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Protecting SCADA Systems from Cyber-Attacks

Protecting SCADA Systems from Cyber-Attacks

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a control system architecture comprising computers, networked data communications and graphical user interfaces (GUI) for high-level process supervisory management, while also comprising other peripheral devices like programmable log …

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VA Data Breach Exposes the Personal Info of 46,000 Veterans

VA Data Breach Exposes the Personal Info of 46,000 Veterans

Being hacked is unfortunately still an all too common occurrence. Even as security measures get stronger, reports of breaches and compromises of individual’s personal information do not seem to be slowing down.

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Can the Election Be Hacked?

Election Hacking

The presidential election is less than three months away and questions revolving around the overall security of the electoral process should be on everyone’s mind. Let us discuss some areas that may be susceptible to hacking. I will be assigning a threat level based on my own professi …

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New York Files First 23 NYCRR 500 Enforcement Action

New York Files First 23 NYCRR 500 Enforcement Action

On July 21st, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced that it had filed its first enforcement action under the 23 NYCRR 500 cybersecurity regulation against First American Title Insurance, a large title insurance provider headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif …

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CMMC: Moving Away from Self-Assessments

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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a certification procedure developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to certify that contractors working with the DoD have the controls in place to protect sensitive data, also referred to as controlled unclassified informatio …

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CMMC – What Is It, and Why Does It Matter?

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There has been a lot of discussion around the cybersecurity interwebs lately about something called CMMC. CMMC stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, which sounds super fancy and important, but what does it really mean?

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