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Four out of Five Schools Admit To Cybersecurity Incidents

Four out of five schools have experienced a cybersecurity incident… An article review. While it seems like these days every organization faces cybersecurity threats, as we’ve pointed out in the past schools are an increasingly attractive target to hackers—and a new ...

FFIEC Emphasizes The Importance of Standardized Cybersecurity Assessments

These tools will help you assess and improve your cybersecurity preparedness… An article review. If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you know that we think cybersecurity training and the tools that go along with it are vitally important to any organization that ...

Printers Remain a Significant Network Threat

Nearly 50 vulnerabilities were found in printers from the top six brands… An article review. You’re aware of phishing scams, you don’t open e-mail attachments you weren’t expecting to receive, your virus definitions are updated regularly and you don’t connect to uns...

Why Are School Districts The New Favorite For Hackers?

A lack of funding and IT staff makes for an inviting target… An article review. While it seems like everyone from individuals to major corporations are targeted by hackers these days, one group has been targeted with increasing frequency—and success: school district...

NSA to Establish Cybersecurity Directorate

In a change for the Agency, the new directorate will have a defensive focus… An article review. Over the last few years, we’ve seen a cat and mouse game between hackers and the good guys: from potential foreign influence in elections to the establishment of the US “...

Subdomain Hijacking Attack Gives Hackers Access To Legitimate Sites

The attack hinges on a common mistake made by large organizations… An article review. When evaluating a suspicious link, you probably scrutinize the URL to make sure it’s the site you intended to go to—not one that is slightly misspelled or has a zero in place of an...

KPMG Admits “Astonishing” Misconduct, Accepts Record Fine

The firm edited workpapers ahead of examinations, and had employees cheat on certification exams… An article review. We rely on accounting firms to provide us with accurate, unbiased information, but it appears that KPMG—one of the largest firms in the world—has bee...

Equifax Downgraded Over Data Breach

For the first time, a data breach has triggered a financial downgrade… An article review. If you’ve been following our blog–or just been watching the news–for the past couple of years you’re no stranger to coverage of the massive data breach ...

Interns Present New Social Media Risk

A new generation of interns may open organizations up to new risks… An article review. If you’ve been paying attention to the world of breaches and other security lapses over the years, the idea of the “insider threat” is probably nothing new—your own employees can ...

Many School Districts Are Still Vulnerable To WannaCry

Years after patches were released, many systems remain vulnerable… An article review. While it has been over two years since the WannaCry exploit was publicly announced, a new report submitted by our own Sean Waugh says that hundreds of thousands of internet-connect...

Article Reviews

Four out of Five Schools Admit To Cybersecurity Incidents

FFIEC Emphasizes The Importance of Standardized Cybersecurity Assessments

Printers Remain a Significant Network Threat

Why Are School Districts The New Favorite For Hackers?

NSA to Establish Cybersecurity Directorate

Subdomain Hijacking Attack Gives Hackers Access To Legitimate Sites

KPMG Admits “Astonishing” Misconduct, Accepts Record Fine

Equifax Downgraded Over Data Breach

Interns Present New Social Media Risk

Many School Districts Are Still Vulnerable To WannaCry

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