No one wants to wait until the 11th hour to start preparing for their annual SOC. To prevent all of the SOC readiness ‘to do’ items from presenting you with the perfect storm of daunting preparation tasks, here are 5 things you can throughout the year to ensure you are ready this year’s SOC audit. […]
read more »Everyone knows they should have a solid set of IT Security Policies, but what exactly does that mean? To start, every company should, at minimum, a basic IT policy set that can easily followed and consistently governed. A Draconian policy set that no one can understand or follow defeats the purpose and does nothing for […]
read more »As we all know, anti-virus solutions are software that’s installed on a computer system to protect it from viruses, spyware, malware, Trojans, phishing attacks, rootkits, and spam attacks, as well as any other cyber threats. What is sometimes overlooked is that degree of effectiveness that antivirus provides an organization for security and protection against malware […]
read more »Everyone knows they should have a solid Risk Management Program, but what exactly does that mean? Let’s take a look at four program essentials for implementation of a successful risk management program: Evaluate and create an asset inventory Assess your environment and its susceptibility to to vulnerabilities/risks Review and define your risk scales Define your […]
read more »A penetration test is an attempt by a team of security engineers, using a variety of tools, to test a computer network and identify weaknesses. These tests are usually performed by third- parties that have little- to- no prior knowledge of the system and are meant to simulate a real- world attack. Pentests may include […]
read more »On November 8, 2021, Robinhood released a statement claiming they experienced a data breach. The attacker obtained a list of email addresses for 5 million people and the full names for a different group of 2 million people. A group of around 300 people also had additional personal information exposed. The organization claimed that no […]
read more »In 2020, the FBI reported that phishing was the most common type of cyber attack. Phishing can lead to data breaches and other types of cybercrimes that can be detrimental to an organization. User security awareness training can help reduce the risks of a successful phishing attack. Human error has the largest role in cyber […]
read more »According to Forbes, the cost of ransomware attacks against organizations has increased by 300% in 2021. Additionally, supply chain and vendor issues have gained attention since SolarWinds, Kaseya, and other providers that have been compromised this year. Cyberpion found that three- fourths of Fortune 500 companies’ IT infrastructure exists outside of their organization. Third- party […]
read more »87,000 unpatched Fortinet SSL- VPN credentials from around 500,000 accounts have been leaked on the dark web. According to Threatpost, the attackers exploited a path transversal vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiOS. This weakness allows attackers to perform data exfiltration, install malware, and launch ransomware. The data leak occurred between May 2019 and June 2021. CPO Magazine […]
read more »The Breach On August 16, 2021, T-Mobile released a statement that unauthorized access to customer data had occurred. The malicious actor, claimed to be John Binns, first gained access into T-Mobile’s servers through an unprotected router on July 19, 2021. ZDNet mentions that from there, he explored security gaps in T- Mobile’s security architecture where […]
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