The use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to spread with a staggering speed as it reshapes industries through improved efficiency, productivity, and decision-making. However, the meteoric rise and adoption of AI technology—including ChatGPT—can overshadow some valid concerns around security and privacy. Addressing those concerns, this report offers insights from industry use cases for AI and delves into the cybersecurity risks, privacy regulations and compliance, mitigation strategies, and immediate actions that security teams can take to mitigate the risk from generative AI.
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With the increasingly complex patchwork of state privacy laws and regulatory compliance requirements, businesses operating in regulated industries, particularly in the financial services and healthcare sectors, need to ensure they are paying close attention to the details of the exemptions. Key differences in the exemptions built into these new state laws will result in many regulated businesses having drastically divergent compliance obligations on a state-by-state basis.
The internet and specifically e-commerce has grown exponentially over the last 30 years, incorporating nearly every aspect of trade. As a result, industries and governmental agencies have blossomed to ensure cybersecurity, expending over $150 billion annually to combat this persistent threat. As this market segment continues to expand, crippling cybersecurity intrusions have increased dramatically affecting nearly every sector including finance, health care, infrastructure, and defense systems.
By now, most organizations have implemented mandatory annual cyber awareness training for their employees, covering topics such as phishing and social engineering attacks. While this education is thwarting cybercrime, it is only part of robust defense strategy. In looking back at the state of cyber in 2022 and highlighting important developments, we also look ahead at what is next in building cyber resilience that will require additional defensive measures and documentation.
Cyber threats and fraud schemes are designed to infiltrate and compromise your business. By using this cybersecurity resource guide and taking proactive actions to prevent cyber threats, you can strengthen your defensive strategy. This guide includes: Cyber Fraud Overview Recommendations and Resources Quick Reference Guide for Employees Cybersecurity Checklist
With cyberattacks increasing every year, it’s critical to be cyber ready. While implementing individual security tools is one element of building a ‘cyber dam,’ it is not enough to stop sophisticated attackers from breaking through it. Much like a dam, a single crack in your security plan can have devastating consequences. In this webinar, learn how to make sure your organization is cyber ready and protect your data by building a robust defense layer.
After each year, it is important to look back and reflect on the previous year and make a fresh set of projections for the year ahead. While predictions are not perfect, they help set the framework for how to be prepared for potential threats. With the benefit of experience and expertise in the cyberspace, the forecast for 2023 begins with the lack of cybersecurity resources and the rise of more attacks on mobile devices.
The new cyber risk paradigm requires organizations to become more comfortable with the reality that the connective tissue of modern business is digital. Given this landscape and the increasing cyber threat, organizations are recommended to implement twelve cyber hygiene controls that are key to achieving cyber resilience and insurability.
How can an organization be confident it is agile enough to react to the unknown and the evolving risk landscape? One of the best ways is by establishing a strong risk culture. In this e-book, Baker Tilly practitioners take a closer look at some of the critical risks that organizations are dealing with now, how those risks have evolved in recent years, and some basic strategies to effectively manage those risks.
Designed to help your board take practical steps toward strengthening your organization's cyber risk, this data privacy and governance checklist outlines the basics for understanding your current data protection posture regarding the handling of personal and sensitive data. With the questions and responsibilities from the checklist, you can leverage it to enhance your organization's privacy practices and reduce regulatory risk.