Critical IT policies you should have in place
Putting a framework of IT policies that should be the foundation of every company's security plan.
George Grachis | 01 Jun | Read more
Stories by George Grachis
Cyber-risk management in healthcare
If you are a risk manager in healthcare you face the same challenges as in any other Internet-connected business. For example; we are all familiar with the Target and Home Depot data breaches.
George Grachis | 07 Mar | Read more
Why health care providers need to take HIPAA risk assessments seriously
Whether your organization falls under HIPAA, FISMA or PCI DSS you need to do a risk assessment. Yes it's a good thing to do self-assessment but in order to prepare for a full compliance audit it's important to get an independent outside consultant to perform this critical assessment.
George Grachis | 14 Jan | Read more
How to fend off data breaches
It's no secret that data breaches are on the rise, just look for the headlines that mention Target, eBay, JP Morgan Chase, Home Depot, etc. The 2014 Verizon PCI DSS report states that only 11% of companies were fully compliant. The JP Morgan breach was said to have been caused by an employee working from home, the VPN connection was then used to extract the data. We all know that for Target it was the HVAC vendor and a phishing email that started the extraction of millions of credit cards.
George Grachis | 10 Oct | Read more
The new security perimeter: Human Sensors
Security Manager George Grachis discusses the current cyber threat landscape and why Human Sensors, our users, are our most underutilized resource that can make all the difference
George Grachis | 13 Mar | Read more