Over the past few years, and especially since the early days of COVID-19, workplaces have seen a huge increase in the use of electronic messaging and communications programs. Apps such as Zoom, WhatsApp, Microsoft Teams, and Slack are widely used for daily business and intra-office communications. This is especially true for financial businesses such as…
Since 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) cybersecurity regulation has established minimum cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies that are licensed or registered by NYDFS. The regulation is set to be updated[1] in 2023 to address the ever-increasing sophistication and scope of cyber threats. NYDFS issued a draft regulation last November, and…
It’s Monday morning and you’ve logged in to start working on your inbox. One email jumps out first: over the weekend a sales team member had their company laptop and a thumb drive stolen at a coffee shop. Or, they accidentally left it there—they’re not quite sure how it got away. Regardless, a Good Samaritan…
The COVID-19 pandemic and “shelter-in-place” orders have upended offices across the country, forcing businesses and workers to rapidly adapt to our new remote work reality. Although lockdown restrictions are gradually easing, remote work is likely to remain a common feature of office life for the foreseeable future. But while working from home brings a new…
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In today’s digital age, communicating between colleagues in the workplace is easier than ever before. Instant Messaging (IM) tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Google Hangouts allow employees to quickly chat, share documents, and create meetings efficiently. While IM and traditional email platforms have similar operations, IM streamlines the process by showcasing message threads…
Why Prepare? The average total organizational cost of a data breach in the United States in 2015 was $6.8 million.[1] In 2016 alone, over 3,000 publicly disclosed data breaches have occurred so far, representing more than 2.2 billion compromised records.[2] In addition to the upfront expenses, the damage to an organization’s reputation and goodwill can…