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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.
Risk Management – Everyone Needs a Seat at the Table
by Donald Mills on March 17, 2022 at 1:00 PM
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In the security world there’s a common saying that compliance isn’t security and security isn’t compliance. I believe what gets missed in this saying is the role proper risk assessments and risk management play in marrying up security and compliance.
Zero Trust as Learned from My Grandmother
by CJ Hurd on February 2, 2022 at 3:00 PM
I have a line I use with my kids (mainly my teenagers, not so much my nine-year-old yet); “I trust you until I don’t”. They know the line well and sometimes will even finish it for me. I have raised them to hopefully make good decisions and to tell the truth, with the idea of keeping …
IT Security in the Professional Sports World
by Derek Morris on August 28, 2019 at 1:02 PM
This blog will be the first in a multi-part informational blog series on professional sport team’s information technology (IT) security hurdles and the very public issues that have occurred.
FINRA 2019 Priorities Letter Released
by CJ Hurd on January 30, 2019 at 10:54 AM
In this blog we’ll be discussing the release of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) 2019 Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter. The letter, released on January 22nd, 2019, highlights new priorities and identifies ongoing areas of concern for the coming ye …
Why a Risk Assessment is the Beginning of Security, Not the End!
by Derek Boczenowski on April 10, 2018 at 9:30 AM
In the past several weeks, the news has been filled with multiple compromises and hacks. Panera Bread, Delta, and Under Armor just to name a few. One of the ones that has had the most impact is the ransomware attack on the City of Atlanta.