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Every October since 2004 marks National Cybersecurity Awareness Month This month raises awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and how to protect yourself from cybercrime Use multi factor authentication wherever possible Traditional authentication requires an ID and password multi factor requires an additional layer of protection such as entering a...
This article was written by Brendan Horton Security Analyst at The Bonadio Group Small or large it is not uncommon to hear about a new sophisticated attack carried out on an organization nbsp In the era of digital change it is no surprise that threat actors have begun exploiting new...
COVID 19 forced many organizations into supporting a remote work force with little time to create a well developed and documented remote work plan nbsp Now that the initial rush to arrange the necessary logistics for remote work has passed it is important to continually review remote work opportunities to...
New York State Department of Financial Services NYSDFS has proposed several changes to the existing 23 NYCRR Part 500 Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies the Cybersecurity Regulation or Part 500 They include items such as Classification of Class A companies which are those with over 2 000 employees or...
The NCUA has proposed a new Cyber Incident Reporting Rule This proposal comes on the heels of the Federal Banking Agencies Incident Reporting Rule that went into effect earlier this year The proposed NCUA regulation would require federally charted credit unions also applies to state chartered federally insured credit unions...
Cyberattacks and data security breaches continue to grow at a record pace year after year nbsp According to recent surveys over 60 of cybersecurity professionals saw an increase in cyberattacks and security breaches related to the pandemic In order to defend against these attacks businesses need to take proactive steps...
This article was written by Jamie Normand Security Consultant 8211 FoxPointe Solutions Data privacy and protection regulations are becoming increasingly common worldwide nbsp This month marks four years since the European Union s General Data Protection Regulation GDPR took effect nbsp During the GDPR s first four years more than...
This article was written by Chris Salone CISA CCSFP MBA In the final quarter of 2021 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency the agencies issued a rule requiring any FDIC insured financial...
In March 2022 the Payment Card Industry Security Standard Council PCI SSC released its initial draft v4 0 of the standard nbsp Based on the initial draft release the following critical changes are assumed to be incorporated into the new version of the PCI standard For merchants sensitive authentication data...
February 24 2022 Russia began its large scale military invasion of Ukraine one of its neighboring countries Many international organizations like Apple and Volkswagen have taken a stance by applying sanctions against Russia in hopes of encouraging Russia s President Vladimir Putin to stop its invasion without starting a world...