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Securing Your eCommerce Website From Hackers
by William DePalma on December 20, 2023 at 2:15 PM
In the bustling world of online retail, safeguarding your eCommerce website against cyber threats has become more crucial than ever. The 2022 Verizon Data Breach Report revealed that the retail sector experienced 629 incidents in that year, with 241 cases resulting in confirmed data d …
Penetration Testing: Understanding Red, Blue, & Purple Teams
by William DePalma on April 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Data breaches are growing more expensive by the day. The average cost of a data breach is projected to reach $5 million by the end of 2023, up from $4.35 million in 2022. Beyond direct financial loss, breaches carry long-term costs in regulatory fines, customer churn, and reputational …
OWASP Top 10: Why Compliance to OWASP Matters
by Jake Dwares on November 10, 2022 at 1:00 PM
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During a recent web application penetration test, my Compass IT Compliance colleague Jesse Roberts was quickly able to identify and exploit a coding vulnerability on a client’s public facing web portal. As part of the engagement, Jesse was initially granted “standard user” access to t …
Ignorance Is Not Bliss When It Comes to Security Assessments
by Kelly O’Brien on May 6, 2022 at 4:00 PM
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It is no surprise that bad actors constantly seek to take advantage of current events and changing circumstances to exploit vulnerabilities and gaps in the security of organizations across a myriad of industry verticals and sizes.
Latest Update in Vulnerabilities (SeriousSAM, PrintNightmare)
by Danielle Corsa on July 29, 2021 at 3:30 PM
In this week's blog post, Compass IT Compliance Cybersecurity Professional Danielle Corsa analyzes several recent Microsoft vulnerabilities.
The Difficulties of Remaining Compliant in the New COVID Landscape
by Derek Boczenowski on November 18, 2020 at 1:00 PM
If there is one thing that everyone can agree on in these interesting times, it is that COVID-19 has upset the apple cart in lots of different ways. Everything from school to work to social gatherings has been disrupted and changed over the last eight months, and some of these changes …