In this study, mission critical work refers to tasks, systems or processes within an organization that are essential for its operations and survival. If they fail or are disrupted, the entire operations could be significantly impacted or even brought to a complete halt. It is the most critical work that must be done without interruption to maintain functionality. The difference between mission critical and business critical systems is that mission critical is vital to the core mission or prim...| ponemonsullivanreport.com
In this study, mission critical work refers to tasks, systems or processes within an organization that are essential for its operations and survival. If they fail or are disrupted, the entire operations could be significantly impacted or even brought to a complete halt. It is the most critical work that must be done without interruption […]| Ponemon-Sullivan Privacy Report
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Identity Management Maturity (IDM) refers to the extent to which an organization effectively manages user identities and access across its systems and applications. It’s a measure of how well an organization is implementing and managing Identity and Access Management (IAM) practices. A mature IDM program ensures that only authorized users have access to the resources […]| Ponemon-Sullivan Privacy Report
I’ve called Amy Boyer the first person killed by the Internet…with only a hint of a stretch in my assertion. She was stalked and murdered by someone who tracked her down using a data broker …in 1999. I told her story in a documentary podcast called “No Place to Hide” published five years ago, on the 20th anniversary of her death.| Ponemon-Sullivan Privacy Report
Ponemon Institute is pleased to present the findings of the 2023 Cost of Insider Risks: Global study. Sponsored by DTEX, this is the fifth benchmark study conducted to understand the financial consequences of insider threats caused by careless or negligent employees or contractors, criminal or malicious insiders or credential thieves. As revealed in this research, organizations face increasing costs to respond to insider security incidents. Moreover, the time to contain an incident has not ...| Ponemon-Sullivan Privacy Report
INTRODUCTION: The overall threat from China and other adversaries has only increased over time and has accelerated and been exacerbated with technological innovation and their access to AI. In an article from January 2025, Jen Easterly, former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), lays out some of the risks to US critical […]| Ponemon-Sullivan Privacy Report
This confronted me in the waiting room.| Ponemon-Sullivan Privacy Report
As the intensity and frequency of cybersecurity incidents increase, companies are mobilizing their defenses against potential threats. As shown in this research, to improve their security posture organizations are allocating more resources to arm their IT security teams with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) or Security Service Edge (SSE) […]| Ponemon-Sullivan Privacy Report
The fortunes and reputations of executives and corporations are at great risk because of the ability of cybercriminals to target vulnerable executives with artificial images or videos for the purposes of extortion and physical harm. As more evidence of the reality and likelihood of deepfake attacks emerge, awareness of the need to take action to […]| Ponemon-Sullivan Privacy Report
Jordan: Please, bro….It’s over. You win, bro. Dani: Okay. Goodbye. Jordan: I am KMS RN….which stands for, I’m killing myself right now….because of you. Dani: Good. Do that fast or I will make you do it. I swear to God. And that message … was the last one that he sent to Dani. Some stories are much […]| Ponemon-Sullivan Privacy Report
