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5 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch for 2017

5 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch for 2017

Fractional Chief Information Security Officer (CIS , CISO , Phishing , Application Security , ransomware , Internet of Things , IT departments , third-party partners , DDoS attacks , cannabis , cybersecurity , trends , vCISO , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Fresh and familiar threats to concern IT departments. As we embark on 2017, it's time to reflect on a year where cybersecurity has played a major role. Even presidential campaigns haven’t been free from hacking scandals and data leaks. The average cost of a data breach for companies grew from $3.8 million last year to $4 million in 2016, according to the Ponemon Institute. Companies of all sizes have embraced the cloud and open source has become the standard for infrastructure software. Bothfalse

Michelle Drolet Talks to tED Magazine about How Companies Can Prepare for a Security Breach

Michelle Drolet , Corporate Security , cannabis , tED Magazine , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Our own Michelle Drolet sits down with tED Magazine to discuss what security measures companies can take to protect their data. Read the full article >

IoT Could Be Our Downfall

IoT security , Gartner , Department of Consumer Affairs , Phishing , malware , ransomware , Internet of Things , cybercriminals , cannabis , Enterprise , Data Breach

Michelle Drolet

We need to secure the internet of things. The internet of things (IoT) is all about connecting devices to the internet so that they can talk to each other and to us, to make life more convenient. That might mean turning on the lights when we get up, or allowing us to use our phones to see who’s at the front door, even when we're at the office. The potential applications are endless. There are already more than 6 billion connected "things," and that's set to rise to more than 20 billion byfalse

Congratulations to our Partner Snoopwall for Being Named One of the 50 Fastest Growing Tech Companies for 2016

Silicon Review , Phishing , small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) , ransomware , SnoopWall , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

The Silicon Review has declared SnoopWall is One of the 50 Fastest Growing Tech Companies for 2016. SnoopWall, Inc. delivers breach prevention technology that helps small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) get one step ahead of the next cyber-criminal, malicious insider, phishing attacks, ransomware or zero-day malware behind the corporate firewall. Customer adoption and growth metrics determine which companies receive this award. Snoopwall's yearly 300% growth rate is in part because of thefalse

Great turnout at the Outstanding Women in Business Awards

Great turnout at the Outstanding Women in Business Awards

AMG , Middlesex Savings Bank , Worcester Business Journal , Becker College , CannaCare , Framingham , Massachusetts , 2016 Outstanding Women in Business , Allegro MicroSystems

Michelle Drolet

Great turnout this year at Worcester Business Journal's Outstanding Women in Business Awards Our own founder and CEO Michelle Drolet was voted among six other local business leaders as “2016 Outstanding Women in Business” by the Worcester Business Journal.

InfoSec at Your Services Meetup: Staying on Top of Your Info Sec Game by Candy Alexander - Thursday, January 19, 2017

InfoSec at Your Services Meetup: Staying on Top of Your Info Sec Game by Candy Alexander - Thursday, January 19, 2017

InfoSec at Your Services Meetup , InfoSec at Your Services , malware , Candy Alexander , Events , meetup , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Join us for our next InfoSec at Your Services Meetup: "Staying on Top of Your Info Sec Game" by Candy Alexander

What is the General Data Protection Regulation and why should you care?

ata protection officer , DPO , GDPR , Compliance & Privacy , EU legislation , General Data Protection Regulation , cannabis , Enterprise , Data Breach , Penalties

Michelle Drolet

Find out how to prepare for new EU legislation on data collection and security In 2012, the European Commission proposed new regulations on data protection that would supersede the national laws of the 28 EU member states. It was formally approved in April this year, and it will go into effect May 25, 2018. This General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) introduces several major changes that will impact many organizations worldwide. The smart move is to familiarize yourself with the incomingfalse

Towerwall Named Cyber Security Leader for 2016

Cyber Security Leader for 2016 , Mass Bay Community College , Outstanding Women in Business , Phishing , GDPR , PCI , malware , ransomware , Information Security Summit , HIPAA , Compliance & Privacy , penetration testing , Compliance , COVID-19 , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Company among top 20 recognized for their IT security leadership and innovation BOSTON – November 15, 2016 – Towerwall (www.towerwall.com), a data security services provider for small to mid-size businesses, today announced that Cyber Defense Magazine has named Towerwall a “Cyber Security Leader for 2016.” Towerwall was among the top 20 companies to receive the recognition for exceptional information security (InfoSec) products and services. “The personal relationship Towerwall extends is veryfalse

7 Steps to Proactive Security

CEO , CFO , BYOD , CIO , Phishing , GDPR , malware , ransomware , Encryption , Breach Prevention , continuous data protection (CDP) , SnoopWall , Ponemon Institute Data Breach , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

The key to securing against this threat lies in a common metaphor—if a ship has a hole, it is better to patch the breach than bail the water Data breaches are increasingly becoming an expensive problem for more and more companies. According to the most recent Ponemon Institute Data Breach report, insecure data cost companies an average of $221 per compromised record in 2016, an increase of 7 percent from the previous year and an all-time high. The key to securing against this threat lies in afalse

Michelle Drolet featured in WBJ: Building Walls and Breaking Barriers

Towerwall , cannabis security , Michelle Drolet , Worcester Business Journal , cannabis compliance , Phishing , GDPR , PCI , malware , ransomware , HIPAA , Compliance & Privacy , penetration testing , Compliance , 2016 Outstanding Women in Business , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Michelle Drolet, CEO of Towerwall in Framingham, is an innovative thinker. Never one to shy away from looking at new factors that come into a situation with an open perspective, she has a few things she's learned about good management and good leadership along the way. First, she delegates more. "When I first started, it was all about internal, and we had to do it all. As I've gotten older, I'm able to hand things over and say, 'We can't do that well, but I know they can do that well,'" Droletfalse