The National Institute for Standards and Technology released an update to its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) late February. The CSF was originally created in 2014 to help critical national...

We have referenced this concept in blog posts previously related to growing your Information Security Program and ensuring independence in your Information Security Officer (ISO), however, we have...

What an interesting question and an article published recently gives us the answer, at least for today. Stephanie Carruthers, the chief people hacker for IBM X-Force Red, had her team take on...

I was reviewing the 2023 IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report this week and wanted to share some findings I found interesting. This report is published annually and that follows organizations...

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) was initially developed in 2014 and was intended to be a living document, dependent on feedback from stakeholders. It was initially developed for critical...

They’ve come back around…those business email compromises, which were all too common in the late 2010s. Unfortunately, we have seen many of these in recent weeks, even with multi-factor...

Since the pandemic and the rise of work at home, we have become very familiar with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Typically, this is implemented as a One-Time Password (OTP) delivered via an...

A BISO (Business Information Security Officer) is an ombudsman for business lines across an institution. This person is responsible for representing the business requirements, controls, and...

Last week, we saw the Federal Financial Institutions Council (FFIEC) announce an update to its Cybersecurity Resource Guide. It was originally released in 2018 and intended to be a resource to...

Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, a 55-year-old Venezuelan cardiologist, has been charged with developing the Jigsaw v.2 and Thanos ransomware strains, which would make him one of the most productive...