Jesse Roberts

Jesse Roberts

Jesse Roberts is SVP of Cybersecurity with Compass Cyber Guard. Jesse Roberts is an information technology & cybersecurity professional with over 25 years of experience in the field. He is a former professor of Network Engineering & Cyber Security at the New England Institute of Technology. Jesse holds multiple industry level certifications & has been invited to speak at events across the country. His presentations often include real-time live hacking demonstrations. He has also mentored students at various local schools and colleges through cybersecurity clubs over the years. In his role with Compass Cyber Guard, Jesse leads the organization's IT Security, Digital Forensics, and Incident Response teams. He is responsible for implementing innovative techniques and strategies to drive growth and improvement in these areas.

Posts by Jesse Roberts

Data Classification - Understanding the Basics

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In the ever-expanding world of PCI DSS, and the emerging GDPR world, data classification is a concern that is often left unattended. Organizations who work with Compass IT often find the value in tagging data that together we deem valuable if manipulated, stolen or destroyed. Organiza …

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PCI Documentation - Man's Best Friend!

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Nobody told you when you were tinkering with a computer as a kid that when you grew up you would be doing so much documentation, did they? Now you have an email from an auditor asking for evidence that you have documented your firewall and router configurations. In the rapidly develop …

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How To Prevent Phishing? More Like How To Train Your (Dragon) End-User

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The most dangerous threat to your company’s information isn’t as the movies would lead you to believe. The hacker in a warehouse surrounded with monitors, expounding upon government conspiracies isn’t knocking at your door. The biggest threat is in your building right now and is about …

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What is My Password? How About a Passphrase Instead?

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Recently I met with a doctor who had as much paper with fancy lettering framed on their wall as anyone person could want. With all that impressive education looking down upon me, I watched as the doctor fumbled through password attempt after password attempt until ultimately and predi …

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What is PII? Important Distinctions in Information Security

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What Is PII? PII is the acronym that keeps getting thrown around but never seems fully understood. It stands for "Personally Identifiable Information." Knowing what it stands for is just as important as knowing why it is becoming increasingly important to the integrity of your cyberse …

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Why You Need an Incident Response Plan....Now!

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You’ve been breached. Now what? New vulnerabilities are coming fast and furious. The unfortunate truth for most of us is, it’s not a matter of IF we are breached, it’s a matter of WHEN we are breached. Replace the worry with a plan - an Incident Response Plan. What qualifies as an inc …

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