Are You Ready for National Cyber Security Month?
It seems fitting that the Department of Homeland Security decided to designate October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. October is scary… be prepared.
Michelle’s experience as a business leader and master communicator uniquely position her as a highly-effective virtual CISO. Her ability to drive security initiatives that align with business needs and cultivate buy-in from all areas of her client organizations are well-renowned from our clients. Building strong, sustainable security programs and training are Michelle’s security passions.
What Authentication Means in Information Security
One of the words we toss around a lot when talking about information security is authentication. What does authentication mean? What is Authentication? In security, authentication is the process of verifying whether someone (or something) is, in fact, who (or what) it is declared to be. Authentication: Verifying the identity of a user, process, or…
Exposing a Phishing Email Attack – 5 Tips to Empower Your Users
If you are interacting online, you can safely assume some attacker has figured out ways to try to take advantage of you – knowing that and preparing for potential danger will make you safer.
Is That Sender For Real? Three Ways to Validate Email Addresses
In case you haven’t heard, phishing is VERY popular among the hacking set right now. Attackers are using phishing emails as an easy means to acquire credentials to break into networks or to download malware in order to take control of networks or steal (or ransom!) valuable information. If you are knee-deep in information…
Admin Rights and Why You Should Remove Them
The misuse of admin rights and privileges is a key way attackers are gaining access to networks. One of the biggest takeaways from the assessments, analysis, and research we’ve conducted is that administrative rights are dangerous to the health and well-being of your network. In fact, some security bulletins (which detail patch and vulnerability information)…
What exactly is a strong password? Hint: it’s not Spring2015!
If you pay any attention to your IT team, your security team or talking heads discussing the latest breach, you’ve more than likely heard that you need make sure you are using “strong passwords”. But what exactly does that mean and why does it matter? What’s the big deal with using weak passwords? 1. To…