Crisis Communications Plans - Ep 169

We live in a world of instant communications.  During a crisis, our normal standards of communications can be very limited.  How many different issues have you addressed for communications in a crisis in your plans?  We mention the business continuity and disaster recovery plans that everyone should have often in episodes. This is just one element of the plan that can make or break the business in a crisis.  If you can’t communicate effectively with each other the chance of you being able to keep things running drops significantly.

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Are hacktivists on your SRA? - Ep 168

It may not occur to many of you that a hacktivist should be on your security risk analysis (SRA).  They must be on there in this digital age. You never know what could trigger a hacktivist to focus on your business and put you under attack.  Why you may ask - well we will discuss that now.

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BEC-EAC the latest threat to your business - Ep 167

The FBI released an alert on July 12 titled Business E-mail Compromise E-mail Account Compromise The 12 Billion Dollar Scam that should be on your radar.  BEC-EAC stands for Business Email Compromise - Email Account Compromise.  If you haven’t learned about this particular threat it is important that you review it and assess the risk it brings to your company.  That’s why we review these increasing threats and what you need to do about them in this episode.

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3 reports from IT that you need - Ep 166

We often get questions from both the tech staff and security officers about what should be documented regularly and why it should be done.  There are 3 reports you need to get from your tech team on a regular basis IMHO. Today, we will discuss those three reports, why you need them and what to do with them.

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Does size really matter? - Ep 165

One of the discussions you must always be prepared to have is that size does not matter when it comes to privacy and security issues.  Does size matter? Not as much as most people think and not in the ways that most people think either.

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How to save money in a data breach - Ep 164

Want to know how to save money in a data breach?  You have to have a plan before you have the data breach to keep you from making costly mistakes.  Everyone knows a data breach can be expensive but there are studies that show us what makes them more expensive and what helps you save money.  The annual Ponemon cost of a data breach study has been published. IBM sponsors the study each year and it is one of the best tools for us to prepare for the cost of a data breach.  If you have any valuable data at all you should review the report to get an estimate of what the cost of a data breach would be for your organization. Let’s dig into some numbers and add a bit of perspective, shall we?

 

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Do you know where your logs are? - Ep 163

Our most downloaded episode Is from way back in May of 2016.  HIPAA Access Logs Audits was our 54th episode. It is hard to believe it was that long ago!  Today we are doing a deeper dive into how many layers exist when it comes to access logs to see if you have thought of all of them. Which of the logs really matter and what do you do with them?

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