Understanding the New SEC Cybersecurity Rules: A Guide for Executives

Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:00:38 +0000

The new SEC cybersecurity rules significantly enhance disclosure requirements, emphasize the board’s role in risk management, and introduce a stringent four-day reporting timeline, necessitating that public companies bolster their cybersecurity strategies, improve incident response processes, and ensure robust communication plans are in place.

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Medical data sharing: Are we there yet?

Fifteen years ago, if you entered an emergency room a thousand miles from home, the ER doctors would not have had access to potentially lifesaving information in your medical records, such as your allergies or a list of drugs you were taking. Only 10% of US hospitals had electronic health record (EHR) systems, and health record requests were typically sent in paper form by mail or fax machine. Then the federal government stepped in, providing billions of dollars in EHR incentives to help hospitals get online.

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Cisco to offer Webex air-gapped cloud system for security, defense work

Building on its WebEx product line, Cisco plans to deliver an air-gapped, cloud-based collaboration system  for companies involved in US national security and defense work, extending the secure offerings the company already provides to industries that require collaboration tools with strong security measures to meet US government requirements.

Beginning in 2024, the new Webex system — Air-Gapped Trusted Cloud — will provide an added layer of security for teams collaborating through the Webex App, Cisco said.

An air gap is a security measure that involves isolating a computer or network and preventing it from establishing an external connection. For example, an air-gapped computer is unable to connect to the internet or any other communications networks so as to have complete security with the information that resides within it.

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Microsoft recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Security Platforms, Q1 2023

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft is named as a Leader in Forrester’s 2023 Wave for Data Security Platforms for Microsoft Purview Information Protection, data loss prevention, insider risk management, and Microsoft Priva.

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Microsoft achieves first native Cloud Data Management Capabilities certification

Credit to Author: Emma Williams| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Today marks a significant industry milestone accelerating cloud adoption by ensuring sensitive data is secure and enabling organizations to focus on deriving value from data. As the first cloud provider to be CDMC certified, Microsoft demonstrates a commitment to trust.

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