HORNE Cyber Recognized as one of the "Hot 150 Cybersecurity Companies to Watch in 2020"

We at HORNE Cyber are excited and very grateful to be recognized this week as one of the "Hot 150 Cybersecurity Companies to Watch in 2020" list, published by Cybercrime Magazine. Since 2015, our mission has been to help our clients achieve cyber-resiliency by providing industry-leading expertise and incomparable service. 

Topics: cybersecurity 500

Don't Let Cyber Risk Derail Your M&A Deal

Headlines around hacking and data breaches have become a regular occurrence over the last few years. When a business loses the trust of its customers, it can be nearly impossible to win it back. Cybersecurity, or the lack thereof, can famously destroy existing companies, but could it also be killing future business deals? The obvious example is Verizon’s potential acquisition of the deeply troubled Yahoo. Despite the flaws at the former tech behemoth, the deal seemed to be progressing forward nicely until it was revealed that one billion Yahoo users had their accounts compromised in 2013.

Topics: risk management, M&A

Why 2017 Could Be the Year of Cyber-Espionage

In this digital age where most businesses are focusing on the disrupt or be disrupted ethos, it seems that most are ignoring an even bigger trend that will affect their organization. In 2016, cybersecurity or the lack thereof played a significant role. The fact that even presidential campaigns were affected by hacking scandals and data leaks illustrates how the question is no longer if you will be breached, but when.

Topics: cybersecurity, cyber espionage

What Can the C-Suite Learn from the Latest Companies to Suffer Data Breaches?

2016 is ending with another round of major data breaches with online companies such as PayAsUGym, Lynda, and Yahoo.

Topics: cybersecurity, cyber risk

Size Doesn’t Matter to Cyber Criminals: 5 Tips for Securing Small to Mid-Sized Organizations

Data or access to another organization’s data is what makes a target attractive, not the size of the organization. We hear it over and over – “why would a hacker target me? I don’t have any valuable data, plus my organization is small compared to X, Y, Z.” We are seeing more and more smaller organizations being attacked for a few reasons:

Topics: cybersecurity

5 Cybersecurity Strategy Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make

Read through your Twitter feed or turn on the news on any given day and one thing is evident: cyber attacks are happening in every industry and organization size. It is obvious that these attacks are increasing in number and sophistication, and we’re confident in stating that this trend will continue.

Topics: cybersecurity

5 Considerations for Protecting Your Employees, Customers and Data

With the rapid evolution of cloud based computing, many organizations face the fundamental question of whether or not they should employ third party solutions to facilitate convenience within their entity.  As technology advances, the outsourcing possibilities seem endless.  Everything from document collaboration, to payroll, data, and even entire applications and servers can now be managed off site, or in the cloud.

Topics: cybersecurity

When Was Your Last Information Security Check Up?

Maintaining information security today is, in many ways, similar to maintaining your personal health. Yearly check-ups and health screenings could detect a potential problem. If a problem is detected, more invasive procedures are performed to get a definitive diagnosis before laying out a treatment plan. A similar process can be followed in cybersecurity. Traditionally, companies receive vulnerability scans which may or may not accurately detect a threat. Once a potential threat is detected, security professionals may conduct penetration testing to explore those threats to see if there is really anything there.

Topics: cybersecurity

What to Do When the Worst Happens

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Hope for the best, but expect the worst.” I’d like to offer the IT incident response version, “Hope for the best, but plan for the worst.” Unfortunately, examples of the worst are all around us: patient data stolen from healthcare organizations, customer data stolen from large corporations, social security numbers stolen from the federal government, and even client details stolen from an adultery website. Hackers aren’t just looking for information they can sell; they want embarrassing data, corporate strategy, product research or other sensitive data. Any company using the internet is at risk.

Topics: Strategic IT Advisory, incident response