Like a bizarro-world DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the military and defense organizations of foreign states hostile to the United States and allied Western nations have been driving innovation… Continue reading The Blurring Lines Between State Sponsored Threat Actors and Cyber Criminals
Privacy Threat: Spear Phishing
Why “Active” External Data Privacy Mitigation Post-Breach is Superior to “Passive” Credit Monitoring
Question: What’s worse than having to inform your customers, investors, and business partners that their sensitive data has been compromised due to a data breach you were seemingly unable to… Continue reading Why “Active” External Data Privacy Mitigation Post-Breach is Superior to “Passive” Credit Monitoring
The Six Industries with the Highest External Data Privacy Risk
The title of this paper is kind of a misnomer. The fact is every industry is at significant risk of being targeted by hackers and threat actors. It may be… Continue reading The Six Industries with the Highest External Data Privacy Risk
Procurement Professionals – The Case for Requiring External Data Privacy Requirements in ALL Vendor RFx
Does your organization’s procurement department probe the external data privacy protections deployed by prospective vendors and partners as part of their RFi/p/q process? Sure, they already have an entire section… Continue reading Procurement Professionals – The Case for Requiring External Data Privacy Requirements in ALL Vendor RFx
Case Study: Fortune 500 Tech Company with Global Workforce
Customer: A Fortune 500 technology company with more than 11,000 employees globally Challenge: Solution: Results: Challenge: In spite of a very savvy CISO and a multi-million-dollar cybersecurity regimen including employee… Continue reading Case Study: Fortune 500 Tech Company with Global Workforce
Case Study: Casino Operator Protects Against Threats of Retaliation and More
Challenge: Solution Results Customer: A Popular Casino & Hotel Operator with Properties in the US and Macau Challenge: For decades, the threat of retaliation against casinos by disgruntled gamers who’ve lost… Continue reading Case Study: Casino Operator Protects Against Threats of Retaliation and More
MOVEit Attack – A Postmortem Through the Prism of External Data Privacy Management
One business organization was breached – more than TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED (and counting) organizations have been compromised according to TechCrunch as of December 2023 – many received this heart-stopping message: Hello,… Continue reading MOVEit Attack – A Postmortem Through the Prism of External Data Privacy Management
Calculating the ROI into External Data Privacy Management Solutions
External data privacy management is a preventative activity focused on preempting data breaches and other damaging consequences of unsecured external data. For preventative solutions – those that don’t yield a… Continue reading Calculating the ROI into External Data Privacy Management Solutions
Guide to Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
In this guide: Overview of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) Following an initial postponement, Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) entered into force in 2022 as the country’s first… Continue reading Guide to Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
AI Powered Spear Phishing – Why Fighting Fire With Fire Fails
As if perpetrating cybercrimes – particularly spear phishing – weren’t easy enough for any aspiring hacker or established organized crime ring, it has just become even easier for bad actors… Continue reading AI Powered Spear Phishing – Why Fighting Fire With Fire Fails