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Michelle Drolet

According to Cisco’s 2015 Annual Security Report, 91 percent of companies have an executive with direct responsibility for security, but only 29 percent of them have a Chief Information Security Officer.

Save the Date: Information Security Summit 2016

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Michelle Drolet

Click here for more information & to register! Please save the date and plan to join us for this timely forum on what you need to know about the latest security issues, threats, and technologies that will help you protect your business!

10 Things I Know About...Hiring a vCISO

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Michelle Drolet

10. A hedge against a breach A virtual chief information security officer can serve as security consul or as an interim CISO to fill the gaps during a planned information-technology security policy review. Better to be safe than sorry.

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Applying more Critical Security Controls to your organization

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Michelle Drolet

The last time we looked at how Critical Security Controls (CSC) can help you build your InfoSec framework, we covered getting a handle on your software and your hardware inventories. Today, we're going to discuss the importance of continually assessing and remediating vulnerabilities, keeping a tight control of administrative privileges, and monitoring your audit logs. These concepts are encapsulated in CSCs 4, 5, and 6. You should develop stringent policies, consider devoting resources tofalse

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Securing Your Future with a Virtual CISO

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Michelle Drolet

The enterprise is facing a dangerous combination of mounting cybersecurity threats of increasing subtlety, and a widening gap in the skills required to identify and combat them. Having someone that knows how to lead the charge in identifying and analyzing threats, creating strategic security plans and ensuring compliance, requires the right level of expertise. Many businesses, especially small and medium businesses, simply don’t have it.

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Secure Your Future with a Virtual CISO - Featured in Infosecurity Magazine

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Michelle Drolet

Towerwall Founder and CEO Michelle Drolet's latest article "Secure Your Future with a Virtual CISO" is featured in the Infosecurity Magazine. Read more below: The enterprise is facing a dangerous combination of mounting cybersecurity threats of increasing subtlety and a widening gap in the skills required to identify and combat them. Knowing how to lead the charge in identifying and analyzing threats, creating strategic security plans, and ensuring compliance, requires the right level offalse

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Towerwall's Latest Article "Secure Your Future with a Virtual CISO" Featured in Infosecurity Magazine

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Michelle Drolet

Towerwall Founder and CEO Michelle Drolet's latest article "Secure Your Future with a Virtual CISO" is featured in the Infosecurity Magazine. Read more below:

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Michelle Drolet published in Web Security Journal - Know When to Onboard a Virtual CISO

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Michelle Drolet

Towerwall Founder and CEO Michelle Drolet's latest article "Know When to Onboard a Virtual CISO" is featured in the Web Security Journal. Read more below:

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Introducing Towerwall's vCISO Services

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Michelle Drolet

Towerwall is proud to offer our new vCISO Program.

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