If you are handling PII (Personally Identifiable Information) for your clients or anyone else you should read this article. It is delivered in the context of a sweepstakes type of program, but it is applicable to anyone handling PII. The [...]
Kevin McDonald guest writes a blog for Dave Berkus' Berkonomics TUESDAY, June 21st, 2016 By Kevin McDonald Phishing, a play on the word “fishing,” is a dangerous form of executive or CEO email fraud, and is negatively impacting individuals and [...]
As cybersecurity breaches surge, it's important that company leadership know what IT is up to. Kevin McDonald explains why IT process documentation is a must-have best practice. It seems that not a day passes without news of another high-profile hack, [...]
Ian makes several very important points including, “Whether it is your home computer or a large organization’s network, ransomware does not care. It will block access to the computer, encrypt your data and if that computer has access rights to the network, then it will lock down the entire network and hold it all hostage.” Additional he says “The threat of ransomware will continue to grow because cybercriminals recognize it as a profitable business model and the online payment methods afford anonymity.”
If you want to read more about ransomware and how to protect you and your company, check out these links:
1) Attend free our live lunch and learn on How to Protect You and Your Company from Ransomware. Whether you have already gotten ransomware or have yet to be infected, this is a must attend event. In 90 minutes you will come away with a rich set of action items to be better prepared. Ransomware Lunch & Learn
2) Here is the Ransomware defense framework for P-D-R, Protect, Detect and Recover.
Here is a news column featuring Alvaka/Noloki EVP and security expert, Kevin McDonald. It’s a business owner’s worst nightmare. You arrive for work, sit down at your computer and find that you can’t access any of your files because cyber [...]
Fortunately OpenSSL is publishing a fix on Tuesday - OpenSSL versions 1.0.2g, 1.0.1s - to deal with the protocol flaw. Many systems are vulnerable to an attack that may be comparable with Heartbleed. “This flaw is more than a product [...]
If you have Cisco ASA firewalls and VPNs you better assess your patching on these devices. Click here to read the story: Firewalls running Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software can be compromised remotely with malformed UDP packet
Court: FTC can bring down the hammer on companies with sloppy cybersecurity Hotel chain Wyndham had challenged the FTC's authority to mandate cybersecurity standards The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has the authority to take action against companies that fail to [...]
The potential for a cyberattack is top of mind for not just IT professionals and CIOs but also among the general population. Experts—from government agencies to technology experts—have been warning that this year will see the worst cyber breaches in [...]
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a new rule on Jan. 17 to protect patient privacy and secure health information established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and run by The [...]
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