The conventional wisdom on cyber-security is to play defense and respond quickly to breaches. But can your organization be proactive?

Perhaps it is extreme to pay โ€œwhite hatโ€ hackers to probe vulnerabilities in your organizationโ€™s computer network. Or to pay for a monthly report that tells you whether any of your employeesโ€™ passwords or personal information is being bought and sold on the โ€œdark Web.โ€ Or to ask โ€œhard questionsโ€ of each and every one of your third-party suppliers.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...