A Project Management Office (PMO) can strengthen cybersecurity initiatives by applying structured processes, resource coordination, and risk management best practices to compliance requirements. Below are key examples of how Access Point’s PMO provides concrete, day-to-day benefits in typical security projects such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC certifications, and other security enhancements.
Cybersecurity isn’t just a corporate giant’s concern. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) frequently land in the crosshairs of cybercriminals, often because they lack the resources to put robust defenses in place. Here’s a quick look at how you can begin preparing a flexible, cost-conscious Incident Response Plan (IRP) to help your business limit damage and recover more quickly from the most common cyber threats.
Every business works with vendors, suppliers, and other third parties to get things done. But these relationships come with risks—especially when it comes to cybersecurity. If a vendor gets breached, your data or systems could be exposed. This is why third-party risk management (TPRM) matters.
For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), regulatory and industry compliance can feel like more of a burden than necessary. Many of the most critical compliance measures are also the most straightforward to implement. Below are 5 practical steps any SMB can take to meet regulatory demands without breaking the bank.
Network administrators, security analysts, and software developers have a technical approach to risk management, whereas executives and a business’ board of directors have an economic one. The board of directors wants to know the monetary impact and responsibilities surrounding threats and risk management.
Email protocols and the system that allows us to communicate with electronic messaging have been around for decades. The original system built in the 1970s wasn’t created with spoofing and phishing in mind. Weak communication protocols between sender and receiver have led to numerous critical data breaches from email-based attacks. The success of attacks stems from the way email protocols work, but businesses can protect themselves using DMARC policies set up as DNS entries.
Whether you’re a healthcare provider or a third-party contractor storing protected health information (PHI), you likely wrestle with HIPAA compliance. HIPAA is one of the more strict compliance regulations and it’s difficult to navigate...
In the business world, particularly cybersecurity, organizations often struggle to respond efficiently and effectively to incidents. The lack of standardized processes can lead to chaos, delays, and significant impacts on business operations.
It’s not uncommon for large healthcare organizations to support patients via thousands of systems––servers, network hardware, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices particular to the medical practice. Healthcare organizations are primary targets for attackers and are required to follow strict regulations to stop data breaches. HIPAA violations are costly, and unpatched hardware leaves healthcare systems vulnerable to numerous threats including malware, ransomware, security bypasses, and possible remote code execution. Patching systems with the latest update is critical to data protection and risk management, and it keeps the company compliant with HIPAA guidelines.
With a countless number of reported ransomware attacks every month, it seems like the cybersecurity industry is losing its battle with cyber-criminals...
Healthcare weathered a massive increase in data breaches during 2023, with more records disclosed than in both 2021 and 2022 combined. HIPAA Journal reported that over 11 million medical records were disclosed in 2023, with most being data breaches from supply-chain vendor vulnerabilities and ransomware.
Your company may have best-of-breed security solutions by today’s standard, but it may not necessarily be enough to stop the thousands of new and emerging threats introduced every day. To maintain a strong security posture in today’s threat landscape, you need a way to proactively detect new threats so that you can create strategies to stop them.
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, cyber criminals unleash 4,000 ransomware attacks daily. Many of these threats target healthcare organizations where they have few staff to mitigate, contain, eradicate and investigate attacks. Ransomware is the most common method by which these devastating cyber attacks are carried out, leaving healthcare organizations with few options, often leading to negative impacts on productivity and revenue.
