Data Compliance for Law Firms: How to Know When Your Client Information is Bound by Data Handling Regulations—and What to Do about It

Most lawyers understand that the American Bar Association expects their firm to protect a client’s information correctly. But when industry-specific data handling regulations bind your client, it’s easy to get confused about how this thicket of cybersecurity rules affects your client-lawyer service and communication. Data handling for law firms can be confusing. As an IT…

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The National Public Data Breach of 2024: How to Shield Your Data from Dark Web Hackers

Every day, there’s another screaming headline about “the biggest data breach in history.” This time, however, it really may be “the big one.” In August 2024, a dark web hacker dumped 2.7 billion data records—including Social Security numbers—on a dark web forum. This information allegedly came from a background-checking service called National Public Data. Each…

The Future of Remote Work: Cybersecurity for the New Normal in 2024

After the freedom people experienced from remote work during the pandemic, the “return to office mandates” many companies are trotting out are flopping. Hard. Recent mutinies against the RTOs imposed by Amazon and Dell are great examples. When employees were given the ultimatum “return to office full time, or lose out on the eligibility for…

The CrowdStrike Outage: A Wake Up Call for Cybersecurity

On July 19, 2024, Cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike made history. They were responsible for the world’s most significant global computer outage. It’s as bad as it sounds—with millions of computers they’d sworn to protect suddenly in a “blue screen of death reboot loop.” The net effects hit some of the world’s most critical organizations—including airlines,…

vCIO vs. vCISO: What’s The Difference?

Managing your IT operations is a big job, especially if you’re a small or mid-sized company without the resources to hire a full internal IT staff. In these cases, most companies hire a managed IT service provider to fill the gaps. Yet, knowing who to hire and what services to buy can be confusing. MSPs…

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Retainers for vCIOs and vCISOs: A Comprehensive Guide

If you’re running an IT department at a small to mid-size company, you know— the demands on your infrastructure are greater than ever. Cyber threats are growing at an alarming pace, primarily fueled by the accessibility of AI to hackers. Cloud productivity, system monitoring, and business intelligence are getting more sophisticated with a raft of…

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Preparing Your IT Team To Work With A vCISO: A Step-By-Step Guide

A vCISO can change your cybersecurity posture for the better—if you have the right teamwork and processes in place. Here’s what to do.

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When Do We Need a vCISO?

According to recent reports from CIO magazine, cybersecurity is still the number one concern in keeping IT managers up at night. With historically high labor shortages for cybersecurity talent, you may wonder, does it make sense for my company to contract with a virtual chief information officer (vCISO)? For a growing number of companies, that…

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IT Service Provider, Integris, Expands Security Offerings to Help Businesses Achieve Prestigious ISO 27001 Certification

Integris is proud to announce the completion of four ISO 27001 Certifications in 2023 through its Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) practice.

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Strategic Management of InfoSec Budgets–How to Make The Right Investments

Right now, IT directors worldwide are looking ahead to 2024 and trying to calculate their current cybersecurity expenditures. Moreover, how will they quantify expenses in 2024? How will they justify increasing the budget, and how much more is needed? According to the latest forecast from Gartner, the average budget will increase by 14 percent with…