How to visualize a security program (in a way that is not overwhelming) It can be daunting to know how to properly secure your organization from the numerous risks that it faces. In the past, a business would simply need to lock up each night. Still, modern times have proven that information security breaches are […]
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Sometimes it’s just a matter of changing your password more often. Security breaches have become distressingly common in recent years, compromising everything from employment records (security specialist RSA in 2011) to payment card information (Home Depot in 2014). And they’re becoming more complex and lethal, according to the recently released 2017 Verizon Data Breach Digest.
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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
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Remember the movie Minority Report, where advanced analytics and supercomputing was able to predict where the next crime would take place and a special police unit was able to arrest murderers before they committed their crime? Well, that technology is not just for Hollywood anymore. Pre-crime technologies are already here The following pre-crime technologies already
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It can help developers create quality software and uncover bugs that other tools cannot. Over 1,000 companies have signed up to preview it. It’s called Project Springfield and is creating quite a buzz on fuzz testing. Read on to get the scoop. What it is First of all, fuzz testing, or fuzzing, is essentially a
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Customer relationship management (CRM) refers to the practices, strategies, and technologies that companies use to manage and analyze customer interactions and data throughout the customer lifecycle, with the goal of improving business relationships with customers, assisting in customer retention, and driving sales growth. CRM systems are designed to compile information on customers across different channels,
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Not a month goes by these days without hearing in the news about a high-profile hack attack of a major national brand. As an employee why should you care about working for a company that invests in information security? Information is the heart of any organization, and yet each year, companies stand to lose millions
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Crypto means hidden, or secret. When you apply that to money, it has a certain sort of appeal, doesn’t it? Well, have you heard about cryptocurrencies yet? If not, here’s my favorite definition from Investopedia. Cryptocurrency is “a digital or virtual currency that uses cryptography for security. A cryptocurrency is difficult to counterfeit because of
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Your organization’s security is only as strong as its weakest link: your end-users. Therefore, it is imperative to prioritize end-user training at the organization level. A striking example of the consequences of overlooking employee training emerged in May 2022 when Yahoo’s senior research scientist, Qian Sang, gained unauthorized access to confidential information related to Yahoo’s
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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
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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
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