Asset Management

An Overview of the FFIEC Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations Booklet

Our Lead Non-Technical Auditor takes a look at the new AIO Guidance… Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations (AIO) is the latest booklet released by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) in their line of  IT Examination Handbooks. It i...

“Keep Systems Updated” Awareness Poster

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! Check out posters.infotex.com for the whole collection! Download the large versions here: Awareness Poste...

A Cloud Security Reminder

Many organizations still fail to consider the unique risks posed by cloud computing… An article review. Last month thousands of Western Digital MyCloud device owners learned about the risks of cloud-based solutions the hard way: their data had been wiped remotely...

Three Teams and a SIEM Webinar Movie

You’ve heard it from every MSSP you’ve met: the definition of a SIEM is in the eye of the beholder. But at infotex, we are not talking about the database – an asset whose definition is continuously evolving. We’re talking about the way three teams collaborate in an over...

‘Disrupted’ Employees: The New Insider Threat?

Employees working from home may find it more difficult to follow security policies… An article review. The surge in employees working from home during the pandemic created many headaches for IT departments around the world, many of whom had no telecommuting polic...

Autopsy of the SolarWinds Hack Update

 A Timeline Update as of 02/22/21 An update to our Newest Employee’s FIRST Technical Article Another interim post-mortem review . . . . A Note About Updates: We have decided to leave the original article as it was originally posted and to update this post with any...

Autopsy of the SolarWinds Hack

A Timeline as of 01/24/2021 Our Newest Employee’s FIRST Technical Article Another interim post-mortem review . . . . A Note About Updates: We are leaving this article as is, but for any updates to the timeline, check the Autopsy of the SolarWinds Hack Timeline U...

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 attac...

Zoom Security: No longer an Oxymoron

Lessons Learned from Zoom’s Rise… The only constant is change. An illustration of impermanence in information security. Zoom’s popularity is in a large part thanks to its ease of use and low cost. How can you go wrong with an application that is popular, co...

Security in a Cloud Computing Environment

An Update to the FFIEC Outsourced Cloud Computing Document In April 2020, the FFIEC released their “Joint Statement on Risk Management for Cloud Computing Services” as an update to their 2012 statement “Outsourced Cloud Computing.” The 2012 statement was a short, four-p...