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Third-Party Risk in Cybersecurity Exemplified by North Korea’s Stealing of US War Plans

Third-party risk (or nth-party risk) is a hot topic in cybersecurity. While it can mean many things, at its core third-party risk describes a situation in which an organization that does a good job of protecting its own network and data, within its environment, works with other organizations that do not do such a good …

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Checklist: Managing Third-Party Risk in #Cybersecurity

If I timed this right, when this post publishes, I will be about to present at the ISACA CSX 2017 North America Cybersecurity Nexus Conference in Washington, DC. My talk is titled Legal Issues Associated with Third-Party Risk. I am publishing this post with the #CSXNA and #CyberAware hashtags in the title so that conference attendees can …

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3 Critical Cybersecurity Steps Your Company Must Take

I have presented at several cybersecurity conferences over the last few weeks and have had an opportunity to listen to and talk with some of the most highly regarded experts in this field. This includes experts from the FBI, Secret Service, private industry experts and many others. The message I have heard over and over …

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Practical ways your company’s contracts can help improve its cybersecurity odds

I am sharing two articles with you because, as you well know, cybersecurity is a really hot topic right now due to the threat it poses to virtually all businesses. I hope you find these helpful.   I was recently interviewed by CSO Magazine and asked to give one suggestion that companies could do to …

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The Art of Cybersecurity: How Sun Tzu Masterminded the Home Depot Data Breach

Sun Tzu taught that, when it comes to the art of cybersecurity, you must be wary of your business associates and other third parties. Why? Have you heard that Home Depot had a data breach? That hackers were able to exfiltrate 56 million payment cards and 53 million customer email addresses from its systems? Did …

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