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Data Privacy Day is a great time to think about how your business collects, stores, manages and uses data. Personal information about customers, vendors and/or employees may be valuable to your business – but it's something consumers value, too. These questions discuss the importance of safeguarding data at your organization, things to consider in Read More
Privacy Insights and Advice for Organizations: Privacy is Good for Business. Personal information may be valuable to your business, but it’s also something your customers value. Nearly 75 percent of Americans feel it is “extremely” or “very” important that companies have “easy-to-understand, accessible information about what personal data is collected about Read More
CISOs recognize these issues and many organizations are actively hanging a "help wanted" sign to find cybersecurity talent. Unfortunately, it is exceedingly difficult to bring new people onboard. Why? Experienced cybersecurity professionals are in high demand, so organizations are engaged in a battle royale to coax them away from their present employers and Read More
The video will be posted soon. Thank you for your patience. In this episode of The CSIAC Podcast, Sean Bird talks with James Rice, a Cybersecurity Instructor at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) and the Lead Instructor for the GenCyber cybersecurity summer camp at MVCC. Overview of the GenCyber Program: The GenCyber program provides summer Read More
In recent years, a few specific threats have caused significant damage to targeted victims. Ransomware continues to plague numerous industries. Having up-to-date systems and backups are crucial in the defense against ransomware. Insider Threats also cause significant damage to unsuspecting organizations. Monitoring for unusual activity Read More
Having a properly trained staff helps to create a secure working environment. Here's a few free cybersecurity training and awareness resources available to the public: CSIAC provides numerous training and awareness videos and references on relevant cybersecurity topics. For example: Videos: https://www.csiac.org/podcast The Cybersecurity Read More
Technology continues to play a critical role in nearly every industry. To protect your organization from the common pitfalls follow a few guidelines: Take the time to motivate and train your employees and coworkers. An untrained workforce leads to weak operational security. Have a security plan and practice it! In the event of a Read More
The federal government will host the first-ever government-wide event to recruit new IT and cybersecurity talent, at a time when agencies and department are struggling to fill these positions. The General Services Administration (GSA) on Thursday announced the event, which will be held November 6-7 in Maryland. The administration is looking to recruit Read More
