The Breach Simulation Drill for Employees: If You Haven’t Had One, You Should

Posted by ___ on January 3, 2017 at 3:42pm

The Department of Homeland Security - Cybersecurity Department is Breach-ready. Are you?With a climate of ever increasing, high-profile hacks hitting some of the biggest corporations and government agencies; the breach possibility becomes a question of if and not when. Considering the 'when this happens' ideation, Government entities and large corporations alike need to develop a smart incident response plan. With the ability to fluidly respond, you mitigate the chances of losing business or violating your client's trust. However, it is impossible to know how your organization's response will pan out; unless... Read More

Hotel Security Breach Alert: What You Need to Know

Posted by ___ on December 29, 2016 at 6:24am

Hotel Chain Breaches - Watch Your Bank StatementsAttending a conference or traveling over the holidays? Whether you're a government employee, corporate executive or staff or traveling on personal business, more and more hotel customers are being put at risk. The InterContinental Hotels Group (or IHG) has recently reported that it is currently investigating claims of data breaches that have happened within some of its US properties. If you've done business at any of the following locations recently, make sure to watch your bank statements... Read More

Making an Acquisition? Make Sure You Conduct Cyber Due Diligence First

Posted by ___ on December 24, 2016 at 12:38am

CEO hacks previously owned company, gets caughtIt's a brilliant scheme: sell your company, keep the proprietary data, create a competing organization and then hack into your old company's network. That's what happened when David Kent sold his company, Oilpro for $51 million in 2010. “Instead of relinquishing control of his former company, subject David Kent continued to illegally access data and information from his former business to help benefit a competing business he formed after the sale,” FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Diego Rodriguez said in... Read More

Breach Count Rises: One Billion Yahoo Accounts Now Compromised

Posted by ___ on December 16, 2016 at 9:59pm

Yahoo breach count rises to one billionYahoo continues to fail its customers -starting when its user data was hacked about three years ago. When another devastating breach was reported on September 22nd, 2016, impacting 500 million accounts, it was later estimated to reach a billion.  Here are some Cybersecurity Best Practices for Yahoo users (and great advice for any other account you own): If you have a Yahoo account, you should automatically assume that your information has already been compromised and should take the steps... Read More

The Evolution of Cybersecurity Incidents and Incident Prevention: Part 1

Posted by ___ on November 30, 2016 at 9:00am

Phone 'Phreaking'Recently, it has become commonplace to witness major data breaches and DDoS attacks hitting large companies; like Microsoft.  From hacker groups such as 'The Lizard Squad' and "Hacktivists" like Anonymous. Although it may seem like these attacks came out of nowhere, hacking dates back to the 70's; even prior to computers becoming a household item. 1970's - Phreaking Phreaking was the act of using a plastic toy whistle (from boxes of Cap'n Crunch) to produce a 2600 hertz... Read More

Incident Prevention Guidelines: What Your Company Needs To Know

Posted by ___ on November 29, 2016 at 5:00pm

When there's a major incident, such as the Target data breach, we all tend to clutch our wallets a bit tighter. If the appropriate actions aren't taken to respond, or if the prevention techniques weren't up to par, the compromised company may be required to pay punitive damages. Here are the main areas of focus to determine a company's ability to prevent such intrusions: Know How Vulnerable You Are: The company's leadership needs to have a method for... Read More

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