Do these three things if you are affected by the Equifax breach

ByKayne

This is a breach that will live with Americans for decades as we cannot change our social security numbers. It is unconscionable and irresponsible to offer a meager year of a service that will tell consumers that their identities have been stolen and misused by criminals. It’s then up to the consumers to sort it out.

Here are three things that you can do today to prevent this breach from affecting you and your family.

CYBER SECURITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND CONSULTANTS

ByKayne

Do you feel like you are overwhelmed trying to run your business while defending against the latest cyber threats? Join Kayne McGladrey, speaker, author and Director of Information Security Services for Integral Partners (http://www.ipllc.co) for our upcoming presentation on taking a proactive, risk-oriented approach to cyber security for individual consultants and small businesses.

Kayne will discuss:

– Why you should manage risks based on user identity instead of chasing the latest threats

– How individual consultants can protect themselves

– A vendor-neutral reference architecture for cyber security at small businesses

We will have time for Q&A at the end of the presentation.

A lack of communications enables breaches and helps derail cybersecurity projects

ByKayne

When planning any migration or deployment of new technology, businesses should carefully consider the best way to communicate the intent and need of the new technology to those users affected by it, as well as to those who work in supporting roles. This article will examine the effects of communication (and lack thereof) on two different client projects.

The Scary Reason Companies Like Verizon Keep Blowing Your Digital Privacy

ByKayne

Even software developers often lack formal security training, says Kayne McGladrey, director of information security services at Boulder, Colorado security consulting firm Integral Partners. And even those who do can face pressure to roll code out quickly from employers impatient to see new features and fixes in production, he says.

The future looks bright if Generation AI can address cybersecurity

ByKayne

There’s quite a lot of optimism in Generation AI, the IEEE study of millennial parent’s attitudes about artificial intelligence. The findings of the study are evolutionary, not revolutionary, as views towards artificial intelligence have become more refined over the years. However, the optimism shown in this study pre-supposes that we can move past our current cybersecurity issues.