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Reflecting on the AWS Outage and Cloud Disruption Risks
by Jake Dwares on December 9, 2021 at 4:38 PM
Cloud computing and cloud hosting popularity has skyrocketed over the past several years, and the trend is likely only to continue to grow. It began as a means to a more efficient way to host data in the cloud rather than on-premises, and COVID-19 amplified the growth and adoption of …
Ransomware Disrupting Your Beer Supply
by Peter Fellini on July 16, 2021 at 1:00 PM
When brainstorming blog topics, it often helps to find intersections between your profession and your personal interests. In this case, that intersection is cybersecurity and brewing beer, respectively. But what could beer possibly have to do with cybersecurity?
Traditional Antivirus vs. Endpoint Detection Response (EDR)
by Danielle Corsa on May 12, 2021 at 1:00 PM
While there are many antivirus solutions available on the market, we know that not every solution can detect and remove every type of malware. Therefore incident response tools are important to keep in your arsenal.
SolarWinds SUNBURST Hack – And You Thought 2020 Couldn’t Get Any Worse
by Danielle Corsa on December 18, 2020 at 2:45 PM
Co-authored by Derek Morris, Senior Information Technology Security Professional SUNBURST – add this to the list of all the wonders this year has brought. Are you one of the 18,000 customers infected by SUNBURST? Have you been ordered by the US Department of Homeland Security to quara …
Blackbaud Breach – Time to Review Your Vendors
by Derek Boczenowski on July 29, 2020 at 1:00 PM
It has recently been reported that Blackbaud, one of the world’s largest providers of education administration, fundraising, and financial management software for nonprofits suffered a ransomware attack back in May of 2020.
The FFIEC Gives the BCP Booklet a Facelift
by Jerry Hughes on December 19, 2019 at 1:00 PM
From BCP to BCM The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Information Technology Examination Handbook (IT Handbook) is comprised of several IT booklets for use by examiners. In November of 2019, the FFIEC member agencies replaced the dated “Business Continuity Pla …