by Amber Mata | Apr 8, 2019 | Cyber Attack
We often talk about the hard costs of lost data as a result of ransom amounts, use of resources, legal fees, and regulatory fines, but these are only the short term costs. In the long term, the soft costs are more troubling. These costs include customer loss,...
by Amber Mata | Jul 17, 2018 | Security Testing
An organization’s IT infrastructure has become a vital part of all operations and affects nearly every aspect of the business. As such, it is critical to keep all of your systems up to date with the latest security patches. Every piece of technology that touches your...
by Amber Mata | Jul 10, 2018 | Cyber Attack
This past weekend, the Timehop app announced a large network intrusion that affected over 21 million users. The app compiles information from all forms of social media and creates a “look back in time” for the user. The data that was breached included names, email...
by Michael Giuffrida | Mar 19, 2018 | Security Testing
With businesses today having to abide by one or more compliance standards such as NIST, PCI or HiPPA, the question about penetration testing and vulnerability scanning often arises. Many compliance standards require that you perform these tests at least annually, but...
by webdev | Nov 22, 2017 | GDPR
In 2016 the European Union (EU) passed legislation that dramatically shifts regulations surrounding personal data collection and it is expected to impact companies globally. This new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation is slated to take effect in...
