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The Importance of IT Policies and Procedures
by Geoff Yeagley on October 17, 2016 at 12:00 PM
We talk all the time and hear in the news all the time about recent attacks that take place. Whether it is stolen credit card data or the latest strain of Ransomware that hits the market, most of the news that we hear has to do with bad actors stealing information from the outside.
Ransomware - The Hurricane of Information Security
by Geoff Yeagley on October 10, 2016 at 9:11 AM
I love how they name different hurricanes and honestly, outside of my own name, I would love to see a hurricane named Hurricane Ransomware. If you are like me and have the privilege of living in Florida, you recently experienced the joy of preparing for a major storm, Hurricane Matthe …
Cybersecurity Awareness Month - People, Process, and Technology
by Geoff Yeagley on October 3, 2016 at 9:49 AM
Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month! As you know, every October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. For me, every month here at Compass is Cybersecurity Awareness Month as we spend a significant amount of time educating and empowering our customers and prospects on how to mitigate …
Infosec and Financial Institutions: New York's Proposed Legislation
by Geoff Yeagley on September 27, 2016 at 1:30 PM
Financial Institutions are critical to the foundation of the economy of this country. If you think about it, financial institutions across the country house the wealth of this country and are always under attack. From true brute force hacking to phishing emails, bad actors are relentl …
Ransomware Update: The FBI is Coming, The FBI is Coming...
by Geoff Yeagley on September 20, 2016 at 1:30 PM
Q: Why was the Computer so tired when it got home? A: Because it had a hard drive While the joke above is pretty funny (at least I thought it was), Ransomware is no joke. I have written several blog posts about Ransomware over the past 9 months and the dangers that these types of atta …
From Brute Force to the Phishing Email: How Hacking Has Changed
by Geoff Yeagley on September 15, 2016 at 2:35 PM
Hacking has changed. Both in how they do it and why they do it. Before, it was individuals trying to use brute force to gain entry into your network. It was aggressive and LOUD. Think of the idea of using a missile to swat a mosquito, same thing. Most of the time it was to prove a poi …