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Should I buy cyber insurance?

A friend of mine asked me if he should buy cyber insurance for his business. Whether your need is for a self-hosted/owned, cloud or hybrid infrastructure this is not an easy answer. As I thought about it, I decided this is probably a topic of interest to many financial managers at small to mid-size enterprises. How should you decide this question and who can you seek for legitimate counsel that is qualified to answer this question without having a conflict of interest?

Should I buy cyber insurance?tlgadmin2020-02-04T01:55:28-08:00

Steps for an Effective Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan

Written by Kevin McDonald, COO and CISO of Alvaka Networks. Originally published January 2016 on TechTarget. Kevin discusses steps to help you prepare a cybersecurity incident response. When your system is compromised, you generally have one chance to get the response [...]

Steps for an Effective Cybersecurity Incident Response PlanOli Thordarson2021-06-23T12:37:20-07:00

Companies risk being held ‘hostage’ by IT without proper IT process documentation

Written by Kevin McDonald, Alvaka Networks. Originally published April 2016 on TechTarget. Kevin discusses the crucial role of IT Process Documentation. It seems that not a day passes without news of another high-profile hack, embezzlement of monies and data, or even [...]

Companies risk being held ‘hostage’ by IT without proper IT process documentationOli Thordarson2020-05-18T14:18:17-07:00

Meltdown and Spectre news round-up for week of February 5, 2018

A running log of Meltdown and Spectre news can be found at Meltdown & Spectre: How to avoid the biggest cyber threat in modern computing. February 5, 2018 - At this point in time, Alvaka Networks is not advising [...]

Meltdown and Spectre news round-up for week of February 5, 2018Oli Thordarson2020-02-04T01:49:22-08:00

Employee training remains the best first line of defense against cybersecurity breaches

If there is one lesson to be learned from the recent mass spate of security breaches, particularly those involving ransomware, it is this: adequate training for personnel can dramatically decrease the likelihood of a successful attack on a business. Unfortunately, [...]

Employee training remains the best first line of defense against cybersecurity breachesOli Thordarson2024-03-14T00:16:44-07:00

Meltdown & Spectre: How to avoid the biggest cyber threat in modern computing

For Immediate Release In This Message: What is this threat and why does it affect you? What you need to do.** A special offer for new patch management clients. A dynamic weekly updated list of Meltdown and Spectre solutions [...]

Meltdown & Spectre: How to avoid the biggest cyber threat in modern computingOli Thordarson2020-02-04T01:48:07-08:00

Despite the warnings, corporate cyber defenses remain inadequate

Following WannaCry, how should businesses protect themselves from cyberattacks? If anything, 2017 will be remembered as the year of the cyber-attack. No business is safe. No industry is exempt. The ease with which cyber-attacks can be launched and virally propagated [...]

Despite the warnings, corporate cyber defenses remain inadequateOli Thordarson2024-03-14T00:10:24-07:00

S.770 – MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 has passed the Senate vote

There is pending cybersecurity legislation that looks like it will affect almost every company on Main Street. It is known as the S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017. What is S.770? It is a law designed to help [...]

S.770 – MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 has passed the Senate voteOli Thordarson2020-05-28T13:21:06-07:00

New password guidelines from the US federal government via NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued new guidelines regarding secure passwords. Who is NIST? NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency whose purpose is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by [...]

New password guidelines from the US federal government via NISTOli Thordarson2023-02-07T07:44:11-08:00

BlueCross BlueShield Announces August 5th Data Breach Discovery

Tustin, CA - The most interesting part of this BlueCross BlueShield announcement is not that they found the breach on August 5th. What is interesting when you read further into the announcement is that they say “Our investigation further revealed [...]

BlueCross BlueShield Announces August 5th Data Breach Discoverytlgadmin2017-09-18T00:38:04-07:00

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