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How any Organization Looks in the Eyes of a Hacker – How to Avoid Being Seen as a Target

Scammers, particularly cyber thieves, make their living by finding the easiest ways to separate marks from their money. That is, this type of criminal doesn’t want to work too hard. … Continue reading How any Organization Looks in the Eyes of a Hacker – How to Avoid Being Seen as a Target

There is growing awareness and alarm among consumers surrounding data privacy threats facing individuals and organizations. For individuals, instances of identity theft, phishing scams and the whole host of other… Continue reading Converting Cookie Consent from an Expense to a Profit Center

What is your organization’s privacy risk score? Do you know? How about the privacy risk scores of each employee and vendor/partner associated with your organization? Do you have that information… Continue reading Your Privacy Risk Score: What Is It and How is it Calculated?

Challenge Solution Benefits CUSTOMER: A well-established Equity REIT managing a portfolio of investment properties across 5 southern US states. Their portfolio is comprised of affordable, multi-family housing properties valued at… Continue reading Case Study: REIT Improves Occupancy and Retention with Privacy Management as Incentive

“If you delete it, it’s gone forever!” – CISOs who have not succeeded at eliminating unsecured external data This is potentially the most dangerous misconception any CIO or CISO can… Continue reading How to Stop Data Brokers? Continuity is Critical

Information security, cyber security and the latest iteration, external data security are critical to the health and viability of any organization. Companies of all sizes and types routinely invest significant… Continue reading External Data Privacy Metrics and KPIs – A How to Guide for Strong Compliance

Customer: National Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) Firm with offices in 20 US states and over $95 billion under management Challenge: Solution: Results: Challenge: During a year-over-year analysis of new account… Continue reading Case Study: Finance Company Reverses Sales Slump by Promoting External Data Privacy Mgt. Practices

There’s an old joke among economists that goes, “Ask three economists about the state of the economy and you’ll get five answers.” Though it’s not a laughing matter, the same… Continue reading Cyber Security Isn’t Enough – The Information Security Ecosystem Dies Without External Data Privacy

Data breaches targeting third-party vendor relationships are on the rise. Especially those leveraging phishing and other social engineering methods. This fact reveals a weakness in most organizations’ cyber security regimens. … Continue reading The Shortcomings of Third-Party Risk Management and How to Get it Right for Your Organization

Supply chain privacy risk presents a new attack surface for organizations with complex supply chains. Cyber criminals, hackers and other threat actors play an ongoing game of cat and mouse… Continue reading Supply Chain Attacks are On the Rise – A Primer on Supply Chain Privacy Risk