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- Cloud Security: Understanding SOC 2 Type 2 Attestations - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2018 from Michael PetersWe are living in a cloud-first world; cloud services, including storage services and SaaS providers, are wildly popular. Unfortunately, third-party vendor breaches are at epidemic levels, and new regulations such as the EU GDPR are seeking to hold organizations accountable if third-party ...
Views: 906 - It’s Time to Conduct Penetration Testing Consulting Services Frequently - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2021 from Sumit GoyalBeing proactive in your security practices is essential today with the risk of security attacks across all industries. Conducting penetration testing consulting services regularly is an important step towards keeping your organization as safe as possible from cyber-attacks. Customers that ...
Views: 906 - Social Media Security and the Trump Twitter Account Incident - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2017 from Michael PetersSocial Media Security Matters; Just Look at the Trump Twitter Account Debacle Last week’s Trump Twitter account incident – where the president’s Twitter feed was deactivated for 11 minutes – was fodder for many late-night television jokes. All kidding aside, though, enterprise social media ...
Views: 903 - Finding the Right Home Security System for Your Home - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2019 from Mohimenul IslamOwning a home comes with a ton of responsibilities, and topping this list is ensuring that it is well protected. After all, it is among your most significant investments. While there are many ways to safeguard your home such as having a dog or joining a neighborhood watch group, a home security ...
Views: 900 - Mirai DDoS Attacks Illustrate Vulnerability of IoT Devices - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Michael PetersIoT manufacturers should take heed from the recent Mirai DDoS attacks. Late last year, a widespread attack on Dyn DNS “Managed DNS” infrastructure wreaked havoc across the internet and brought down a number of major websites, including PayPal, Twitter, Amazon, Netflix, GitHub, and Reddit. ...
Views: 898 - Risk Management Policy - Proactive Framework - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Christopher SheppardRisk exists in the operations and decisions of almost all organizations. Organizations of all shapes and sizes can benefit from undertaking systematic risk management processes, including governments, professional associations, and charities. This Hub will focus on profit-driven businesses and ...
Views: 897 - It’s Time to Get Serious About Education Cyber Security - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2017 from Michael PetersK-12 school systems, colleges, and universities are being increasingly targeted by hackers, yet education cyber security is as woefully lacking as other industries, as these recent incidents illustrate: • In November 2016, Columbia County School District in Georgia admitted to a breach of ...
Views: 894 - What Is RegTech, and What Can It Do For You? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2017 from Michael PetersHow RegTech Simplifies Governance, Risk, and Compliance Complying with standards such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, FISMA, and SSAE 16 SOC reporting is complex, costly, and time-consuming, especially for organizations that must comply with multiple standards. You may have heard the term “RegTech” ...
Views: 892 - 4 Tips which can Secure Your Facebook Account from Hackers - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2018 from Usama MalikFacebook is the most widely used social media network. There are almost 2 billion monthly active users of Facebook according to stats. If you talk with 100 people around you, you will find that almost 92 people are using Facebook. Many celebrities and brands have their pages and accounts on ...
Views: 891(1 vote) - What is PCI DSS Compliance? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2017 from Michael PetersConfused about PCI DSS compliance and what your business needs to do to comply with it? This article will explain PCI DSS and the importance of complying with this important information security standard. What is PCI DSS? PCI DSS stands for the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security ...
Views: 889 - How to get insurance claim paid - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2015 from Anup KiranIf you have no idea on how to go about filling a claim when it comes to insurance, then you will end up with a lot of stress. The process can be one of the most overwhelming processes you can go through. The worst part is when you file a claim and it is not paid. This is common especially when ...
Views: 888 - Post Equifax, New Data Breach Notification Laws are Inevitable - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2018 from Michael PetersThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to update its six-year-old guidelines regarding data breach notification and cyber risk disclosure, Bank Info Security reports: The agency has indicated that it expects to refine guidance around how businesses disclose cybersecurity risks to ...
Views: 886 - Cyber Security Best Practices for a Sustainable Digital Transformation - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2018 from Michael PetersThe rise of ecommerce, particularly mobile ecommerce, has fundamentally altered both consumer and business buying habits. Organizations are embracing digital transformation in an effort to appease modern buyers and enhance the customer experience while cutting costs and improving efficiency. The ...
