Cybersecurity

NIST CSF Version 1.1 Updates

Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework were made on April 16, 2018, creating NIST CSF V1.1. The new and improved framework was designed to be more informative and effective for all organizations.  NIST CSF is a cybersecurity framework created by...

5 Cybersecurity Mistakes to Avoid

As most of us know, being responsible for cybersecurity and how it is perceived by an organization can be a rather thankless task. Very seldom is our job function(s) even noticed --- unless of course our job was not done...

Data Security – CipherLoc

(BUSINESS WIRE) CipherLoc Corporation (OTCQB: CLOK), the data security company that enables an ironclad layer of data protection, has partnered with Praetorian Secure, LLC, a provider of security technology and solutions for organizations like...

Risk Management Framework (RMF) DoD IT Transition

Any organization familiar with the inner-workings of the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Assurance (IA) world knows that a high level of expectation goes into the adequate protection of data. Those same folks also know that very seldom is...

6 Cybersecurity Goals in Federal Acquisition Process

Federal Government Acquisition Standards to Involve Cybersecurity In January of this year the Department of Defense (DoD), in cooperation with the General Services Administration (GSA) announced they would be implementing a cybersecurity and resilience program for the Fed...

8 Risk Based Improvements: PCI-DSS v3.0

Over the years, most compliance requirements have shared the “check in the box” mentality and in essence, provided little advancement in the world of security.  While security professionals across the globe tried diligently to inform...

Target – Improvements to Reduce Credit Card Breach

Target, Neiman Marcus, and other retail’s were breached Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus are not the only U.S. retailers whose networks were breached over the holiday shopping season in 2013.  According to multiple sources, smaller security breaches at other...

Regulatory Compliance Challenges or Another Sleepless Night?

When we first opened for business, we had 15 employees, our compliance challenges were a lot different back then. Today, we have more than 3500 full-time staff members. Business decisions then were simple and not as complex as today....

Data Breach Investigation 2013

Security research on this data breach was recently released by Verizon.  The report is named the Verizon 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report.  The report was compiled from information collected by Verizon about breaches along with cyber incident information from...