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Overview

On 12/13/2020, FireEye released a malware report on a new malware variant called “Sunburst Backdoor” that precipitated the Department of Homeland Security’s CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency) to issue an emergency directive.

The Sunburst malware ‘trojanized’ a legitimate application file called ‘SolarWinds.Orion.Core.BusinessLayer.dll’ from SolarWind’s Orion software which was subsequently distributed to their customers. Once infected, this […]

You planned for ongoing modernization of your corporate network and infrastructure but who knew that the PANDEMIC was coming to eat your lunch … and dinner?

What to do when you are not able to give company owned laptops to everyone!

At least two major steps are necessary to enhance the security of your home workers’ workstations […]

Ransomware research shows that the costs of ransomware attacks and recovery continue to be very expensive and pervasive. A recent report by the security team at KPN, a Dutch telecommunications provider indicates their research over a large number of ransomware attacks using just one particular attack tool found that the average ransomware demand was $260,000. […]

I had a conversation with a C-level banker last week who asked me what my mission, our company’s mission is. Here is how I replied:
Fostering education and discussion about affordable and effective cybersecurity and compliance solutions among C-level executives in small to mid-sized regional banks is critical. C-level executives are ultimately responsible for their organization’s […]