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How to create an effective business continuity plan

CIO

And with the number of extreme weather events, cyberattacks, and geopolitical conflicts continuing to rise, business leaders are bracing for the possibility of increasingly more frequent impactful incidents their organizations will need to respond to. A solid business continuity plan is one of those foundational elements.

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Valence Security raises new cash to secure the SaaS app supply chain

TechCrunch

Valence Security , a company securing business app infrastructure, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series A round led by M12, Microsoft’s corporate venture arm, with participation from YL Ventures, Porsche Ventures, Akamai Technologies, Alumni Ventures and former Symantec CEO Michael Fey.

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Cybersecurity Consolidation — What It Is and Why You Should Care

Palo Alto Networks

Global organizations face two major security challenges in today’s business climate: digital transformation and macroeconomic conditions. The past three years saw massive cloud IT investments and expansions, with organizations adopting large-scale remote and hybrid work to support business continuity.

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What is BCDR? Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Explained

Kaseya

With organizations going through digital transformations and more employees working remotely, cybersecurity is a top priority for almost all IT teams. Businesses have to be prepared for cyberattacks and unexpected IT outages. What Is Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) and Why Is It Important for Businesses?

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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments

CIO

Despite these challenges, having an up-to-date disaster recovery plan that works and guaranteeing a robust network, security, and systems support framework for new business directions are foundational elements of IT that can’t be ignored — and should be funded. The average cost of a data breach is $4.64

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISOs Are Happier, but Dev Teams Still Lack Secure Coding Skills

Tenable

Plus, NIST mulls major makeover of its Cybersecurity Framework. Also, the struggle to develop secure apps is real. Then check out how Uncle Sam plans to use AI and ML to boost cybersecurity. Learn all about the spike in CISO job satisfaction. And much more! Dive into six things that are top of mind for the week ending Jan.

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Palo Alto Networks Releases 2021 Global IoT Survey

Palo Alto Networks

IoT survey from Palo Alto Networks highlights the need for shared responsibility among remote workers and IT teams to secure their enterprise. As the lines between work and home environments continue to fade away, so does the separation between corporate and personal devices. Cyber Secure at Home.

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