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How will GDPR work to protect data subjects?

With less than eight months until the General Data Protection Regulation takes effect, we’re gearing our readers up for the changes with a series of blog posts exploring details of the new law. So far we’ve covered what GDPR is and why it’s important, consequences if you’re not compliant, and the top three changes to expect under the new law. This time, we’re going to delve into rights of the data subjects and how they’ll be protected under GDPR.

by Concurrency Blog Oct 2, 2017

Approaching Security Projects After Prior Efforts Failed

Sometimes in our work with clients we assist with security projects that occur subsequent to one or more failures in prior efforts to achieve security improvements. In these situations, we are usually able to quickly identify the reasons why past efforts failed and plan a new project that we know—based on many experiences elsewhere—will succeed. Sometimes the new project uses the same technology as the failed project. Sometimes we suggest an entirely different approach.

by Chris Blackburn Sep 28, 2017

Return on Security Investment - use this ratio!

With more recent publicity regarding hacking of personal data it is surprising how many businesses need to secure their systems. In our world, regardless of what vertical business we are in – manufacturing, retail, financial services, healthcare, education, or government – securing data and infrastructure should be of the utmost importance to a CFO today. It can take up to 200 days to even realize there was a breach!

by Tracie Parent Sep 22, 2017

Top 3 Changes to Expect Under GDPR

We’re living in a data-driven world, which has evolved drastically from the 1995 directive established to protect EU citizens from privacy and data breaches. Although many of the key principles are the same, changes will be made to keep up with the times and ensure better protection. Let’s explore the top three changes under the General Data Protection Regulation to get a better idea of what’s to come.

by Concurrency Blog Aug 29, 2017

What are the consequences of not being GDPR compliant?

The General Data Protection Regulation will be in effect less than a year from now, which is why it’s important for everyone to understand the law as well as the consequences that come from not being compliant.

by Concurrency Blog Aug 14, 2017

What is the European Union’s GDPR, and why is it important?

With less than a year before the General Data Protection Regulation takes effect, we’re kicking off a series of blog posts to get everyone up-to-speed with the changes. The GDPR is a new European privacy law that will require companies, government agencies, non-profits and other organizations that offer goods and services to people in the European Union, or analyze data tied to EU residents, to make some pretty big policy changes.

by Concurrency Blog Jul 31, 2017

New ITRC Study: Why are companies not paying more attention to security breaches?

According to a new report from the nonprofit organization Identity Theft Resource Data Center, breaches in the U.S. are up 29 percent for the first half of 2017 with record high 791 incidents.

by Concurrency Blog Jul 27, 2017

Tech Talks - Securing Information in Office 365

In this episode of Tech Talks, Concurrency CTO Nathan Lasnoski describes the security measures that keep your instance of Office 365 secure.

by Nathan Lasnoski Jul 21, 2017

Tech Talks – Building a Security Program Backlog with NIST CSF

The NISF framework is cyclical in nature and allows the user to understand the security threats that are happening in his or her environment and to be better able to respond to them.

by Nathan Lasnoski Jul 6, 2017

New Study Released on Expected Costs for U.S.-based Security Data Breach

The 12^th annual Cost of Data Breach Study was recently released by the Ponemon Institute, which provides benchmark research each year.

by Concurrency Blog Jul 5, 2017

Using the Union Operator in KQL

Sometimes it is difficult to use and remember operators in KQL. Today we're going to look at using the "union" operator to combine tables into one space.

by Joseph Dutton Feb 20, 2023

A Holistic Approach to Zero Trust

Zero Trust architecture isn’t another security fad, and it’s not a technology you can implement, but rather a security model that’s foundational on every step of the journey we at Concurrency help our clients in travel along the path of modern workplace maturity.

by Chris Blackburn Feb 10, 2023

Modernizing our approach to MFA

Traditional passwords haven’t been sufficient for protecting accounts and assets for some time now. From simple brute force attacks to spear phishing and pharming threat adversaries continue to develop novel methods for credential theft to add to their toolbox of existing tried and true approaches. Microsoft’s Group Program manager for Identity Security and protection, Alex Weinert, has previously stated that MFA, when deployed properly, can end up blocking 99.9% of automated attacks.

by Adam Clifford Feb 1, 2023