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3 Keys to Getting Your Cybersecurity Program Back on Track
by Patrick Hughes on January 2, 2020 at 1:39 PM
2020 is finally here, whether we are ready for it or not! With the new year brings new challenges to organizations across all industries. With technologies on the rise and criminals only gaining more and more resources, organizations may struggle to keep up in 2020.
What You Can Do to Better Prepare Yourself for Holiday Scams
by David Bienkiewicz on November 27, 2019 at 1:29 PM
It’s that time of the year again! With the holiday season upon us, many criminals will be attempting to scam people via phishing emails. This time of the year (Black Friday, Christmas) is the most lucrative for attackers due to the fact that stores are having a crazy amount of sales w …
Guide to Improving Your Security Awareness Training
by Kyle Daun on November 20, 2019 at 1:00 PM
For the past 3 years that I’ve worked at Compass IT Compliance, I’ve had the opportunity to travel the country and meet with various clients ranging from small businesses with less than 10 people to organizations with offices around the world. The main constant that I have noticed wit …
Situational Awareness Starts with You!
by Peter Fellini on October 16, 2019 at 1:00 PM
Having situational awareness can get you out of a lot of jams. Let me elaborate on what I mean by that. Have you ever received that annoying phone call from “Macrosoft Support”? This is known as a vishing attack. It’s the practice of eliciting information or attempting to influence ac …
Network Defense - Look at Policies and Training First
by George Seerden on October 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM
I live in two worlds. The first is with Compass IT Compliance where most of our clients are small to medium businesses that don’t have their own security teams in house. The second is with the US Air Force where my only job is to help secure the entire enterprise. I am always blown aw …
Spear Phishing: Targeted Attacks with Higher Success Rates
by David Bienkiewicz on August 8, 2019 at 1:48 PM
Spear phishing is a deadly form of targeted social engineering. The main difference between spear phishing and traditional phishing is that spear phishing targets a certain user or users by using important facets of their life against them, while traditional phishing targets a broad g …