Recent times have shown the growing implementation of technology in many industries and sectors. The Healthcare sector has gracefully embraced this advent of technological progress. The aim of embracing advanced technology, including AI, is to enhance the patients’ treatment and care by better diagnosis. But has the sector gained only good from this technological progress? NO!
Online shopping is pretty convenient nowadays. Customers can easily shop around, look for the best prices, and have their orders delivered right at their doorstep from the comforts of their own homes. But the thing is, online shopping is more than just getting the lowest price in the market. You also must ensure that your customers’ online shopping experience is secure. With essential data being passed by your consumers whenever they transact or shop in your store, it’s important to make sure that their connection is secured.
Data is a crucial asset of your company. Companies gather a lot of data daily from their customers and daily operations. The data stored in databases are then utilized to handle and automate different functions within and outside companies. Because of its importance, data protection is crucial to business protection.
Imagine you and your team of software developers have worked day and night on a product for weeks, months and even a few years. You have taken every step and procedure required to develop a product correctly. And you plan to release it within a span of a few days. Now cutting a long story short, your product is released but what happens is that your end-users start using the product. They find lots and lots of glitches while using the app and all of a sudden a huge chunk of the end-users switch to your competitors. So what happened, what exactly went wrong?
In September 2018, Facebook discovered an API loophole leveraged by cyber criminals to expose the information of over 50 million users. This incident and many others clarified that not considering Application Programming Interface (API) security is a recipe for disaster.
The post-pandemic security climate places cybersecurity as a top priority for businesses. Since many businesses have adopted cloud-based and IoT (internet of things) technologies to facilitate remote working during the pandemic, it has become necessary to consider physical security as inherently linked to digital security.
SD-WAN is one of those cool technologies that people are starting to understand and embrace; it’s a buzzword, even. It’s the next generation of network architecture that provides greater flexibility, security, and throughput by combining WAN, LAN and cloud technologies. It promises to make IT operations more efficient and effective. A good SD-WAN implementation can complement existing WAN, LAN and cloud technologies to deliver the ultimate network architecture.
It’s been almost five years since the Final NYDFS Regulation, covered entities have now transitioned to a compliance phase. Let’s take a look at the current state of the regulation, but first a step back.
Almost all decisions and strategies in modern organizations are data-driven. Data breaches that make the data inaccessible can therefore tamper with normal company operations. Also, if it gets in the wrong hands, such sensitive data can be used to harm the company and third parties, such as suppliers, employees, and customers. Unfortunately, the prioritized digitization and automation of IT systems have made companies more vulnerable to data breaches.
With the business world now strongly present in the digital world, the use of technology in your business is inevitable. But it’s not all fairy tales and success stories when it comes to technology use in business. Over the past few years, interest in cybersecurity has grown as companies look to secure their internet and computers from digital attacks. One way you can get started on boosting your cyber security is through password protection. Below we explain what password protection is and why it is essential for your business.