User Awareness Program

Why you should ALWAYS use strong passwords!

We can’t predict where the bad guys will strike next . . . Or how they can use technology to hurt us! A Vigilize Post!  Sometimes you might think, “well . . .  okay, I buy in this strong password thing, but I am not going to use strong passwords in all my appl...

The Science of Thinking

Our cognitive blind spots revealed, and how we can avoid falling into them. An article review. Have you given much thought to how you think? Our friend Wes Pollard at Home Bank sent us a link to an interesting video that explores the science behind how we approach problems...

Goldilocks and the Three Posters

An Electronic Fairy Tale . . . The search for a poster that was “just right!” Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . WARNING: If you’re short on time, this article is rather silly. . . Once u...

Ransomware: Should You Pay or Should You Go?

Avoiding “The Clash” with Management! A Jolley | Hadaway article review. There are three things very unique about ransomware:  First, from a containment perspective, it’s a bit different than normal malware.  Second, from a response perspective, the way ...

The American Monkey Trap

Using technology in the new standard. Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Dan wrote a sequel to this article! You can find it here: Banana Trap Too. The Monkey Trap story may not be new to you.  I first enc...

The Sidebar!

The Sidebar, the Side of the Road, and the Road Rules! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Note from Legal Risk Assessment! Dan has already revised these rules twice.  They are still evolving and still not ...

Ransomware Exposes The Risks of Update Policies

Allowing employees to apply operating system updates can lead to trouble down the road An article review. The story by now is nothing new: ransomware is making the rounds and it’s causing companies and individuals untold amounts in lost time, productivity and data. ...

With Windows Hello, Users May Be Trading Security For Convenience

  Microsoft promises ‘enterprise-grade’ security without a password, so what’s the catch? When Windows 10 was launched there was a great deal of attention paid to some of its more controversial aspects, such as the inability for end users to disable ...

FREE infotex Webinar – Awareness in All Directions

FREE infotex Webinar – Awareness in All Directions August 23rd 2016 at 9AM EDT Back to the rest of Technology Risk Management, through IT Governance . . . . whether your most likely threat is cyber or non-technical pretext calling, no matter where the risk falls, the numb...

Study Reveals Security Vulnerabilities Common Amongst ALL Websites

Out of 15k websites studied, 50% failed at PCI compliance Troubling results from a study on cyber security show businesses are lacking in basic security. With all the vendor management checklists and to-do’s and SSAE-16 reviews, what assurance do we have that our vendors are...