One of the world’s largest security firms, FireEye, was hacked, and the tools FireEye uses to test the networks of its customers were stolen. Like Symantec, Trend, Kaspersky, RSA and Bit9 before them, it just proves that no business is exempt from individual bad actors, Nation-States, or any other group around the globe. In fact, […]
compliance issues
Sh*t Rolls Down Hill
We have all had the moment where we are downhill of an avalanche of a problem that is rolling our way and gaining steam. This is otherwise knowns as the snowball effect. There are more examples than days in a year, but let’s consider one that is greatly influenced by the times we now live […]
Obstacles to Business CCPA Compliance
In October of 2019, the data security software company Egress surveyed security professionals about their plans to become compliant with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The legislation became law on January 1st of this year, but at least half of US companies are still struggling to comply. Why is this? The Egress survey found […]
The Insurance Conundrum – Is There Risk In That Reward?
There are over 400,000 small and medium sized insurance industry businesses in the US alone, all vying for a growing piece of the premiums pie. Add in the burgeoning complexity of privacy laws and regulations and increasing demands from their clients to meet them, and the challenges to running our businesses become even greater. It […]