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Social 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: 621
What NOT to do to avoid lawsuits when hiring social media screening companies
By now, you already know how important social media screening is when it comes to hiring people in your company. As much as possible, you want to make sure that your brand will stay intact and you will do anything ... Views: 837
Ensure a secure cloud migration with these simple, proactive cyber security tips
Enterprises have much to gain by migrating to the cloud, which is why the U.S. government has adopted a “cloud-first” initiative. Cost savings and the ability to scale up and down quickly as organizational needs ... Views: 630
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) was designed to support the federal government’s “cloud-first” initiative by making it easier for federal agencies to contract with cloud providers. Like FISMA, DFARS, CJIS, and HIPAA, FedRAMP’s security controls are based on NIST ... Views: 521
Being the victim of a hit-and-run is an extremely stressful experience. In addition to any physical or emotional injuries you sustain, you’ve need to consider the damages done to your vehicle. Given the situation, you may not be able to concentrate and think about all the things you need to do. ... Views: 791
FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST, DFARS, CJIS, HIPAA … Government compliance standards can seem like a veritable alphabet soup. Making matters even worse, a lot of them overlap, and many organizations aren’t certain which standards they need to comply with.
Even if your organization does not currently ... Views: 687
Don’t want your company to be the next Yahoo, Equifax, Deloitte, or SEC? Don’t ignore cyber risk management.
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the U.S., which is quite fitting right now, being as barely a day is going by without yet another disclosure of a massive hack, ... Views: 632
By following these best practices, organizations can enjoy the benefits of outsourcing their enterprise cyber security, minimize the risks, and build fruitful, long-term relationships with trusted providers.
With the cyber security skills gap making it extremely difficult or even impossible ... Views: 695
Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist Coverage
In California, the law requires you to have Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist coverage as part of the state’s mandatory Liability Insurance Coverage.
Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage is intended to cover accidents when ... Views: 844
The SEC hack has pitched the international finance world into turmoil as Wall Street's top regulator admits to not having secured its own systems.
Move over, Equifax; the SEC hack may have just stolen your thunder. Less than two weeks after Equifax disclosed that it had been breached, ... Views: 588
Hacks do not happen in a vacuum; if one computer on a network is compromised, all machines on that network are at risk. For this reason, both enterprises and individuals have a responsibility to implement cyber security best practices – and this does not mean installing anti-virus software and a ... Views: 689
The Equifax breach isn’t the largest data breach, but it is one of the most troubling because of its massive scope, the nature of the information stolen, and the absolutely awful way in which it was handled.
While Hurricane Irma dominated the national news late last week, a man-made disaster ... Views: 1152
A home is supposed to be your place to go that is safe and comfortable for you and your family to unwind, relax, and live happily. But statistics from the FBI indicate that about three out of four homes will be broken into across the U.S. within the next 20 years. The U.S. Department of Justice ... Views: 1130
Governance, risk, and compliance should be at the heart of AWS security procedures
Another day, another AWS security breach, and this one is particularly bad because of the extraordinarily sensitive nature of the data that was compromised: Over 9,000 documents containing personal data on job ... Views: 606
Several high-profile breaches involving misconfigured Amazon Web Services servers have made the news. Here are three best practices to ensure AWS S3 security.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the undisputed leader in the cloud services market. Large and small organizations alike flock to AWS ... Views: 833
Whether you’re lucky enough to be fulfilling your life’s calling or just appreciating the opportunity to make some money, work brings value and meaning to life. Sadly, when an accident or injury occurs, it can make working difficult or even impossible. Depending on the extent of the injury, you ... Views: 1234
Hacks in the City: Latest in String of Attacks at HBO Targets Company’s Social Media Accounts
HBO has had a rough summer, and things are getting progressively worse for the cable titan. The HBO hacks began in late June, when an individual hacker or group calling themselves “Mr. Smith” dumped ... Views: 683
HBO Hack Targeted Valuable Intellectual Property and Company Secrets
Corporate espionage and the theft of intellectual property and company secrets have gone cyber. The latest victim is cable network HBO and its flagship series Game of Thrones. The HBO hack, perpetrated by a hacker or group ... Views: 659
New Anthem breach underscores the need to manage cyber risk throughout the enterprise ecosystem
Anthem – yes, that Anthem – has been hacked again. About a month after the beleaguered health insurer agreed to fork over a record-setting $115 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to ... Views: 626
Is your business secure? It may not be. Many unscrupulous individuals are operating online looking for new ways to exploit honest people.
I was recently pulled into a scam enacted by someone yet to be identified via a freelance work website. Because of how personally this affected me and my ... Views: 859
In one of our recent blog posts, we told you about the questions you need to ask your social media background check company before availing their services. So, what happens after they answer your questions? Do you say yes immediately? Of course not.
In this blog post, we will concentrate on ... Views: 862
Department of Defense contractors and their subcontractors have until December 31 to obtain DFARS compliance
Third-party data breaches are a serious problem, especially when highly sensitive data is involved – and our nation’s infrastructure, including our defense systems, are built and ... Views: 695
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) powered by the Ethereum blockchain platform are the hottest thing going right now, but are they secure? On July 24, 2017, the second Ethereum ICO hack in a week hit the news, as digital wallet firm Veritaseum disclosed to Bleeping Computer that a hacker stole ... Views: 899
Verizon, Trump Hotels, and the RNC are Among the Recent Victims of Third-Party Breaches
Even if your own cyber security is up to snuff, your organization could be at risk of third-party breaches if your business partners are not as diligent as you are. Verizon just learned this lesson the ... Views: 635
People often think that social media is pure harmless fun, but for many companies, it is a very useful resource to know more about their prospective employees. Around 90% of hiring managers look at a candidate’s online behavior and base their decisions on what they find. Social Screening has ... Views: 1073
SEC cyber security enforcement is set to intensify in light of recent global attacks and new enforcement chiefs
Public companies and firms operating in regulated industries, especially finance, should expect more SEC cyber security enforcement in the wake of new and emerging threats, like ... Views: 617
The NotPetya attacks weren’t as bad as WannaCry; they were worse, and we all need to start cooperating to prevent the next attack.
