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SolarWinds SUNBURST Hack – And You Thought 2020 Couldn’t Get Any Worse
by Danielle Corsa on December 18, 2020 at 2:45 PM
Co-authored by Derek Morris, Senior Information Technology Security Professional SUNBURST – add this to the list of all the wonders this year has brought. Are you one of the 18,000 customers infected by SUNBURST? Have you been ordered by the US Department of Homeland Security to quara …
Blackbaud Breach – Time to Review Your Vendors
by Derek Boczenowski on July 29, 2020 at 1:00 PM
It has recently been reported that Blackbaud, one of the world’s largest providers of education administration, fundraising, and financial management software for nonprofits suffered a ransomware attack back in May of 2020.
The FFIEC Gives the BCP Booklet a Facelift
by Jerry Hughes on December 19, 2019 at 1:00 PM
From BCP to BCM The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Information Technology Examination Handbook (IT Handbook) is comprised of several IT booklets for use by examiners. In November of 2019, the FFIEC member agencies replaced the dated “Business Continuity Pla …
Incident Response for Real
by Jesse Roberts on December 4, 2019 at 3:04 PM
Organizations are finally beginning to implement some type of incident response plans. Most of these plans revolve around NIST 800-61 Computer Security Incident Handling Guide. This guide is an amazing framework to help your organization get something in place, however, just referenci …
Macs Can Get Viruses?
by Jesse Roberts on August 21, 2019 at 2:15 PM
Through my work at Compass IT Compliance I was recently contacted to deal with an issue regarding a Mac computer acting suspiciously. What does suspicious mean? In the case of this particular Mac, whenever a user tried to open the Safari web browser they were getting directed to the h …
The Importance of Testing Your Business Continuity Plan
by CJ Hurd on July 3, 2019 at 1:00 PM
Alright boys and girls, time to put your pencils down – we are taking a TEST! These may have been some of the scariest words you have ever had to hear. Personally, I will be thrilled if I never have to take another test and I know very few people who look forward to doing so.