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It Is Always Scam Season!
by CJ Hurd on February 3, 2023 at 2:15 PM
With the holiday season now behind us, we here in the northeast are fully entrenched in winter and I find myself looking forward already to the warm weather that comes with spring and summer. As these seasons come and go, we have learned that scam season is always here, and it is not …
Are You Protecting Your Attack Surface?
by Kelly O’Brien on August 25, 2022 at 1:00 PM
Does your organization understand its attack surface? Gartner, Inc., a technological research and consulting firm, recently published the top trends in Cybersecurity for 2022, with attack surface expansion coming in at number one.
What Does a Passwordless Future Look Like?
by Nicholas Foisy on July 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM
Passwords have served as a critical element in the work we do here at Compass IT Compliance since our founding over a decade ago. Whether it is educating individuals on the best practices for developing strong passwords, creating a password policy, utilizing automated programs to atte …
Bypassing Multi-Factor Authentication via Prompt Bombing
by Kelly O’Brien on April 27, 2022 at 1:00 PM
It is the middle of the night, and you have finally fallen asleep, only to be awakened by the constant beeping of your phone. Bleary-eyed, you look at your phone to see it is prompting you to agree to log in on one of your accounts. You half wonder if you are dreaming and may instinct …
A True Story and Yet Another Cyberattack Victim
by John Conroy on April 22, 2022 at 1:45 PM
Cybercriminals can act alone, but increasingly we are witnessing cyber gangs (who operate like a small business and are also often referred to as ransomware gangs), with leaders, developers, system administrators, intrusion experts, data exfiltration experts, and monetary experts work …
Weighing Your Multi-Factor Authentication Options
by Jeffrey Torrance on April 14, 2022 at 2:30 AM
At this point most of us have heard that securing our accounts with only passwords, no matter how complex, is not enough. Do not get me wrong, requiring strong passwords (14 or more characters, composed of uppercase and lowercase letters, and including symbols and numbers) is essentia …