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Why Cybersecurity Best Practices Still Get Overlooked

During the past 25 years or so, the internet has evolved to become one of the most predominant vehicles supporting the endeavors of global commerce, government organizations, and academic institutions, to name a few. And like sharks following the scent of blood in the water, cybercriminals seeking financial profit or other mischief have evolved to develop highly sophisticated and cunning methods to extract valuable information from organizations with IT security policies not formulated with cybersecurity best practices in mind.

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How to Manage Security in Cloud Computing

Out of sight can’t mean out of mind when it comes to your customer’s data. With more businesses storing data online than ever before, managing security in cloud computing is more important than ever. 

Just because you store data in the cloud instead of onsite doesn’t mean you can trust its security. Cloud security has become increasingly important, because cyber threats are proliferating as organizations run more business and store more data virtually.

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4 Insider Threats to Watch Out For

Cybersecurity challenges have become a major problem for organizations of all types around the globe, especially insider threats. It seems that just when one major breach is announced by the media, another more significant threat is there to take its place in the headlines.

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6 Reasons Your Organization Needs an IT Compliance Audit

Like a client, trust is hard to earn but easy to lose. An IT Compliance Audit can help you earn and maintain customer trust. 

Building trust is particularly difficult—and especially important—when your business handles someone else’s information.

With the amount of cybercrime damages projected to double to $6 billion annually by 2021, according to research firm Cybersecurity Ventures, regulators keep tightening compliance. This is meant to protect consumers and companies from data breaches like those which have previously exposed sensitive information, such as medical histories, credit-card information, and personally identifiable information (PII).

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