Security

Data breaches, hacks and credit card fraud occur on an alarmingly consistent basis, and that trend shows no signs of abating. Whether it’s caused by carelessness, data break-ins, or even ransomware, this criminal activity costs billions of dollars annually. With the rise of the cashless society we’re in, this type of illegal activity looks to … Read more

Not that long ago, file sharing over the internet was a shadowy type of thing, bordering on illegal. It was a process that lived on the dark side of the web, used by music-sharing college students and bootleg software pirates. And although there still is a shady side to all of this, legitimate peer-to-peer file … Read more

Providing software for your employees and customers is as easy as visiting a website, creating an account, and entering a credit card to pay. Software delivered as a service, without the need to download and install on individual devices, provides tremendous flexibility and efficiency, as the organization generally only pays for what it needs, and … Read more

Given the rise of services as application software (SaaS) and cloud-based apps where employees, suppliers, and customers all generate, store, access, utilize, or consume data constantly, data governance is a more critical initiative than ever. Without oversight and accountability, the wrong data could be generated and the right data could be lost, severely disrupting business … Read more

The word “copyright” is a frequently used term, though many people don’t know exactly what it means. A work that is protected by a copyright (anything of such is referred to as “copyrighted material”) can be a very valuable item indeed, even if it’s not a tangible item. Knowing what a copyright is, how copyright … Read more

Companies of all sizes need to maintain documentation of all sorts of things, including records of financial, corporate and legal issues, among others. In the pre-digital age, these documents were just that, hard copy documents. Whether it was Coca-Cola’s “secret formula” kept in a heavily guarded safe or less secure corporate archives, these records needed … Read more

The steps of the information security life cycle provide proven, replicable processes for your organization’s IT team to protect network, systems and data. Read on to increase your knowledge.

M&A deals involve the sharing of extremely sensitive documents and data, so how can companies set themselves up to close deals without compromising security? Learn more here.

Some organizations have strict security policies, with processes and budgets in place to ensure that all devices, apps, networks and even the physical security perimeter are secure from threats. However, some organizations only go so far as to create the illusion that their assets are secure when in reality, they are not. This is called … Read more

Businesses generally grow in one of two ways: organic or inorganic. Organic growth refers to “natural” internal efforts to increase revenues, including launching new products and services, distributing to new markets, increasing brand equity to increase price points, and other initiatives to capture more sales.  On the other hand, inorganic growth is the opposite: working … Read more