Time is critical in reporting a security breach. Is your business prepared? In the case of a security breach, a speedy response time is critical to protecting data. Take two important examples of security incidents: the Target hack, and Google’s recent phishing scam. In the first, Target’s failure to notice and respond to the security […]
Category Archives: Privacy and Compliance
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What is multi factor authentication? Multi factor authentication is when a user must provide evidence from two or more sources to prove their identity. Typically this information should come from separate categories, such as a thing they own (a bank card), a thing they know (a password), or something they are (a finger print). A […]
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How to know if your business handles CUI (and what to do about it). We recently talked about the NIST 800-171 cybersecurity standards which the DoD requires all contractors and subcontractors to implement by the end of 2017. They apply to any business contracting with the DoD or the federal government, and any business which […]
Compliance, Consequences, and Your Company As the need for data storage increases, and digital payments and record keeping eclipse their traditional counterparts, regulatory compliance becomes critically important. Some organizations already understand this, but not all take compliance seriously. For some, it’s just something they overlook or don’t prioritize. Others actively believe that as long as “nothing goes wrong,” […]