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Telecommuting (Securely) During a Pandemic Outbreak
by Derek Morris on March 16, 2020 at 1:30 PM
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve likely seen the incessant news coverage of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This has driven many companies to allow working from home for their staff. The technology has existed for years to allow workers that do not need to be in the office to work rem …
IT Asset Management – Governance Policies & Procedures
by Kyle Daun on February 28, 2020 at 1:00 PM
One of the most daunting and time-consuming tasks that an IT administrator can face is logging, monitoring, and tracking assets for their organization. Depending on the size of an organization, tracking can vary and may or may not include a robust program with various tools and spread …
Reduce Business Risk with Digital Forensic Preparedness
by Danielle Corsa on February 5, 2020 at 1:00 PM
By taking a multifaceted approach to digital forensic preparedness, you can confidently conduct business in a state of perpetual incident readiness. Blend physical, technical, and administrative operations to prepare for the potential need for digital evidence. Continual collection an …
“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 …
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 …
Securing Your Cloud Environment – Who is Responsible?
by Derek Boczenowski on September 18, 2019 at 1:00 PM
The speed at which technology progresses is truly staggering. I am old enough to remember having to load 9-track magnetic tapes to install a patch, and marveled at the lightning fast 384k connection for an entire organization, thinking we had finally made the big time.