Why Financial Institutions Need Pen Testing 2020 and Beyond
The year 2020 will be known for a great many things. One of them is innovation. (more…)
Category Archives: Security Awareness
The year 2020 will be known for a great many things. One of them is innovation. (more…)
OCIE Warns Public Companies, SEC Registrants, Financial Institutions at Risk of Ransomware Attacks
The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) Cybersecurity Risk Alert reported increased ransomware attacks to SEC registrants (broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investment companies) and potentially service providers – especially if they maintain client assets or registrant records. Companies should be aware of the potential risks they face. (more…)
Data Privacy Challenges for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Technology
One common theme that many of our articles have stressed is that people are the most susceptible to phishing, business email compromise (BEC) and other types of social media attacks in times of crisis. (more…)
How Do You Secure New Technology?
Hackers are relentless adversaries who incessantly create new tools and methodologies to take advantage of known exploitable vulnerabilities within networks. (more…)
Cyber Security Case Study: Ransomware at a Manufacturing Company
HALOCK contained and eradicated a ransomware attack on a manufacturing company’s internal assets and set a wholistic plan to mitigate future risk through enhanced MFA, policies, and training. (more…)
May the Fourth Be with You
Happy Star Wars Day – May the fourth be with you. Celebrate by protecting your data, terminals, code, and technology from bad slicers (hackers). Get your security awareness reminders for your team, especially now when it seems you are galaxies away. (more…)
Taking Care with Telehealth: Health Care. Cyber Care. Duty of Care.
Social distancing and stay-at-home orders are designed to protect us from the spread of COVID-19, but what about patients that still require check-ups, post-hospitalization follow-ups, continued monitoring due to other conditions – Telehealth is a convenient solution. (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 cyber security policies and procedures. (more…)