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Ransomware attacks can prove extremely disruptive and expensive to remedy. Prevention is better than finding a cure, and ransomware incidents are easily preventable with the right action. A few high-profile ransomware incidents have spread awareness, and many individuals and organizations have likely taken strides to protect themselves, which may have diminished the success rate of ransomware and prompted attackers to employ other means. A Kaspersky report shows a 30% decline in ransomwarefalse

Best Practices for Securing Your Organization in 2019 Data breaches are on the rise and getting their fair share of media attention. It is no longer a question of "if", but "when" an organization will get breached. So, how are organizations preparing for the inevitable?

The Rise of Targeted Ransomware What is targeted ransomware? Are you susceptible? What can you do to defend against it? Presented by: Michelle Drolet, CEO, Towerwall

Michelle Drolet sits down with Mindset Entrepreneur. Click the image below to watch now:

Trends in Data Breaches and Comprehensive Responses Does your organization have a data breach response plan? Join Michelle Drolet and a team of industry experts for an interactive Q&A panel and discover the best practices for breach response and how to strengthen your organization's cyber resilience.

Trends in Data Breaches and Comprehensive Responses Does your organization have a data breach response plan? Join Michelle Drolet and a team of industry experts for an interactive Q&A panel and discover the best practices for breach response and how to strengthen your organization's cyber resilience.

Join us for our next InfoSec at Your Services Meetup: "GDPR Context and Myth Busters by Our Resident Expert Greg Albertyn" Hosted by Michelle Drolet and Greg Albertyn

How to Build a Robust Incident Response Capability for Financial Institutions Our own Michelle Drolet will be discussing the need for developing a solid Incident Response Program and doing Tabletop exercise throughout the year. An Incident Response Plan (IRP) will ensure information security incidents, once identified, will be handled and communicated appropriately. Consistency of how incidents are handled and communicated is paramount to a successful incident response.

A look at some options for keeping tabs on your staff and the possible pros and cons. Securing your data in the digital age is very challenging, but it has never been more necessary. We just looked at the hair-raising cost of a data breach in 2018 and we know that employees are often the weakest link. In fact, over 90% of all cyber-attacks are successfully executed with information stolen from employees, according to the Identity Management Institute. The majority of these employees arefalse

Learn about best practices to combat the threat of ransomware There have been some seriously nasty ransomware attacks in the last few years. From Petya to Wannacry to the SamSam attack on health record company Allscripts just last month, ransomware has been wreaking havoc across the world. Global ransomware damages exceeded $5 billion last year, up from $325 million in 2015. That’s a meteoric rise. The sad thing is we understand the risks and how to mitigate them. A few simple steps can atfalse