Cyber security compliance audits are an integral part of securing your networks and systems from data theft or other types of cybercrime attacks. Audits are a process through which your information security policy, framework, and implementation are checked and tested to ensure that they meet the standards for compliance. In this article, well go into greater detail on why audits are an important part of maintaining compliance, and how frequently you should be conducting them.
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Defense in Layers: Anti-Phishing & Web Content filters + Security Training
While we are currently (and thankfully) in a lull period, in between news of a major breach, it’s still necessary to keep our eyes on the proverbial cyber-ball, to ensure that we’re doing all we can to minimize our potential attack surface.
Defense in Layers— that is the security approach of bundling curated tools, policies, and services that complement each other, and ultimately build up a cyber defense perimeter that is more than the sum of its individual parts.
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RSI Analysis: Equifax breach a watershed moment, Cybersecurity now Material concern
As of October 4, ever more damning information continues to surge out of the Equifax investigation. The total number of affected American consumers has hit 146 million, with the former-CEO laying blame on a single employee for not implementing a security patch that would have plugged a vulnerability in Apache software (which itself was patched by the vendor 2 months prior).
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Don’t Leave Hackers A Path To Follow
Don’t leave hackers a path to follow! Encrypting credit card # in POS reader hardware enables secure processing from the start & doesn’t allow malware installation. #pcicompliance
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Infographic: How prepared is your business to face cyber threats?
Continued recognition, vigilance, and preparedness against evolving Cyberthreats are key to building up a robust Threat Management posture.
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The CIA Triad of Information Security
When people think about information security awareness, theyre usually focused on preventing hackers from stealing sensitive information such as their social security or drivers license numbers. While keeping that information out of criminals hands is vitally important, its only one leg of the CIA Infosec Triangle.
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RSI Helps Broker Dealers and Financial Advisors Address FINRA Cybersecurity Checklist and Mitigate Cybersecurity Risk.
In a months time broker dealer firms from around the country will descend upon Washington DC to attend the FINRA 2017 conference. Given evolving threat environments and continuing challenges of Cybersecurity controls (per FINRAs 2017 Priorities list) its certain that Cyber threats and mitigation efforts will be hot topics addressed within the keynotes and workshops scheduled throughout the week.
FINRAs Cybersecurity checklist is an excellent resource to assist companies looking to establish or augment an existing Cybersecurity program. Whether youre ready to deploy a solution or need to scope out your requirements, we recommend these due diligence steps in picking a Cybersecurity vendor.
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Firewall Essentials – Hardware vs. Software Firewalls
If the main entry to your house is protected by your front door, your computer network is protected by a firewall — a term that originally hails from the automotive industry. In a car, a firewall is a metal barrier that separates the engine compartment from passengers, thus protecting us if a fire ignites in the engine. In the same manner, an electronic firewall is placed between the internet and your network to protect / shield your system infrastructure from the conflagration an intrusion could produce.
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Why Paraphrases Prevent Password Hacking
We all think our passwords are more or less secure. We use multiple variations or letters, numbers and symbols and change them on a regular basis. We keep passwords carefully hidden on a spreadsheet or Post-it notes, all to keep cybercriminals from getting into our business. But the fact is, over 80 percent of all data breaches today are still password-related.
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What Is Encryption? Types, Methods, and Compliance Requirements
History shows that societies with the best cryptography dominate the world. From the ancient Persians, to Germany, to England and the USA, there is at least a strong correlation between the robustness of a societys information security and their resultant global influence & success.
But what does that mean for you and your business? Are you aware that you probably use (or should use) encryption every single day? Data stored on your PCs hard drive is considered at rest – residing in one physical location for most of the time.