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May the Fourth Be with You

Happy Star Wars Day – May the fourth be (more…)

Cindy Kaplan2025-06-26T22:15:42+00:00Tags: cyber, maythe4th, maythefourth, penetration testing company, securityawareness|

Payment Processing in a Remote Working Environment

Organizations are facing a lot of change (more…)

Cindy Kaplan2025-08-07T21:21:11+00:00Tags: cyber, payment processing, PCI Compliance, PCI SSC, penetration testing company, remote working, Risk Assessment|

Social Distancing. Social Engineering.

COVID-19 – Social distancing, (more…)

Cindy Kaplan2025-07-16T04:05:59+00:00Tags: corona, covid-19, cyber awareness, penetration testing company, remote, risk, social distancing, Social Engineering, staying-at-home, telecommute, virus|

Why Multifactor Authentication (MFA) and Password Vaults Should be Standard Tools in 2020

Since 2017, the Verizon Database Investigations Report repeatedly (more…)

Cindy Kaplan2025-07-16T04:18:12+00:00Tags: Breach, cyber, MFA, Multi-factor authentication, password, password vault, penetration testing company|

What is Cipher Stuffing and How is it Relevant?

“Cipher stuffing modifies the fingerprint of communications (more…)

Cindy Kaplan2025-07-09T18:42:36+00:00Tags: cipher stuffing, Pen Test, penetration testing company, security, vulnerability services|

Your Employees are Targets. Social Engineering is Increasing.

Even with advanced technology and security, your data is still at (more…)

Cindy Kaplan2025-07-09T18:54:06+00:00Tags: baiting, Pen Test, penetration testing company, phish, phishing attack, security awareness, smish, Social Engineering, tailgating, vish|

Evolution of Phishing Attacks and the Billions it is Now Costing Corporations

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Cindy Kaplan2025-06-19T20:14:29+00:00Tags: BEC, business email compromise, cyber, penetration testing company, Phishing, phishing attack|

What Kind of Security Assessment Do I Need?

What kind of security assessment do I need? It’s a question (more…)

Cindy Kaplan2025-07-16T22:01:31+00:00Tags: compromise assessments, cyber security risk assessment, gap assessments, malware, penetration test, penetration testing company, Reasonable, Risk Assessments, security assessments, vulnerabilities, vulnerability scanner, vulnerability scans|

9 Quick Tips to Improve Weak Authentication

Over years of penetration testing, HALOCK has seen some enduring (more…)

Cindy Kaplan2025-07-09T19:02:40+00:00Tags: chicago, EDR, Endpoint, endpoint detection and response, IDS, Intrusion detection system, pass phrases, passwords, penetration testing, penetration testing company, SIngle sign on, SSO, vulnerabilities|

Network Penetration Testing: What’s the Ideal Frequency to Conduct Pen Tests?

Some companies test once a year. Some test several times a (more…)

Cindy Kaplan2025-07-15T21:11:29+00:00Tags: chicago, Compliance, HIPAA, network pen test, PCI, penetration testing, penetration testing company, pentesting|