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AI Data Breaches are Rising! Here’s How to Protect Your Company
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries. It offers businesses innovative solutions and automation capabilities. But with this progress comes a growing concern: AI data breaches. As AI becomes more integrated into our systems, the risks increase. The data it collects, analyzes, and utilizes becomes a target.

A Simple Guide to the Updated NIST 2.0 Cybersecurity Framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created a Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). It provides an industry-agnostic approach to security. It’s designed to help companies manage and reduce their cybersecurity risks. The framework was recently updated in 2024 to NIST CSF 2.0.

Why Continuous Monitoring is a Cybersecurity Must
Imagine this: you leave your house for vacation. You live in a shady neighborhood but feel confident your locks are secure. But you also don’t check them daily. Are they really locked and safe? A tiny crack or hidden weakness could have occurred. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.

10 Easy Steps to Building a Culture of Cyber Awareness
Cyberattacks are a constant threat in today’s digital world. Phishing emails, malware downloads, and data breaches. They can cripple businesses and devastate personal lives.

4 Proven Ways to Mitigate the Costs of Data Breach
No business wants to suffer a data breach. But unfortunately, in today’s environment, it’s difficult to completely avoid them. Approximately 83% of organizations have experienced more than one data breach. (IBM Security 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report)

7 Common Pitfalls When Adopting Zero Trust Security
Zero Trust security is rapidly transforming the cybersecurity landscape. It moves away from traditional perimeter-based security models. In this approach, every connection attempt is continuously verified before granting resource access. We’ll explore some common roadblocks and offer guidance on navigating a successful Zero Trust security adoption journey.

Don’t Risk It! Why You Shouldn’t Skip Vulnerability Assessments
Cyber threats are a perpetual reality for business owners. Hackers are constantly innovating. They devise new ways to exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems and networks.

Here Are 5 Data Security Trends to Prepare for in 2024
Part of what makes the need for cybersecurity so hard to understand is that most of us really can’t “see” cyber attacks taking place against our network. But cyberattacks are real, and we need to be prepared for them to happen.

Google & Yahoo’s New DMARC Policy Shows Why Businesses Need Email Authentication… Now
Have you been hearing more about email authentication lately? There is a reason for that. It’s the prevalence of phishing as a major security threat. Phishing continues as the main cause of data breaches and security incidents. This has been the case for many years.
About the Presenter
Steve is the Owner and CTO for Custom Internet Services. He has over 20 years of experience in Information Technology and taught IT for 13 years at the college level. He holds several IT certifications from Microsoft and CompTIA and has served as a reviewer or technical editor for several Microsoft certification course books. His cybersecurity experience includes holding several Global Information Assurance Certifications (GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, GWEB, GICSP) as well as the NSTISSI 4011 sponsored by the Committee on National Security Systems.
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