The Business Impact of a Data Breach
A data breach has a business impact that extends far beyond the responsibilities of your IT department. For this reason,…
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Category: Security Standards
Common Passwords Can Fry Your Security
Using similar and common passwords across multiple platforms makes it easy for hackers to access your accounts. The recent Dunkin…
Manufacturing Cybersecurity Defenses Against Cyberteurs
Manufacturing businesses are uniquely vulnerable to attackers. Their business models are hyper-affected by potential breaches. Take a look at how…
15 Eye-Opening Vendor Risk Statistics
If your organization works with third-party vendors, the risks that they carry can have a big impact on your business.…
Security Policies, Standards, Procedures, and Guidelines
Policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines. All have their place and all fill a specific need, and you need all of…
How to Start a Security Program
Part 1 In a previous article on Information Security and Compliance Explained I presented a good workable definition for information security. In The…
How to be a Better Service Provider: Defining Due Diligence
Regulators are putting the hurt on companies with weak vendor management programs. For service providers large or small, this means…
How To Use (And Not Use) The NIST CSF
The following article is written based upon information found on the NIST CSF website (http://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/) and practical experience learned by…
Safe Practices for Social Media Users
My social media activity level tends to fall on the lower end of the engagement spectrum. But come holiday time,…
Pen Testing 101: This is Sparta!
All right! I thought that after last month’s thrilling conclusion to our Pen Testing 101 series I would be able…
Pen Testing 101: Act Like a Pirate
Hello and thanks for joining me in the fourth (and probably final for now) series about ethical hacking with penetration…