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Developing an IT Incident Response Program24 August 2017
Imagine being a user on a Friday afternoon, when suddenly, a pop-up indicates that your files are now encrypted and require 20 bitcoins payoff to regain access! Clearly, all signs point to a ransomware attack. Ransomware being a type of malware that hold files hostage until a payment is made, a lucrative attack in today’s […]
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Enterprise Encryption20 July 2017
With large data breaches occurring frequently, it is important for companies to consider encryption to protect sensitive information. Encryption, in a general sense, is the encoding of data so that only people who have a shared key can access the information. Information stored in an encrypted document is generally unintelligible otherwise. Computers encrypt data […]
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Cloud Computing Vulnerabilities13 July 2017
If you are an active participant in the world of technology, you have likely heard the term “cloud computing.” Cloud computing is the practice of using remote servers accessed over the Internet to store, process, and manage data, instead of using local servers. Cloud computing is a vastly growing practice. Predictions estimate the worldwide public […]
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Password Reuse Attacks15 June 2017
It is common practice for people to use the same password for multiple sites. It is estimated that 73% of online accounts are guarded by duplicated passwords. This is highly convenient for users because nobody wants to remember several passwords. Why would you not just use the same password? Well, employing the same password to […]
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Internet of Things18 May 2017
It would not surprise me if you have never heard the term “the internet of things” (IoT), meant to encompass the plethora of devices that can communicate with the internet. The category of gadgets is growing, personally, I’ve added a third. My top choice is the cell phone, “mother of all internet of things,” and […]
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Cyber Security Insights from the ATLIS 2017 Annual Meeting03 May 2017
Last week approximately 400 independent private school information technology (IT) professionals gathered in Los Angeles for the 2017 Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS) annual conference. I had the honor of presenting during the Sunday cyber security workshop and leading a cyber security risk management session on Monday. The goals of the sessions […]
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