Views: 884 - States Worry About Election Hacking as Midterms Approach - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2018 from Michael PetersState officials expressed grave concerns about election hacking the day after Special Counsel Robert Mueller handed down indictments of 13 Russian nationals on charges of interfering with the 2016 presidential election. The Washington Post reports: At a conference of state secretaries of ...
Views: 884 - Understanding the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2018 from Michael PetersLast week, the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (S. 770) passed the U.S. Senate and was sent to the White House, where the president is expected to sign it into law shortly. The bipartisan measure directs NIST to provide resources to small businesses to help them implement the NIST ...
Views: 883 - 5 Ways to Protect Your Retail Store from Data Breaches - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Michael PetersBoth brick-and-mortar and ecommerce retail stores make attractive targets for hackers, especially during the holidays. Retail stores are favorite targets of cyber criminals, especially during the holiday shopping season, when brick-and-mortar and ecommerce stores are flooded with customers, ...
Views: 881 - Make Sure Your Business Has a Safe Christmas - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2020 from Adrian RickerseyMany businesses take the festive period as a well-earned holiday. Unfortunately, criminals generally don’t. In fact, it’s one of the busiest times of the year for them. It’s therefore important to make sure that your retail business is safe before you go off on your festive ...
Views: 880 - It's a Mature Bull Market And Time For A Strategic Hedging Plan - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2019 from Dwayne StrocenYes it’s time to hedge your risk, but don’t wait for that perfect moment. Both the economy and stock market are showing signs of stress. Here's what you need to know. Here are some of the excuses we hear from professional money managers and risk managers for not having a hedging program ...
Views: 879 - Asbestos Risk Assessment and Control Measures - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2018 from olive learningAsbestos is a mineral whose main characteristics are thermal isolation and highly resistant to fire. Asbestos toxicity is related to its fibrous structure, Which is globally tested and recognised as a first level Human carcinogen, found naturally in rocks and widely used by modern industry. ...
Views: 874(1 vote) - TOP 10 ESSENTIAL TOOLS NEEDED FOR WORK FROM HOME – IMPORTANCE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TIMESHEET TOOLS - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2021 from Smart AdminThe ongoing crisis of COVID-19 compels employers around the globe for introducing programs to support their employee’s work remotely. With the Centers for Disease and Prevention predicting that COVID-19 impacts will continue until 2021, remote work is likely to become a new standard as ...
Views: 873 - Top 3 Mistakes to Avoid While Selecting QA Company - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2018 from Darsh TQuality Assurance starts from the very first stage of software development and experienced QA has to be actively involved in each stage of the Software Development Life Cycle. Taking QA services from a third party service provider would be a great decision in many senses. However, you have to ...
Views: 871 - To Get the Technology for Solvency II Right, Insurers Must First Get Workflows Right - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Graz Sweden ABSolvency II has 3 pillars - Pillar I that address capital requirements, Pillar II that is focused on workflow, governance and audit, while Pillar 3 details the framework for reporting. Unsurprisingly, Pillar I has attracted the most attention with insurers evaluating their entire business to ...
Views: 869 - UC Berkeley Offers Cyber Security Advice to Donald Trump - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Michael PetersIn a new report, UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity offers suggestions to President Elect Trump. Now that the election is over, the nation’s attention has turned to President Elect Donald Trump and what a Trump Administration will mean for cyber security. Notably, information ...
Views: 869 - WannaCry Ransomware Attack Forcing Everyone to Pay Attention to Cyber Security - by Submitted on May 18, 2017 from Michael PetersThe WannaCry ransomware attack was the end result of years of ignorance on the part of governments, private-sector firms, and the public regarding how serious cyber threats have become. The 2016 Shadow Brokers NSA hack came home to roost in a big way last week, when a code execution ...
Views: 869 - How to Protect Your Organization From Malicious Insiders - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Michael PetersNo organization wants to think that one of its own trusted employees is out to get the firm. However, a study by Intel found that 43% of data losses are the result of “internal actors” – and about half of these incidents were due to the intentional acts of malicious insiders, not accidents or ...
