NIST Special Pub 800-171 sets the rules for protecting information that defense contractors create and/or store called “Controlled Unclassified Information” or CUI. CUI includes the information that would be very enticing to foreign governments such as Russia, China and others. SP 800-171 was originally released last year and NIST publications usually have a 3 to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For anyone who has seen a ransomware lock screen like the one above, the first thought is panic. The next thought is ….. Now there is some organized help in the form of a web site supported by some real security powerhouses – Intel Security (AKA McAfee), Kaspersky, Europol cyber crime center and powered by Amazon […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]L.A. County was recently phished. This is really no different than you or your company being phished other than the fact that the damage could be a bit worse. In the case of Los Angeles County, In May 2016 one thousand employees were phished. Apparently, over 100 employees thought the phishing emails were legit and gave the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For those Google G-Suite (AKA Google Apps and Google Apps for Work) users, Google has released a new option for managing iPhones and iPads. What is great about it is that it does NOT require installing an agent on the phone or pad. Google calls it the Basic Mobile Management option for iOS and it […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While this post should be of direct interest to Broker Dealers, it really applies to anyone who outsources information services. You can delegate the task but not the responsibility. In this case, the broker dealer used a cloud provider to store customer information. This is no different, for example, than a mortgage company using a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While the Republicans and Democrats are arguing whether the Russians hacked the DNC and affected the outcome of the presidential election, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Martin Dempsey, in an interview with CBS, spoke about a Russian hack which has mostly been rumors up until now. I think we can reasonably accept that the […]
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