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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What did Sun Tzu teach about cybersecurity?
Sun Tzu taught that, when it comes to cybersecurity, you must be wary of your business associates and other third parties. Why? Have you heard of the national retailer that what was hit with a perfectly timed cyber attack on Black Friday ’13 that resulted in credit card data from roughly 110 million customers being taken? That…
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Is Your Business Following the 3 Steps the FTC is Requiring for Using Data Service Providers?
The Federal Trade Commission now requires businesses to take the following 3 steps when contracting with data service providers: Investigate. Obligate. Verify. Is your business following these steps? Investigate. Businesses are required to investigate by exercising due diligence before hiring data service providers. Obligate. Businesses are required to obligate their data service providers to adhere…