Views: 868 - Uber Breach Gets Worse: Company Accused of Cyber Spying - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2017 from Michael PetersThe Uber breach, which compromised the data of 57 million drivers and customers worldwide, has just gone from bad to worse. Not only did the company wait for a year to disclose the hack, it scrambled to cover it up by forking over $100,000 in hush money to the hackers – which it funneled through ...
Views: 868 - HIPAA Compliance Does Not Equal Data Security - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Michael PetersHealthcare is one of the most regulated industries in the U.S. HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, requires healthcare organizations and their third-party service providers, such as labs and billing companies, to have data security measures in place protect ...
Views: 867 - Proactive Cyber Security Can Prevent Vote Hacking - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Michael PetersIn a heated political climate, even the appearance of vote hacking could threaten our nation’s democracy. The most contentious issue this election season may not be immigration or minimum wage laws but cyber security; specifically, the specter of vote hacking. Shortly after the discovery that ...
Views: 866 - small business insurance - basic principles - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Peter MainArranging insurance for a small business can be a highly complex undertaking, and may require a considerable amount of thought and planning. Small business insurance is not like most other forms of insurance. If you are looking to insure your home or your car, then there is something ...
Views: 865 - What a Trump Administration Means for Cyber Security - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Michael PetersWhat will the state of cyber security look like under a Donald Trump administration? The election is over, the votes have been counted, and thankfully, other than a few isolated reports of malfunctioning voting machines, Election Night was unremarkable from a cyber security perspective. Now, ...
Views: 865 - How to Protect Your Enterprise & Yourself from Phishing Attacks - by Submitted on May 30, 2018 from Michael PetersPhishing attacks are big business. The FBI estimates that business email compromise, a highly targeted form of phishing, costs U.S. businesses half a billion dollars a year, and the Verizon 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 90% of cyber attacks began with a phishing ...
Views: 864 - GDPR Compliance Issues Could Cause WHOIS Directory to Go Dark - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2018 from Michael PetersThe deadline for compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is fast approaching, and an astounding number of organizations are woefully unprepared to meet it. A new survey of IT decision-makers by Crowd Research Partners found that a whopping 60% of organizations will ...
Views: 862 - ICS Security: 3 Reasons Why Air Gapping No Longer Works - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2018 from Michael PetersThere has never been a power outage in the U.S. due to a cyber attack, but it happened in Ukraine over the Christmas holidays in 2015, and there have been attempts to breach U.S. power companies and hack the power grid. In March, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued an alert ...
Views: 859 - The NSA Hack and the Sorry State of Cyber Security - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Michael PetersIn the hit USA Network series Mr. Robot, a rogue group of hacktivists target major corporations and the government. In a recent episode, the group enlists the help of a malicious insider to hack the FBI. Sound far-fetched? Maybe not: Around the same time this episode aired, an anonymous group of ...
Views: 859 - Spear Phishing: Don’t Take the Bait! - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2017 from Michael PetersDon’t let your business get caught on a spear phisher’s hook. Like regular phishing, spear phishing involves sending legitimate-looking but fraudulent emails asking users to provide sensitive information and/or initiate wire transfers. However, while regular phishing emails are sent out en ...
Views: 858 - Penetration Tests vs. Vulnerability Scans: Understanding the Differences - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2018 from Michael PetersThe difference between penetration tests and vulnerability scans is a common source of confusion. While both are important tools for cyber risk analysis and are mandated under PCI DSS, HIPAA, and other security standards and frameworks, they are quite different. Let’s examine the similarities ...
Views: 857 - The various situations where worker’s safety is at risk. - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2016 from Jeo NashInformation is power, in every situation for everyone at any point of time. In today’s world, there are circumstances where people have to work in high risk environment. In such scenarios, it is of utmost importance that the person who is working alone should have a way to communicate with his ...
Views: 857 - 5 Ways to Increase Safety on Construction Sites - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2021 from Alexis WalkerConstruction risks are often ignored by both employees and employers, for example, they forget about the need to buy protective equipment. However, they are very dangerous as some of them can cause life-threatening accidents. Therefore, it is important to reduce the safety risk at the ...
