What We Can Learn From the SolarWinds Breach
SolarWinds, a network management software company, found itself the direct victim of an insidious malware breach last week that had been in the works for months. The hack involved the installation of malware onto an updated version of their software,…
How to Manage Third-Party Risk With Increased Number of Remote Workers
Explaining the DoD’s New Cybersecurity Certification
By 2026, any contractor that works with the Department of Defense must meet the standards set by version 1.0 of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). The Pentagon released the new standards on Jan 31, which will require third-party certification…
Travelex Restores Service After Six Week Outage
On Feb. 13, foreign-currency exchange company Travelex, which is owned by Abu Dhabi-based Finablr, reported that it had restored the majority of its customer-facing services, and resumed normal business operations in the UK, Europe, North America, the Middle East &…
Opinion: Privacy Predictions for 2020
The evolution of privacy requirements and risks has progressed at lightning speed; we’re a far cry from listing “dumpster diving” as a critical risk in exposing personally identifiable information (PII) as we did 20 years ago. Paper shredding may still…
How To Continually Assess If Your Vendors Are In Compliance
Outsourcing some of your business operations to a third-party vendor comes with a lot of perks - like improving operational efficiency by saving money on infrastructure and maintenance - as is the case when moving data into cloud platforms. However,…