Supporting those impacted by a data breach is the most important responsibility of any company that fails to protect customer data. Having the policies, procedures, and technology in place to quickly respond to a breach can help mitigate the inevitable reputation damage and customer blowback that accompanies a security lapse.
Payment processing software compromises 15,000 Hy-Vee customers’ information
Hackers demand $1,000,000 from Grays Harbor Community Hospital to unlock 85,000 patient files
The astounding costs surrounding repair, restoration, or even ransom payments can significantly impact a company’s ability to continue operating. Once ransomware takes hold of a company’s IT infrastructure, every path forward is expensive and fraught with difficulties.
National Baseball Hall of Fame incurs repair costs from a seven month data breach
Securing IT infrastructure is critical to stay competitive in today’s digital-first environment. To mitigate the damage after a breach, businesses should strive to provide proactive customer care to ensure that they can quickly and completely recover from a breach.
Tweak your mindset to achieve success on the cloud
The cloud is not like some magic beans that’ll sprout sky-high stalks overnight and lead you to a castle full of riches. Don’t be misled by shiny words such as “increased productivity” and “collaboration” — your organization won’t realize these benefits unless everyone actually puts in the work to make the cloud work. If you want to use the cloud successfully, you might have to change your mind about a thing or two before you migrate to the cloud.
How will Windows 7 end of life affect your business?
Time is almost up for the world’s second most popular operating system (OS), which will no longer receive critical security updates starting January 14, 2020. If you’re still using Windows 7, you may be better off upgrading to Windows 10 or transitioning to a different OS altogether so as to avoid support absence and a host of inevitable security risks.