Put Psychology to Work in Your Cybersecurity Budget Discussions
Setting a positive, business-focused objective — instead of noting a problem to avoid — may be a better way to obtain security funding.
A few years ago, I was talking to an organization’s executive about the budget needed for a security initiative. We discussed the idea that organizations must understand that it’s not if they’ll be breached, but when. If a breach is inevitable either way, the executive asked, why should I spend all this money on security?…
How to Make Office 365 Even More Secure — Part 1
Make these three tweaks to take full advantage of Microsoft’s security capabilities.
Cybersecurity — one word that can inspire many different tactical approaches depending on its definition. If you feel overwhelmed by the idea of defining cybersecurity and developing a plan for its inclusion within your environment, then you’re not alone. Many organizations have started down the path of addressing exposure points, defining red and blue teams,…
4 Easy Ways to Protect Yourself Against Email Phishing Attacks
Email threats such as spear-phishing trick users, but simple measures can improve your defenses.
It’s no secret that email is one of the most common ways that attackers gain a foothold on an organization’s network. Targeted spear-phishing campaigns use carefully designed messages that combine a sophisticated look and feel with appealing content to trick users into clicking on malicious messages. Awareness campaigns have their place, but the practical reality…
4 Ways to Get More from Multifactor Authentication
MFA solutions have evolved, and so should your plan to implement them.
What’s the current state of multifactor authentication in your organization? If you’re like many of my customers, you might think that MFA is old hat — a problem solved years ago that now just requires a little routine maintenance. If that sounds familiar, it’s probably time for you to re-evaluate the role that MFA plays…
Introducing Cisco’s New Speech Recognition Partner: LumenVox
The partnership brings LumenVox’s automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities to Cisco’s contact center solutions.
Cisco Systems’s flagship Contact Center solution, including both Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) and Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX), has had but one certified solution for its product on the automatic speech recognition/text-to-speech and voice biometrics front. That is now changing with the introduction of another option from LumenVox. Learning about LumenVox LumenVox’s offering has…
