Sue Poremba

Social networking has become an integral part of everyday business and life. It’s how we communicate and where we get our news. Marketing utilizes social media to promote products and services. The NFL even live broadcasts games and fan interaction on Twitter. The majority of Americans are active on social media, and most of us […]

5 Ways to Improve GRC and Minimize Risks I write a lot about insider risks and the damage they can do to a company’s security operations. The default thinking of insider threats is almost always one of two situations: purposely malicious activity (someone taking advantage of privileged access to steal data, for instance) or accidental […]

10 Critical Responsibilities of the Cybersecurity Manager Have you ever wondered what cybercriminals do with all those passwords and usernames they gather after a data breach like the one Yahoo suffered? Yes, we know they sell them on the dark web or use them to access more information about individuals or companies. But according to […]

5 Common Failures Companies Make Regarding Data Breaches According to a survey from Alertsec, almost every consumer – 97 percent – finds data breaches unsettling. They find it unsettling because they are worried about their personal information falling into the wrong hands, as eSecurity Planet added: When they learn that a company has been breached, […]

5 Common Failures Companies Make Regarding Data Breaches An NSA contractor stealing sensitive government documents is in the news again, and it has nothing to do with Edward Snowden, movies or pardon requests. But it does have everything to do with the ever-present threat of insiders and third-party contractors and how these concerns continue to […]

5 Common Failures Companies Make Regarding Data Breaches It’s the beginning of October and that means it is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We certainly came into this month with a lot of cybersecurity news that has businesses, government and consumers alike taking notice of the risks involved in a breach and the fact that we have […]

Are You One Password Away from a Data Breach? If you were one of the 500 million who were affected by the Yahoo breach (and I’m right there with you), you have something in common with the top 1,000 companies in the Forbes Global 2000 list. According to research conducted by Digital Shadows, 97 percent […]

Cyber Crime Report Finds Old Breaches Led to New Breaches I was very happy when cybersecurity came up for discussion in Monday’s presidential debate. I’d been trying since the primaries to get some kind of response from the campaigns about cybersecurity and its importance to our overall national security. However, I wasn’t surprised by how […]

When I posted my blog on Thursday, we were waiting to see if Yahoo was going to make an announcement about a data breach. Of course, shortly after it posted, Yahoo’s announcement did come and it was more shocking than I think most of us expected. First of all, that 200 million users affected was […]

It appears that the entire security world is waiting for Yahoo to make an announcement about one of the largest breaches yet. It’s expected to have affected at least (probably more than) 200 million user accounts. My inbox began flooding with the news first thing this morning, and I admit, I don’t recall such a […]

Data-Centric Approach Starves Data-Hungry Cybercriminals Last week, the FBI released another public service announcement about ransomware (this summer, you may recall, the FBI urged organizations and consumers to not pay ransoms). In this new PSA, the FBI is urging everyone to report ransomware attacks to law enforcement. According to eSecurity Planet: Victims are asked to […]

Security Risks in the Supply Chain Insider threats get a lot of press, and deservedly so. Different studies have shown just how dangerous the insider threat is. Almost every organization is vulnerable to employee error or maliciousness. However, employees aren’t your only “insider” problem. Third-party vendors can wreak havoc on any company’s security – just […]