Most cybersecurity incidents result from avoidable mistakes and poor cybersecurity practices. Human error is evidently a major and growing cyber risk factor. As a result, you’re probably picturing employee negligence, careless mistakes, and irresponsible behavior. But entire companies are just as likely to fall into poor security habits and routines as individuals. These bad habits…

The cybersecurity landscape has evolved drastically over the last few years. Cybercrime has become more sophisticated, common, devastating, and successful, as is evident in the ITRC 2021 Data Breach Report. The ever-growing cyber threats, coupled with the strict enforcement of data privacy and protection regulations, have led many organizations to rethink their cybersecurity strategies. A…

The IT security scene has been quite chaotic since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. 2020 and 2021 saw widespread digital transformations across all commercial industries, which created new opportunities for criminals to perpetrate their heinous acts. Cybersecurity trends are always changing. First, let’s take a look at recent years. 2020 was a bad year for cybersecurity,…

Electronic health records (EHRs) and electronic medical records (EMRs) are incredibly useful, allowing for easy and quick access to patient data for healthcare purposes. Unfortunately, this digitization introduces new risks to healthcare facilities and their patients. Personal medical information has become an attractive target for cybercriminals. This makes data security a key issue in healthcare…

A holistic cybersecurity strategy must include both proactive defenses to deter threats and responsive measures to counter attacks. An incident response plan (IRP) is a formal guide that outlines the procedures and responsibilities an organization takes during a cyber incident. It essentially tells an organization’s leaders, IT team, and staff what to do amid and…

2020 and 2021 were busy years for the infosec community, overflowing with cybersecurity lessons to remember. It all started in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the business and IT environments in ways that many organizations had not anticipated. Many companies were forced to move from well-established IT infrastructures to makeshift solutions in response…