Views: 849 - Top Cyber Threats Organizations Are Facing Right Now - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2018 from Michael PetersCyber security is a continuous game of Spy vs. Spy. Every time a new technology is introduced, the potential attack surface expands. The moment one vulnerability is patched, hackers find another way in. Keeping up can feel overwhelming, even for security professionals. In no particular order, ...
Views: 847 - What You Need to Know About GDPR Compliance - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2017 from Michael PetersThe deadline for GDPR compliance is right around the corner; is your company ready? Here’s what you need to know about this important new data protection law and what your organization must do to prepare for it. What is GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, was adopted by ...
Views: 847 - Ransomware Attacks Show that Healthcare Must Take Cybersecurity Seriously - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2017 from Michael PetersWhile healthcare providers and healthcare industry vendors cannot afford to ignore HIPAA compliance, a new threat emerged in 2016 and has only gotten bigger in the past year: ransomware attacks on hospitals and healthcare providers that are not seeking to breach patient information but instead ...
Views: 846 - 5 Tips to Secure Your Healthcare Organization's Systems Against Hackers - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2017 from Michael PetersIn a previous blog, we discussed the recent epidemic of ransomware attacks on U.S. healthcare organizations and the importance of the industry taking this very serious cyber security threat – and information security in general – seriously. The good news is that although a ransomware attack can ...
Views: 842 - IoT Cyber Security Threatens Consumer Adoption of Smart Devices - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Michael PetersIf IoT cyber security concerns aren’t addressed, consumers will reject self-driving cars and other smart devices. Shortly after rideshare company Uber launched a pilot test of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, competitor Lyft made the bold prediction that most of its cars would be self-driving ...
Views: 841 - What Is Multi-Factor Authentication, and Why Is It So Important? - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2018 from Michael PetersOrganizations can no longer depend on passwords alone to protect their systems and data, especially since 25% of employees admit to using the same password for all of their accounts, at home and at work, and stolen account credentials are hackers’ preferred way to break into enterprise systems. ...
Views: 840 - Poor Cyber Security Led to Houston Astros Hack - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Michael PetersBaseball may be America’s favorite pastime, but from the Black Sox scandal to Pete Rose to the “Steroid Era,” cheating schemes have long tarnished the game. Sadly, it was only a matter of time before cheating went high-tech. Last summer, former St. Louis Cardinals executive Chris Correa was ...
Views: 835 - Why is Cybersecurity Essential for All Business Sectors? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2021 from Naimisha MLet’s face it In today's digital world our work, personal life, and finances all have begun to gravitate towards the world of the internet, mobile computing, and electronic media. But, this widespread situation makes us prone to more vulnerabilities and risks than ever to malicious attacks, ...
Views: 834(1 vote) - 5 Essential Items to Keep in Your Bug-Out Bag - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2016 from Dixie SomersCatastrophic events can transpire at any moment, and if one happens to affect you, will you be prepared to deal with the fallout? Every diligent prepper should have a “bug-out bag,” which is basically a portable survival kit containing essential items that will come in handy in disasters and ...
Views: 825 - GSA Proposes Changes to Cyber Security Rules for Federal Contractors - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2018 from Michael PetersThe General Services Administration (GSA) is planning to tighten up federal contractor cyber security requirements regarding sensitive non-classified data, according to a Federal Register Notice dated January 12. The rules would cover internal contractor systems, external contractor systems, ...
Views: 816 - Enterprise Risk Management Software - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Nathaniel ZidRisks are expected and are topic to impact any kind of small, medium or large company. It's essential that organizations continue to determine, notice and control the occurrence of danger within their particular organizations. It's also remember that even with the best of risk-based ...
Views: 813 - 3 Keys to effective innovative product development - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2021 from Andrii KuranovInnovation ceases to amaze us, we've experienced too much of it. So much, in fact, that for most of us, for the market you will operate in, innovation has become a common thing. Hearing at lunch from a colleague about how someone has invented something to launch into space, creating a new gadget ...
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