Time to dust off that Pandemic Plan Federal officials in the US have started warning of the spread of coronavirus in the U.S., some officials have noted that it’s no longer a question of if, but a matter of when. …
California Consumer Privacy Law (CCPA) – Have You Implemented the Appropriate Steps? Effective January 1, 2020 the new CCPA law went into effect and it doesn’t just affect business in California. It potentially impacts any Company that collects personal information …
“Employees are commonly known as the weakest links for any IT environment. They are consistently and ultimately the last line of defense of a cyber related attack. In a recent study, 95% of data breaches have causes attributed to human …
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Social Engineering in 2018 A little over a year ago the WannaCry and NotPetya Ransomwares raised havoc across the world causing massive computer outages. A year later these types of attacks are only on the rise and we should expect …
It feels like just yesterday we were preparing for Windows XP and Server 2003 end of life. If you haven’t already, now is the time to get a plan in place to migrate off Windows 7 as support will end …
Cyber Insurance: FFIEC Guidance and the Role in Risk Management The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued guidance for financial institutions to consider if they are determining whether to use insurance as a component of their risk management programs. …
Cyber Insurance: FFIEC Guidance and the Role in Risk Management Jeffrey J. Johns
Sending Payments in a Digital Age If you utilize mobile banking you undoubtedly have seen and more than likely have used the payments options your bank provides. But how many of us that use mobile banking truly utilize these payments …
Two-Factor Authentication Two-Factor Authentication or 2FA, for short, is an underutilized security feature that could help protect massive breaches from occurring. For those of you who do not know 2FA is simply a stronger form of computer security than simply …
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FOS Security Tip: Equifax Data Breach As you might have heard by now, Equifax has disclosed a massive data breach in which hackers gained access to some of its systems, compromising the personal information of about 143 million U.S. consumers. …
BLOCKCHAIN What is it? Its official description is that “Blockchain is the world’s leading software platform for digital assets.” In layman’s terms, it’s essentially a modern-era/futuristic general ledger. For those who don’t know, a general ledger is usually used to …