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What’s happening in the field of cyber security? How do you define 'reasonable' security controls? Which threats can be prevented? What steps should you take to make your systems safer? Read our blog posts to gain new insights into security awareness, the latest threats, penetration testing, compliance and so much more.
CRITICAL THINKING Processing All the Data
BY Tod Ferran, CISSP, QSA It’s easy during crisis, such as the current Covid 19 pandemic, to drop our critical thinking skills and become overwhelmed with the current events. (more…)
Social Distancing. Social Engineering.
COVID-19 – Social distancing, remote working, telecommuting, staying-at-home – changes to our working environment can expose security vulnerabilities, especially social engineering. Bad actors view our increased digital activities as an opportunity to attack. Remind your teams of your security policies and procedures. (more…)
4 Reasons Why Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Should Reviewed
As people “Stay at Home” and work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations have an increased reliance on external partners, suppliers, and third-party vendors to keep their businesses running. For some companies, this may be the first time their employees worked outside of their office, without the benefit of established security policies for working from home. It is crucial that third-party vendors be on the same page as their clients to ensure proper safeguards and business continuity. (more…)
Covid-19 Does Not Exempt Compliance nor Security Obligations
While companies are consumed with the task of implementing remote work strategies in response to the COVID-19 crisis, it is critical to remember one thing: No matter how chaotic things get, Coronavirus does not exempt you from your industry or government compliancy obligations such as HIPAA, CCPA and PCI DSS. It also does not release you from your responsibility of employing Duty of Care when it comes to protecting third party personal data. (more…)
COVID-19 and Staying Cyber Secure
As news of Covid-19 grows in the news, so do cyberattacks, taking advantage of newly-remote workers and the population wanting to learn more of our evolving landscape. Be alert and cautious of unfamiliar emails or calls that disguise themselves as official health organizations you receive or promises of the stimulus package payout. Here are a few recent nefarious scams that our fellow industry professionals have discovered.
(more…)RSA Conference Speaker Session Securing the Budget
RSAC 2020: Jim Mirochnik presents Securing the Budget You Need! Translating Security Risks to Business Impacts.
Whiskey Business at RSA
Be our guest at our Whiskey Business happy hour this Thursday at the RSA Conference 2020.
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Let’s Connect at RSA Conference 2020
HALOCK Security Labs is a proud speaker and sponsor at RSA 2020. If you are attending, let’s meet up – we have three set events we hope you can join.
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Double Duty of Care Risk Insight at CAMP IT Enterprise Risk and Security Management Conference
In today’s highly regulatory environment it is essential that you have a clear understanding of risk across the enterprise. A risk management framework can bring visibility to key business and compliance risks and enable a company to make decisions on where to prioritize its limited resources. It is through a risk management framework that real value to the business can be achieved. Join us as HALOCK partner, Chris Cronin presents on 2 hot topics.
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