Cyber insurance is an important element for companies as it covers the damage
and liability caused by a hack, which are usually excluded from traditional
liability coverage. Stricter data privacy notification laws, government
incentives, cloud adoption and the increase in high-profile hacks and data
breaches have all contributed to the significant increase in the number of
companies offering and buying cyber insurance.
All companies face varying levels of risk, which warrants the need for a
cyber insurance policy. You can look at two candidates for such a policy:
first, companies that store data from external sources like retailers,
healthcare companies and financial services firms; and secondly, any company
that stores employee data. Customer information, such as payment details
and addresses are gold to hackers. Obviously, companies that store internal
and e... (more)
It's a given that employee access to corporate systems should be both as
secure and simple as possible. However, time-strapped CIOs under pressure
from demanding staff and challenged with authenticating users all over the
world on multiple devices, have been torn between relying on the fatally
flawed password or hard token two-factor authentication (2FA) approach to
keep their systems secure. As a result, adaptive authentication has gained
popularity as it reduces the time it takes to login by verifying a user based
on their location.
End users want speed, stability and consiste... (more)
Buoyed by BYOD
Turn back the clock to 2008. The recession was in full swing and IT managers
feeling the pinch decided to allow employees to use their own devices (in
turn leading to the now ubiquitous term of bring your own device (BYOD)) to
undertake their job, thus reducing capital expenditure and allowing IT
managers to spend their budget elsewhere. Whether BYOD itself turned out to
be good or bad is still a point of conjecture, especially when weighing up
its benefits against potential security risks. What is true, however, is that
it has played a big part in the current sco... (more)
Secure Authentication Is the Only Solution to Vulnerable Public Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi has become a necessity of the digital age, and like everything,
everyone loves it even more when it is free. Whether it's used to access a
presentation at a new client meeting, to host a video conference call, or
edit and email important documents, public Wi-Fi means nearly anywhere can
become an office. Couple this with the fact that there are as many mobile
devices on the planet as there are people, and businesses now have the most
flexible and tech-saturated workforce in history.
Recent studies have fo... (more)
It's a given that employee access to corporate systems should be both as
secure and simple as possible. Up until recently however, time-strapped CIOs,
under pressure from demanding staff and challenged with authenticating users
all over the world on multiple devices, have been torn between relying on the
fatally flawed password or hard token two-factor authentication (2FA) to keep
their systems secure.
Recently, adaptive authentication has gained in popularity, as it reduces the
time it takes to log-in by verifying a user based on their location. But is
this the best solution?
... (more)
Steve Watts is co-founder of SecurEnvoy. He brings 25 years’ of industry experience to his role at the helm of Sales & Marketing for SecurEnvoy. He founded the company with Andrew Kemshall in 2003 and still works tirelessly to grow the company in new and established markets. His particular value is market and partner strategy; having assisted in the development and design of the products, designed the pricing strategy and recurring revenue model that has been so key to the businesses growth and success.
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