Author: Lauren Abshire

Lauren Abshire is the Director of Content Strategy at the United States Cybersecurity Magazine. Lauren is an avid writer, researcher and reader.

Holiday Shopping: How to Stay Safe and Protected

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Lauren Abshire, Director of Content Strategy, United States Cybersecurity Magazine

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With Christmas just around the corner and amidst a global pandemic, holiday shopping is at an all-time high. You click a few buttons and wham! You have Christmas delivered right to your door! Exciting stuff, I know. However, in order to keep holiday shopping exciting (and safe!), you must practice vigilance! Cyber-criminals are stronger today … Read more

Cybersecurity Insurance

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Lauren Abshire, Director of Content Strategy, United States Cybersecurity Magazine

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A man in a suite stands with an umbrella as binary code rains down. The photo is a metaphor for Cybersecurity Insurance.

The number of data breaches are constantly on the uprise, and they are costly. Business owners are taking preventative and proactive measures to secure and implement best cybersecurity practices. There is a virtually new…

Risk Management

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Lauren Abshire, Director of Content Strategy, United States Cybersecurity Magazine

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Switch button positioned on the word maximum black background and red light. Conceptual image for illustration of high level of risk management.

In 2017, research has averaged the cost of a data breach to be over 7 million dollars. On average it takes an approximated 46 days to resolve a cyber-attack. Regardless of the numbers, it’s…

Cloud Computing

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Lauren Abshire, Director of Content Strategy, United States Cybersecurity Magazine

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A cloud is raining information onto a hand holding a cell phone as a metaphor for Cloud Computing

The Cloud, what and where IS this cloud? This may be a question you have asked yourself. Simply, “cloud computing” is accessing and storing applications, data and information over the Internet, as opposed to…