Every day, it seems, there's another story about a data breach, leaked personal information or a cyber threat. Senior management is justifiably concerned, and boards of directors are pushing their IT departments to mitigate risks.

As a result, businesses are developing benchmarks and best practices, and they're requiring employees to adhere to those best practices, too. Risk managers, IT professionals and other stakeholders, are creating successful programs to keep their organizations safe from cyber threats, meeting their critical responsibility. Just one cyber event can wreak havoc with a company's data, compromise customer and employee personal information — and ruin one's business reputation.

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Rosalie Donlon

Rosalie Donlon is the editor in chief of ALM's insurance and tax publications, including NU Property & Casualty magazine and NU PropertyCasualty360.com. You can contact her at [email protected].