Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation Report for 2022 (DBIR) was recently released and it has some good news and it has some bad news when it comes to the risk of insider attacks. First the good news, sort of. According to the DBIR, the vast majority of breaches continue to come from external actors (80% vs 18% of insiders). Hopefully we can be a little less suspicious of Bob who sits two offices down from you. However when an insider attack happens, it can be really, really destructive.

Whether you’re a compliance expert or a novice, adhering to data privacy laws confuses even the best of companies. One of the key points of confusion is the fact that you can’t possibly comply with current and future laws without knowing what data you collect, where it goes, and how it’s used and retained. It sounds simple, but it is not. In fact, it’s a challenge that applies to nearly every organization today.

Last year was a record year for cybersecurity attacks, with the number of encrypted threats spiking by 167% (10.4 million attacks), ransomware attacks rising by 105% (623.3 million attacks), and intrusion attempts increasing by 11% (5.3 trillion).** Risk management is a fundamental principle of cybersecurity, which is why we are so excited to share that Reciprocity has won two Cyber Defense Global InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM): the Hot Company – Risk Management award and the Cutti