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Cybersecurity Risk Management

Examines frameworks, methodologies, and practical approaches for identifying, assessing, and mitigating cybersecurity risks. Topics include risk assessments, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and building a risk-aware organizational culture.

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Shadow IT

What Is Shadow IT? The Hidden Risk Draining Your Budget

The Breach That Started With a Spreadsheet App In 2023, a midsize healthcare company discovered that an employee had been syncing patient records to an unauthorized cloud storage service for over eight months. The service had no encryption, no access controls, and no audit logging. By the time the security

Carl B. Johnson Oct 27, 2020 7 min read
Shadow IT

What Is Shadow IT? The Hidden Risk You Can't Ignore

Your Employees Already Built a Second IT Department In 2023, a Gartner survey found that 41% of employees acquired, modified, or created technology outside of IT's visibility. By now, that number has only grown. If you're asking what is shadow IT, the short answer is this:

Carl B. Johnson Sep 08, 2019 7 min read