by Jeremy Sporn | Sep 22, 2017 | InfoSec Strategies
What Happened? We now know the Equifax data breach, which impacts almost 60% of the US adult population, was preceded by another breach or series of breaches of unknown magnitude back in March. We also know the July mega breach exploited a flaw in third-party code...
by Jeremy Sporn | Sep 6, 2017 | Government
Article 37 of the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mandates any organization that stores and/or processes significant amounts of EU citizens’ personal data must retain a Data Protection Officer (DPO). What is a Data Protection Officer (DPO)? The role...
by Jeremy Sporn | Aug 2, 2017 | InfoSec Strategies
The WordPress security experts at Wordfence have spotted a new and increasingly widespread attack vector targeting newly created WordPress powered websites. If successful, the exploit allows hackers to salt your site with drive-by malware, pilfer sensitive data or...
by Jeremy Sporn | Jul 25, 2017 | Government
On July 10, Connecticut Governor Dannel Mallow officially announced the release of the Connecticut Cybersecurity Strategy. The most far-reaching of its kind put forth at the state level, this strategy document outlines how the state expects both public and private...
by Jeremy Sporn | Jul 21, 2017 | InfoSec Strategies
The single most critical and effective measure for reducing cyber security risk is a robust patch management program that allows you to quickly and efficiently apply vendors’ software patches. Known vulnerabilities are a hacker’s favorite attack points, and many of...
