10 Reminders for National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Each October, the Department of Homeland Security spearheads a campaign to remind businesses and individuals of the importance of cybersecurity. This campaign, known as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), is designed to provide internet security education, as well as the tools and resources needed for internet safety. With an average total data breach cost of $7.35 million, protecting your data from a cyber attack is crucial to business longevity. Protelligent® knows the importance...
How Vulnerable Are Your Software Applications to Cyber Attacks?
The threat is real. So far, in the first half of 2017, the Breach Level Index showed an alarming 164% global increase in stolen, lost or compromised records over the last half of 2016. Protelligent® is on top of today’s evolving cyber-attack landscape. Recent headlines deliver warnings of hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in software used by millions of people, including government agencies, small businesses and ordinary individuals to launch attacks. Among these concerns, federal officials...
3 Ways to Align C-level Executives and IT Decision Makers
$7.35 million is the average total cost of a cyber attack in the United States. Is your business effectively mitigating its risk? As budgeting for next year begins, placing cybersecurity as a priority within the process is vital to the growth and success of your company. One of the biggest challenges to budgeting for security is getting C-level executives and IT decision makers on the same page. The differing priorities of C-level and IT teams often cause opposing views of cyber threats and how...