Cybersecurity

May 30, 2017

Rise in ‘internet of things’ attacks expected

Security now a big part of branding

May 30, 2017

Keeping your business safe on the cloud

What managers should ask about data storage

Dec 12, 2016

Experts: A/E firms not immune to cyberattacks

Three years after Minneapolis-based Target Corp. was stung by a major data breach, U.S. businesses are still highly vulnerable to hackers -- and building-related firms are no exception, experts said at a cyber liability event in Minnetonka last week. While financial institutions, health care providers, retailers and government agencies have long been high-profile targets for cyberattacks, arch[...]

Dec 12, 2016

Protecting client data an ethical obligation

A basic understanding of technology is more than just good business for law firms: it's increasingly becoming an ethical obligation. As of September, 25 states have adopted some kind of duty of technology competence and the American Bar Association amended a portion of its model rules in 2012 to require attorneys to keep abreast of the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology. [...]

Dec 12, 2016

High stakes: Nation’s high security industries work to combat cyberattacks

For companies like the Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin, the threat of a cyberattack calls for accelerated preparation. Lockheed Martin is where military aircraft, including the F-16 fighter jet and the Black Hawk helicopter, are designed and manufactured. The company, which has 98,000 employees worldwide, also researches and develops products for space exploration, robotics, nanotechno[...]

Dec 12, 2016

Buying security: Weighing the costs of cyber insurance

Most business owners whom Valerie Corekin works with don’t consider the cyber-insurance plan they’re weighing as crucial to their risk management strategy as life insurance is for their personal lives. But business owners “who think that they don’t have to secure their data and IT technology with the same level of due diligence they use to protect their physical assets, such as on a bui[...]

Dec 12, 2016

On attack: What to do before/after a breach

As the chief technical officer for the Garden City, New York-based Integris Security, Blake Cornell has heard many reasons why business owners and officials chose not to invest in cyber security protection ̶ “It would never happen to us” or “We don’t have anything important for someone to steal.” “The only secure system is one that doesn’t exist,” Cornell said. “It is secure [...]