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SolarWinds Incident

infotex does not use SolarWinds… We are protecting our Clients! Another blog post meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . To all infotex managed security service Clients: As recently reported by major news outlets there is currently an ongoing attack o...

Technology Planning 2020 Webinar

Welcome Webinar Attendees! You can download the deliverables by clicking on the link below. Boilerplates/Handouts Click here to download files.

2020 Technology Planning Webinar

Thanks for being interested in our Technology Planning Webinars! This year‘s annual webinar on the subject will include a review of the previous years’ movies that are already available, and a discussion about alternative tactics that have arisen from recent virtual...

Four Risk Appetite Statements

Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . For all the same reasons a board of directors would want to establish a risk appetite statement on loan risk or other major risk categories, the 2015 Cybersecurity Assessm...

Microsoft Considers Changing Password Guidance

Password expiration rules can create more problems than they solve… An article review. Passwords, it seems, are a lot like diets. They’re often necessary, but no one really wants to have to deal with them–and we’re always looking for the next trick...

The Evolution of Phishing

As user awareness grows, criminals are changing their tactics… An article review. First, some good news: Users are becoming more aware of phishing attacks, especially high-ranking users such as executives. Unfortunately, the bad news is that criminals are aware of t...

Risk Versus Severity When In A Panic

Risk isn’t the only thing to consider when planning a decision tree. Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . During tuning, we’re sometimes asked, as we help our MSSP Clients establish a detailed decisio...

The Difference Between Patch and Vulnerability Management

by Eric Kroeger and Jason Mikolanis We are pleased to kick off our “guest author program” and are very excited and honored to present Eric Kroeger and Jason Mikolanis as our first guest authors. Thank you Eric and Jason!! A deeper dive . . . This is the techn...

Former NIST Official Regrets Issuing Password Guidance

Bill Burr admits security advice actually created more vulnerable passwords. An article review. If you’ve ever angrily questioned some seemingly arbitrary rule when creating a new password, there is some vindication for you: the former government official whose passw...

Nine Years Later, NIST Agrees With Dan!

For the sake of user comfort, new draft document calls for an end to mandatory password changes, and other requirements. An article review. Long-time readers may remember Dan’s Password Manifesto, originally published in the Hoosier Banker Magazine in 2008, where he ...

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SolarWinds Incident

Technology Planning 2020 Webinar

2020 Technology Planning Webinar

Four Risk Appetite Statements

Microsoft Considers Changing Password Guidance

The Evolution of Phishing

Risk Versus Severity When In A Panic

The Difference Between Patch and Vulnerability Management

Former NIST Official Regrets Issuing Password Guidance

Nine Years Later, NIST Agrees With Dan!

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