Why Boards must consider cyber security as part of corporate governance. For many years now, Information security, including Cyber Security, has been left to the IT Department. However, even if your IT people are doing a stellar job, here are five reasons for Directors to bring Cyber Security into the Boardroom. Pending SEC Legislation Bill [...]
Many organizations have access to, or store PHI (Personal Health Information). Not all of them are aware that they have legislated responsibilities to protect that personal information on behalf of their clients. Personal Health Information can be defined as any health information related to an individual which can be used to identify that individual, or [...]
Information Security and Information Privacy are often confused with each other. It is important to understand the differences, and in some cases, the similarities. Information security vs. information privacy. Consider a window in your home. It is a vulnerability, as nefarious persons could break it and enter your home, but people could also just look [...]
Protection from the Information Security bad guys. You know there is some nasty stuff out there on the Internet. You also know that your employees use company computers and networks to access the Internet, both for work and personal reasons. However, you’re not sure if you are exposing your organization’s information assets to the bad [...]
In June of 2013, Edward Snowden leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA). The leaked information revealed a number of surveillance programs that had been initiated by the NSA, and other international intelligence agencies throughout the world. These programs were keeping tabs on US citizens as well as foreign officials and dignitaries. They [...]
Analyzing a Data Breach: Ashley Madison - the Good, the Bad, and of course the Ugly Recently, the Ashley Madison network was compromised, allegedly by a group known as the Impact Team. The hackers have asked the owners of this site and another site called ‘Established Men’, to take down both sites, or they will [...]
Most of us are aware that Canadian, USA and other governments are under constant attack from other sovereign nations, usually for the purposes of obtaining military or economic information. Many of us also know that our own governments have similar programs in place. However, there are many others out there who also try to hack [...]
You’ve decided you need to set up an Information Security group in your IT department, or perhaps you already have one but it is not performing to your expectations. One of the decisions you have to make is whether to integrate IT security within your current structure or to keep some of it separate from [...]