Companies increasingly rely on third-party vendors to meet their operational needs. Yet, managing the data risks in an outsourced world has become a major challenge for security, compliance, procurement legal and executive management.
Strengthen Your Defenses Against Cybercrime.
On the day in 2015 when A.J. Murray, the United States IT Manager for Hayward Tyler Group PLC, realized that cyber thieves had hijacked a large amount of important data using a variant of the Cryptolocker ransomware, he understood immediately that the potential downside was enormous. The data seized and encrypted was critical to ongoing day-to-day business.
Ransomware is a malware variant that locks an end user’s computer or encrypts their files, then demands a sum of money to allow access or decryption. What’s worse, if an organization hands over the cash, there are often times when the attacker doesn’t play nice and still withholds the key even after payment.
As CISOs scramble to protect IT infrastructures whose boundaries are increasingly fluid due to the adoption of mobility, cloud computing, IoT and other new technologies, the Qualys Guide to Automating CIS 20 Critical Security Controls provides a helpful in-depth assessment and validation of all controls and related technologies to ensure that they are in place, properly configured, and free from vulnerabilities.
In May 2018, IAPP and TrustArc surveyed 328 privacy professionals around the globe and asked them a series of questions about each of 10 categories of privacy technology, as identified in the IAPP’s annual Privacy Tech Vendor Report. The results provide illuminating benchmarking data about what technology is truly in use vs. what technology is still far from mainstream.
Trust is key to the effective functioning of the modern economy – and of society in general. At its core, GDPR is about engendering trust by giving the individual visibility and control of how their data is handled and used, and by demonstrating adherence to sound principles of privacy, security and data protection.
For information on implementing appropriate technical and organization measures to comply with GDPR, download this infographic and contact the Privacy experts of Online Business Systems.