Colonial Pipeline, which carries roughly 45% of fuel consumed on the East Coast (per the WSJ), was shutdown on May 7th due to a cyber-attack. At time of writing, Colonial’s systems remain shutdown and Colonial is working to restore operations as researchers assess the damage. This is the biggest ransomware attack to date against United …
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Google has detected a 350% increase in phishing websites since January. That’s just one of a flurry of threats your employees are facing at home. It will take proactive steps to stop these new threats. We’ll show you how. Find out about The new security threats facing employees in the wake of COVID-19 Training that …
By Jeanette Rogers Interacting with your phone. Playing online games. Watching 2-minute videos. A casual observer might think you’re distracted but it might mean you’re actively learning new skills. The traditional training method with an instructor lecturing in front of participants for an hour or more has been on the decline for decades. And now, …
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Author: Sean Rosenberger The IoT gold rush Generally seen as taking off in 2009, the presence of the Internet of Things (IoT) grew at a furious pace with approximately 10 billion devices on the Internet by 2012 and double that figure by 2017. The extent to which our society relies on connected devices continues to …
Author: Nic Baus Everyone knows how precious your credit rating can be and how much it can swing you getting a loan for a house, car or even a simple retail credit card. There are three major credit reporting agencies that hold this control, Equifax, TransUnion and Experian. They have everyone’s personal information ranging from …
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By Todd Barnes For those of you that may know Springfield does not refer to the lovely locale in Illinois, Missouri or even Oregon for that matter. Springfield for my context refers to the code name for what is now Microsoft Security Risk Detection (MSRD) – a newly released Security as a Service offering. Springfield …
Author: Paul Reiner, Kalles Group As a long time Identity & Access Management (IAM) consultant, I routinely hear IT departments bemoaning the cost and complexity of managing security groups. It seems that over the course of time, the company has lost track of a security group’s purpose and owner so they no longer can determine …
Author: Ron Allen Excited to go on your trip this summer? Good. Wondering how to keep you and your information safe? Didn’t think so. Here are a few tips to keep you and your information safe, both in the virtual and physical world. Social Media: You’re all excited and ready to go on your big …
Author: Kathryn Packer Earlier this year hackers created a number of false transfer instructions from a bank in Bangladesh to send a total of $951 Million dollars to various bank accounts worldwide. They succeeded in stealing $101 Million before the fraud was detected. How did they get into the Bank’s system? Investigators believe that it …
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Author: Bar Lockwood, CISA, CISM Compared to last year’s doom and gloom, the 2016 RSA Conference, held between February 29 and March 4 in San Francisco, was cautiously optimistic. Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, 40,000 participants enjoyed continuous content presented in hundreds of sessions covering nearly 30 interest areas. But certain topics drew like moths to …
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Author: Jeffrey M. Jones, CISSP, CISA Even if you don’t work in the Information Technology or Information Security space, it’s important to understand the risks posed how and where you access the Internet. From hospitals to airports to departments stores to fast food restaurants, Wi-Fi access is available for free just about everywhere. But make …
As the year comes to an end and we reflect on our individual lives and recount the year’s major events we can plan, prepare and make resolutions for the new year. This retrospection during the start of the year is a great time for cyber security reviews as well. We can review the revelations from …
