Posts Tagged ‘Cybersecurity’
Your Firewall Has a Pulse: Why People Are Your Strongest (or Weakest) Cyber Defense
We invest heavily in cutting-edge firewalls, sophisticated intrusion detection systems, and advanced encryption. But what about the person clicking that suspicious link? Or the employee who innocently shares sensitive information? Here’s a sobering truth: the vast majority of cybersecurity breaches involve a human element. It’s not always about a master hacker exploiting a zero-day vulnerability;…
Read MoreWhy your Cybersecurity strategy needs DevOps
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link In the past few years, leaders have accepted that the human error is the biggest security risk to an organization, and organizations have responded with valuable policies and programs such as security awareness training and multi-factor authentication. Necessary, but not sufficient. Organizations must continue implementing more robust security measures, expanding…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Backstop for Hospital Cybersecurity
By Bill Siwicki | April 15, 2016 “Healthcare entities that want to be well positioned against cybersecurity threats must know what resources they have, how those are configured, and tightly control any changes,” IT Process Institute chief executive Scott Alldridge said. IT Process Institute CEO Scott Allridge has cybersecurity advice for healthcare executives: Consider ITIL,…
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