Cybersecurity and privacy are a key pillar of every company’s risk governance program – or at least should be. Alicja Cade, Director, Financial Services, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud suggests some questions Boards and CEOs should be asking about the company’s cybersecurity program. Here are some questions that she is recommending the Board gets […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Paying Ransom is Tax Deductible Under current IRS regulations, paying cyber ransom after a hack is deductible, just like losses from a robbery, but the IRS is “looking into it”. One way the government could discourage ransom payments is if the cost is borne fully by the company’s owners. They still might choose to do […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Note: If you are one of clients, this probably doesn’t apply to you because you have heard us beating this drum forever. It iPonemon Says Executives are not Sufficiently Engaged in Cybersecurity Strategys always nice to get validation for what we have been saying for years, though. Larry Ponemon says “There’s a clear lack of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]If you don’t have a board, then the CEO would be a great person to ask these questions. The key thing is that the CIO and CISO need to be able to answer them. The questions came from (Dell) Secureworks. If you are the CIO or CISO, you should ask and answer these questions before […]
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