In the fast-paced world of technology, CIOs and IT leaders face numerous challenges as they navigate the second half of the year and beyond. Here are the key obstacles they must overcome and how they can address them: Managing Risk in a Changing IT Landscape With...
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Top Ten CISO Concerns for 2019 Validated
Many of you may have read the recent article by Mary K. Pratt, contributing writer, TechTarget titled, Top 10 CISO Concerns for 2019 Span a Wide Range of Issues. If you haven’t, check out the link later in this post, it’s worth the read. Pratt outlined,...
Third Party Risk Management: Just the Right Thing to Do
With scrutiny on companies intensifying as data breaches become a matter of when, not if, the subject of Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) enters the cybersecurity spotlight more and more. A November 2018 Opus and Ponemon Institute study noted “59 percent of...
Abstract: What is the Business Case for MSSP?
An abstract form our highly anticipated MSSP paper, What is the Business Case for MSSP? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) advises that similar to financial and reputational risk, poorly managed cybersecurity risk may negatively affect...
Third Party Risk Management: Is it just a fancy tool?
There’s a huge misconception in our industry today that a GRC platform is the end all be all to Third Party Risk Management (TPRM). This is so not true! The key to an effective, results driven, TPRM Program is to take the time to lay a solid risk-based foundation....
Cyber Security is Everyone’s Responsibility
Companies spend millions every year on products and services to fix all their cyber security vulnerabilities. Then they spend just as much money on highly skilled, well-trained cyber professionals to manage those systems. All those resources are useless when an...
GRC Programs Largely Ignore Self-Destructing Risks
A close look at the reasons companies fail reveals that there are substantial risks that don't typically fall under the purview of most GRC programs. The Forrester Report, Extend Compliance And Risk Management To What Really Matters For Your Business, explores how...
MLK Day & the Great Cybersecurity Employment Gap
Lynx Technology Partners is a minority, veteran owned, woman lead company so we know firsthand the reason for the holiday. We understand that it was created to be a day of service. Our employees work hard to support our clients by performing services for them and...
2018 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
Lynx proudly announces their selection as a National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For winner. This award recognizes companies that excel at employee relations, use innovation to motivate employees, implement creative compensation programs and more. Winners...
Personal Data, Privacy and Information Security
A privacy program can be multi-dimensional and broken up across the enterprise to align with where the competency lies. But the privacy professional must connect the dots across the whole program. Here are 5 examples of work-streams that could form a privacy program....