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Grocery Stores – A Hidden Gem for Cyber Criminals?
by Nicholas Foisy on March 25, 2020 at 11:00 AM
Following the recent closures of many public-facing businesses in the United States (and across the globe) in response to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), this week’s blog post will discuss some of the cybersecurity challenges and vulnerabilities facing one of the only industries …
How China's TikTok Spies On You & Your Kids
by George Seerden on March 19, 2020 at 1:00 PM
I have recently joined the ranks of people that aren’t really on social media anymore. So, much like veganism or cross-fit I have a responsibility to champion my new cause. I can’t claim to be an early un-adopter of social media and I left it for largely the same reasons as everyone e …
Microsoft Office Add-ins, Reason for Concern?
by Adam Cravedi on February 12, 2020 at 1:00 PM
This question came into Compass IT Compliance from a client the other day: “How risky are 3rd party plugins? Should I be concerned about them?”. I had to stop and think about this for a while. In my years of working on vulnerability and penetration testing projects for Compass IT Comp …
“Fake It ‘Til You Make It” Doesn't Work in Cybersecurity
by CJ Hurd on January 23, 2020 at 1:00 PM
“Fake it ‘til you make it” – a term that I have heard a thousand times and have probably used before and never thought much of it. That’s until I heard my 14-year-old say it. Let me give you a little context – my son is a freshman in high school and has been in six different schools s …
Breweries – Can they be Hacked?
by Peter Fellini on January 15, 2020 at 2:27 PM
100 bottles of beer on the wall, 100 bottles of beer! Has anyone thought about what goes into making beer? I recently received my “Professional Craft Brewing” certification from Johnson & Wales. Throughout the program we went out and worked in commercial breweries.
Top 5 vCISO Takeaways of 2019
by Derek Boczenowski on January 8, 2020 at 1:00 PM
As the end of the year rapidly approaches, everyone does their best to reflect upon the prior year (or decade, since it is the end of one of those as well) and see what they might have learned from the past year. What were the top songs, top movies, and top vacation destinations, just …