Oil and gas industry executives don’t need to see a new Wikileaks story about secret CIA hacking tools or hear more about the electronic penetration of presidential campaigns to understand the seriousness of a potential...
Archive - March 2017
Partly Cloudy: Outage Raises Resiliency Concerns
Everyone needs a little downtime – critical IT infrastructure, not so much. Security and reliability have long been the two primary enterprise concerns when it comes to the cloud. And while security has been the...
Board-Level Cybersecurity Discussions Must Be Proactive, Have Substance, and Inspire Real Change
Cybersecurity is a hot topic in most boardrooms today. Not a shocking revelation, certainly. But keep in mind that, in many organizations, it has taken a long time for this issue to even become an agenda item for the...
New York Steps Up With First State-Level Cybersecurity Regulations for Financial Services Companies
With the future of federal regulations uncertain, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has taken cybersecurity matters into its own hands. Effective March 1,, 2017, banks, insurers and other financial...
Some Considerations for Manufacturers as U.S. Lawmakers Work to Peel Back Regulations
It took the new Trump administration essentially no time to start issuing executive orders and presidential memoranda designed to ease regulations on U.S. businesses. Certain changes the administration is advocating...
From Tiny Tech to Populism: Latest Issue of PreView Scans the Global Risk Horizon
Imagine a DNA-programmed nanoparticle capable of hacking cancer cells, a plankton-sized carbon tube that can remove pollutants from water, or food packaging that changes color in the presence of dangerous bacteria...
Building Cyber Resiliency Is the Path to Better Brand Protection for Consumer Products and Services Companies
Last week, I wrote about customer loyalty, and how a strong cybersecurity program can help ensure the trust of consumers. Here are some fresh stats about the business impact of cyber threats that consumer products and...