Cyber Hygiene is the Key to CMMC Compliance PreparednessThe challenge is that many contractors don’t have full visibility into their organization’s network and security.By Ralph Kahn, Vice President of Federal Tanium for Nextgov Management Across all sectors, theft of intellectual property and sensitive information due to malicious cybercriminals threatens economic and national security. There are a number of initiatives aimed at simplifying and standardizing IT risk management, all with the same goal: stronger, more streamlined and more consistent cyber risk management to help keep federal systems and data secure.  To achieve this, IT decision-makers must first determine what is on [...]

Risk Barometer 2020 By Kelly Castriotta, North American Head of Product Development for Financial Lines at Allianz Global as reported by CyberDefense eMagazine July 2020 For the first time ever, Cyber incidents (39% of responses) ranks as the most important business risk globally in the ninth Allianz Risk Barometer 2020. For the first time ever, Cyber incidents (39% of responses) ranks as the most important business risk globally in the ninth Allianz Risk Barometer 2020. Perennial top peril Business Interruption (BI) (37% of responses) moves to second place. Awareness of cyber threats has grown rapidly in recent years, [...]