Dan muses about technology in the 21st century, in the age of The American Monkey Trap!

Devices like fax machines and copiers are often classified as office supplies and slip past IT scrutiny… An article review. Despite all the advances in technology, most offices still generate large volumes of printed documents, and the devices used to produce and process those documents could expose you to more risk than you’d think. A […]

Seven trends impacting Information Security Officers of Small Institutions! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Welcome to the Magnificent Seven, my annual predictive article, affectionately dubbed “M7,” about the seven trends in bank technology that will impact the Information Security Officers of small banks […]

Another awareness poster for YOUR customers (and users).  Now that we have our own employees aware, maybe it’s time to start posting content for our customers! Download the large versions here: Awareness Poster (Portrait) Awareness Poster (Landscape) You are welcome to print out and distribute this around your office.  

2018 has been the year of the data breach, but how are consumers reacting? An article review. Data breaches are nothing new, as a quick look back through our archives will show, but 2018 may be the year that the general public became fully aware of them. Following the Equifax breach, which potentially exposed more […]

Focused on small businesses, the guide covers twelve topics you need to know to be secure… An article review. While there are many resources concerning cybersecurity out there, it can sometimes be difficult to find information tailored for smaller organizations instead of consumers or large enterprises. Luckily the FTC realizes that the bad guys aren’t […]

We rely on them to keep our systems safe, but who is protecting the security researchers? An article review. Over the past few decades there have been a number of laws and regulations enacted with the goal of improving computer security, but due to the way many of them have been written they could be […]

We have recently made a significant change to our Incident Response Policy regarding Disclosure Incidents. At infotex we are always revising and updating our boilerplates. We have recently made a significant change to our Incident Response Policy regarding Disclosure Incidents. It is of course very important to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, but […]

Even if you haven’t ever used Facebook, your friends and family may have already let them build a profile on you… An article review. For this week’s review we had initially planned on using this interesting piece from Brian Krebs, about the dangers of resold personal information ending up in the cloud (and the dark […]

Just in time for the next round of SOC reviews, we’ve reviewed and updated our metrics… Well it’s that time of year again: the days are growing shorter, the leaves are changing color and your compliance officer is gathering up SOC reports for this year’s round of reviews! Here at infotex we’ve long maintained a […]

Another awareness poster for YOUR customers (and users).  Now that we have our own employees aware, maybe it’s time to start posting content for our customers! Download the large versions here: Awareness Poster (Portrait) Awareness Poster (Landscape) You are welcome to print out and distribute this around your office.