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How Much Does a Data Breach Actually Cost?

Yahoo , Sony , NetworkWorld , Phishing , malware , ransomware , Target , Compliance & Privacy , penetration testing , cannabis , Enterprise , Data Breach

Michelle Drolet

The average cost of a data breach involving fewer than 10,000 records was $5 million The American public has become so inured to data breaches that it’s difficult to remember them all. Infamous breaches like the ones at Target and Sony become almost forgettable when confronted with the recently disclosed half-billion accounts compromised at Yahoo in 2014.

Towerwall CEO Michelle Drolet Voted “Outstanding Woman” by Worcester Business Journal

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

Michelle Drolet

This year's winners represent “the best of what professionals in the region can be” BOSTON – October 25, 2016 – Towerwall (www.towerwall.com), a data security services provider for small to mid-size businesses, today announced that its founder and CEO Michelle Drolet was voted among six other local business leaders as “2016 Outstanding Women in Business” by the Worcester Business Journal. “The winners were selected on their career achievements, ability to transcend both male- andfalse

Towerwall named Cyber Security Leader 2016 by Cyber Defense Magazine

GDPR , Towerwall in the News , Cyber Security Leader 2016 , Compliance & Privacy , penetration testing , Cyber Defense Magazine , Compliance , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

We are honored to be named a Cyber Security Leader 2016 by Cyber Defense Magazine We are excited to share the list other worth leaders in cyber security. Click here to see the full list of winners.

Michelle Drolet

Thank you to all who attended our inaugural InfoSec at Your Services Meetup! We discussed current and emerging issues, best practices and challenges facing information security and cyber security leaders across all industries. Stay tuned for more upcoming InfoSec Meetup events.

Ransomware Today

Sophos , Webinar , Sophos Intercept X , ransomware , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Last week we hosted an informative webinar on today's ransomware threats with our security partner Sophos. Watch a recording of the webinar below. I am sure you are seeing the explosion of ransomware in the headlines. Businesses of every size are targets and analysts estimate ransomware is on pace to be a $1B/year crime in 2016. Sophos Intercept X is their newly released anti-exploit tool, which stops hackers at the door and prevents zero-day attacks and exploits before they hit your system.false

10 Things I Know About: Pot Compliance

cannabis security , Worcester Business Journal , cannabis compliance , Compliance & Privacy , Compliance , Pot Compliance , cannabis

Michelle Drolet

10) Nothing hazy about the laws Marijuana (or cannabis) is one of the most highly regulated industries in the world, and Massachusetts has the strictest rules governing its production, retailing, grow, testing and security operations.

Join us for our inaugural InfoSec at Your Services Meetup - Wednesday, October 19, 2016

SPAM , InfoSec at Your Services Meetup , InfoSec at Your Services , Phishing , malware , Events , meetup , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Join us for our inaugural InfoSec at Your Services Meetup!

Upcoming Complimentary Partner Webinars

Varonis , Sophos , Webinar , Phishing , ransomware , penetration testing , Compliance , SnoopWall , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Check out one of the upcoming complimentary partner webinars:

Always be Prepared: Monitor, Analyze and Test your Security

Center for Internet Security (CIS) , Incident Response and Management , 20 Critical Security Controls , web application security , Penetration Tests , Application Software Security , open-source software , Red Team Exercises , CIS Controls , Compliance & Privacy , penetration testing , OWASP , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Stay vigilant, plan your response and test your defenses with CIS Controls 18, 19 and 20 This is the final entry in our series on the 20 Critical Security Controls devised by the Center for Internet Security (CIS) as best practices to help the public and private sectors tighten their cybersecurity. We started down the path of building a solid security foundation by taking inventory of hardware and software, we looked at vulnerability assessment and administrative privileges, and we discussedfalse

Join Towerwall & Sophos for a Ransomware Webinar

Sophos , Webinar , Intercept X , ransomware , Events , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT Hosted by Towerwall and Sophos I am sure you are seeing the explosion of ransomware in the headlines. Businesses of every size are targets and analysts estimate ransomware is on pace to be a $1B/year crime in 2016. Sophos Intercept X is their newly released anti-exploit tool, which stops hackers at the door and prevents zero-day attacks and exploits before they hit your system. Intercept X is designed to run alongside your existing AV andfalse