment presents the potential for a large upside without posing too much risk. Obviously, that is a gross simplification but cybersecurity in 2019 is a sound investment protection plan precisely because, eventually, everyone will need it.

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  • Third-Party Risk Management Tools Every CISO Should Know

    Third-Party Risk Management Tools Every CISO Should Know

    Cybersecurity that works is extremely complicated, multi-layered and continually monitored. That’s a fact. Third-party risk management tools are a perfect example of the complicated and multi-layered elements that need to be effectively combined with best practices. Also known as third-party risk management solutions, these cyber security solutions help protect your business from cyber breaches, leaks, disruptions and more.

    That may sound precisely like regular cyber security, except for the fact that third-party risk management tools protect your company from threats that emanate from any third-party service provider or entity that you do business with.

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  • Mobile Security Threats of 2019

    Mobile Security Threats of 2019

    It’s a cliche: protecting against mobile security threats in 2019 is a lot like trying to kill a hydra. Once you cut one head off, two grow back in its place. That’s because instead of fighting a pseudo-dragon who regrows its heads, you are fighting hundreds of thousands of hackers with varying levels of sophistication. For hackers, it’s a job like any other. They read the trends, look for opportunity and make as much hay whenever possible. That’s why organizations of all sizes need some measure of protection against the wide array of 2019 mobile security threats.

    Thankfully, in the same way, that there are legions of hackers aiming to break down your information system, there are also many cybersecurity companies working to put them out of business. RSI Security employes the best and brightest to ensure your information system is secure from mobile, internal, external and whatever other threats your company may face. To learn about 2019’s mobile security threats, please read on.

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  • CCPA vs. GDPR: What’s The Difference?

    CCPA vs. GDPR: What’s The Difference?

    Consumer data privacy has become a hot topic these days with various legislations enacted to promote and strengthen the privacy rights of consumers. There is a global trend of forcing companies to be more accountable and responsible when it comes to protecting consumer data.

    Consider the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which was designed to protect the personal data of citizens of the European Union (EU).  It was passed into law in 2016 and took effect two years later.

    A couple of months after the GDPR took into effect, then California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which will be implemented in 2020. The CPPA is widely considered one of the toughest consumer privacy laws in the United States.

    Because of the nature of these two legislations, a comparison between the GDPR and CCPA is unavoidable. This article will discuss briefly the two data privacy acts and enumerate the differences between GDPR and CCPA.

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  • 5 Reasons You Need SaaS Data Protection

    5 Reasons You Need SaaS Data Protection

    In today’s digital world computing power goes a long way in deciding a business’s success. In order to be profitable, a company must be dynamic, malleable and light on their feet. The type of software you choose will decide many of those characteristics. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or cloud computing offers companies fast, reliable and affordable software infrastructure that more and more companies are utilizing. However, with great power comes great responsibility. Without proper SaaS data protection, your company runs the risk of encountering extremely damaging security breaches. What is your content level security in cloud computing and do you need SaaS data protection? Read on to find out.

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  • The Software-as-a-Service Framework: What You Need To Know

    The Software-as-a-Service Framework: What You Need To Know

    According to recent research, the global Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market is expected to reach upwards of $95 billion by 2022. From accounting and finance tools to customer service and marketing, businesses of all shapes and sizes are leveraging SaaS more than ever to increase productivity, efficiency, and collaboration.

    And while most people are familiar with SaaS on a surface level as technology tools that can be used from any device in any location, there are actually a variety of reasons that make the SaaS model so attractive for organizations across all industries. This software as a service framework is superior to the traditional on-premise model due to the flexibility, scalability, pricing model, and easy integration with other systems and apps.

    In case you’re not currently aware of the key points that make the software as a service framework so effective, read on to learn everything you need to know about SaaS and why you should consider adopting software as a service tools for your business.

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  • Bring Your Own Device Security Issues and Challenges

    Bring Your Own Device Security Issues and Challenges

    In theory, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies sound great, but companies now face the security challenges that come with less control over employee technology. There are many security issues to consider when it comes to integrating personal devices into the workplace environment. Learn about the BYOD challenges with this complete guide.

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