Executive Takeaways Employee PII: An Easy-to-access, Effective Attack Vector External employee Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is a highly effective attack vector easily accessible to attackers. This PII is often used… Continue reading External PII Exposure Fuels Social Engineering, Data Breaches
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The Executive’s Guide to Social Engineering and Spear Phishing
Executive Takeaways What is Social Engineering? Social engineering tricks people into doing something using manipulation. In the context of attacks on organizations, it is employed to gain access to sensitive information,… Continue reading The Executive’s Guide to Social Engineering and Spear Phishing
Guide to Complying with Looming Procurement Requirements for Privacy Risk
Getting Ahead of the Next Critical Privacy Risk Requirement for Winning Lucrative Business Contracts Competition has always been stiff to win lucrative contracts. Especially with large corporate entities, businesses, private… Continue reading Guide to Complying with Looming Procurement Requirements for Privacy Risk
Optimizing Vendor Risk Management with External Data Privacy
Executive Takeaways Organizations are increasingly reliant on third-party vendors to supplement or complement operations. This increasing reliance expands organizational threat surfaces, as vendors require access to sensitive employee and customer… Continue reading Optimizing Vendor Risk Management with External Data Privacy
Safeguarding Enterprises from PII Exposure Risks and Threats
Executive Takeaways: What is PII Exposure? Personally Identifiable Information (PII) exposure is the accidental or unauthorized release of PII. PII is any information attackers can use to identify a person,… Continue reading Safeguarding Enterprises from PII Exposure Risks and Threats
Organizational Defense Strategies (Spear Phishing)
Spear Phishing is one of the most fundamental threats to the security of organizations today. As we’ve discussed before, this is largely because of the nature of the Spear Phishing… Continue reading Organizational Defense Strategies (Spear Phishing)
What’s With All the Data Breaches?
There are several factors for the historic surge in data breaches. These include the proliferation of mobile devices, the amount of data transferred, more digital storage, and poor security measures… Continue reading What’s With All the Data Breaches?
What is Spear Phishing – and Why Does it Still Work?
A danger lurks inside your organization. It’s a looming, ever-present, and ever-growing threat to your business’s security. It is the bane of Cyber Security teams around the world. They curse… Continue reading What is Spear Phishing – and Why Does it Still Work?
Integrating Executives’ Cybersecurity with External Data Privacy
99% of executives’ PII is found within the databases of some of the most notorious Data Brokers. Executive Takeaways First, we must state in no unclear terms that cybersecurity is vital to… Continue reading Integrating Executives’ Cybersecurity with External Data Privacy
The Anatomy of Spear Phishing Attacks
While common email tools and cybersecurity firewalls are getting better at filtering out egregious of phishing attempts, highly-personalized and effective spear phishing attacks remain a threat. Today’s successful spear phishing… Continue reading The Anatomy of Spear Phishing Attacks