If you watch the television series, Shark Week, that premieres for only one week per year, you might relate to the creepy, spine-chilling feeling when you watch people go underwater with lots of sharks. Some people have meat around their…
For the past few years, certain IT and security professionals have associated passwords as being negative due to recent data breaches. They recommend using biometrics, smart card readers, and other similar technology. The first password was used back in 1961 at…
The Health Information Trust Alliance, also known as HITRUST, is an organization that created the Common Security Framework (CSF). The HITRUST Alliance is a non-profit organization with a program set up to standardize compliance requirements amongst many industries. Since it…
Are you struggling at work to create a password that won't get you in trouble for being "too easy" or "too weak? Or are you struggling to educate your employees on how to make a secure password so your company…
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a cybersecurity compliance requirement that allows businesses to work with the Department of Defense. It adds an extra layer of security to protect sensitive data. It consists of five levels, with some businesses…
First and foremost, I would like point out that a password policy is only as good as the settings that you select. For example, you could pay a company millions of dollars for the most secure password policy in the…
The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division, known as CJIS, regulates and protects criminal justice information. Established in 1992, it represents the largest division in the FBI. Since it grants government agencies access to sensitive information such as fingerprint records…
We have noticed states facing an alarming amount of data breaches in the last few years, so they are adding stricter guidelines to help minimize more risks. Since states store vast amounts of data about citizens such as social security…
Adding a new SaaS provider to your organization involves quite a bit of research depending on the size and capabilities. Taking into account the threats versus the opportunities can be daunting. The SOC 2 compliance auditing method, introduced by the…
Let's talk about insurance and what it's actually intended to do. According to Google's dictionary, insurance has two meanings:
1. A practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage,…