It’s looking more and more like last week’s NotPetya malware attacks, which infected computers around the world but hit Ukraine particularly hard, were designed ... Views: 658
Business Continuity Management is a topic that should be of concern to any organization, whether non-profit or for profit, whether small or large, whether a startup or a well- established and mature business; it is basically an integral component to your Crisis and Risk Management planned ... Views: 669
Hiring a third party to run a social media background check on your applicants may seem unethical for some. A number of people think that having an online investigation is like spying and that these subjects are entitled to have their private lives that are separate from their professional ones. ... Views: 568
The cyber security skills gap is real and growing; there simply aren’t enough cyber security employees to go around.
Cyber crime is rapidly escalating, and board rooms are taking notice. KPMG’s 2017 U.S. CEO Outlook survey shows cyber security risks to be among CEOs’ top concerns, yet only ... Views: 656
White-Hat Hackers Are Already Being Caught in the Cryptocurrency Regulation Net
Cryptocurrencies have long been associated with cyber crime. The cryptocurrency Bitcoin was the de facto currency of the notorious online black market Silk Road, it remains the preferred payment method on the Dark ... Views: 1276
Cryptocurrency mining malware may end up being a bigger problem than WannaCry
Organizations that think they dodged a bullet when their older systems did not fall prey to the WannaCry ransomware may want to think again. Weeks prior to the WannaCry attacks, a group of hackers was taking ... Views: 967
The Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force’s report on healthcare cyber security echoes a similar study on medical device security issued by Synopsys and the Ponemon Institute.
On the heels of a damning study by Synopsys and the Ponemon Institute, which provides a blow-by-blow ... Views: 635
A new report by Synopsys and the Ponemon Institute finds that medical device security is plagued by a lack of standards, testing, and accountability.
Healthcare organizations tend to focus their cyber security efforts on HIPAA compliance, protecting patient data, and defending against ... Views: 638
The recent WannaCry ransomware attacks put cyber security on the front page of every newspaper in the world. Now, everyone knows what ransomware is and how destructive it can be, but will anything change? Following are four critical lessons that both organizations and individuals should take ... Views: 591
New York State Cyber Security Regulations for Financial Institutions Could Be Model for Other States
The first phase of the New York state cyber security regulations, which apply to insurance companies, banks, and other financial institutions operating within the state, finally went into ... Views: 793
The 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: 594
Why Your Employees Keep Clicking on Phishing Emails, and How You Can Stop It
The 2017 Verizon Data Breach Report is out, and it’s full of great news – if you’re a hacker. The study, which examined over 1,900 breaches and more than 42,000 attempts in 84 countries, showed that cyberespionage ... Views: 679
The 2017 Verizon Data Breach Report Reveals that Hackers Aren’t Just After Payment Cards and Identities Anymore
Cyberespionage is a growing problem, especially in the manufacturing industry, professional services, education, and the public sector, according to the 2017 Verizon Data Breach ... Views: 767
Ever have that dream where you are standing in front of an audience with no pants? Well, using your computer without the best antivirus in 2017 is even more exposed.
Every day that you send emails and read your facebook feed you are showing yourself as vulnerable and technically naked to ... Views: 821
Hacked Companies Are Facing Data Breach Lawsuits Filed by Financial Institutions
Data breaches aren’t cheap to clean up. Just ask Rosen Hotels, whose costs to clean up a 2016 breach could end up exceeding $2.4 million. Shockingly, that’s below the $4 million average cited by IBM. In addition ... Views: 1176
Yahoo is trying to pass the buck, but data breach responsibility starts at the top.
Who should be held responsible when a company’s systems get breached? Historically, the CIO, the CISO, or both have shouldered the lion’s share of data breach responsibility; well over half of security ... Views: 694
“ClearEnergy” May Have Been Fake News, But Threats Against ICS / SCADA Security Are Quite Real
Accusations of “fake news” rocked the cyber security industry last week after infosec provider CRITIFENCE implied that it had detected a brand-new “in the wild” ransomware variant called ClearEnergy ... Views: 720
How 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: 556
New PCI DSS Ecommerce Best Practices Replace Previous Guidelines Issued in 2013
Consumers love shopping online and are abandoning malls for mobile shopping apps in droves. However, online shopping environments offer multiple opportunities for hackers to steal payment card data. Even worse, as ... Views: 648
K-12 schools, colleges, and universities are attractive targets for hackers. Their networks contain an enormous amount of identifying information on staff members, students, and students’ families, including names, birth dates, addresses, Social Security numbers, and even health records. ... Views: 652
Be Prepared for these New and Emerging Ransomware Threats
Ransomware threats are everywhere, and the problem is going to get much worse before it gets any better. According to a recent survey, about half of all businesses have experienced a ransomware attack at least once in the last 12 ... Views: 702
Online shopping is booming, but customers will shun ecommerce if they do not feel their data is secure.
Just as “Video Killed the Radio Star,” ecommerce is making shopping malls go the way of the horse and buggy. In 2016, consumers reported making 51% of their purchases online, up from 48% in ... Views: 687
In 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: 576
What 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: 574