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...
Stephanie Goetz
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Change, Conflict and Culture
by Stephanie Goetz | Jul 15, 2022
We have many institutions either going through or coming out of a large amount of change. It seems like there’s always some new guidance, product, or environmental change we find ourselves up...
What Does it Mean to be a Good Partner?
by Stephanie Goetz | Apr 29, 2022
While the definition of a partner is fairly broad, its principles apply to a very broad spectrum of relationships. In the cybersecurity realm, this can apply to any third-party relationship such as...
What You Can do About the Okta Compromise
by Stephanie Goetz | Mar 25, 2022
News this week brought us word of something very disappointing, a breach in a large player in the identity services company, Okta. If I’m being 100% honest here, it was an unfortunate eventuality...
Russian Cyberthreats
by Stephanie Goetz | Feb 25, 2022
This week the threat from Russia to the Ukraine has turned to reality. The attack was preceded by cyber threats probably long before the physical threat was known. It most likely began with the same...
Keep an Eye on API Security
by Stephanie Goetz | Nov 5, 2021
Application programming interfaces, or APIs, enable applications to exchange data and functionality easily with other applications and users in or outside an organization. Examples of APIs you may...
Multi-factor Authentication Threats Heat Up
by Stephanie Goetz | Oct 15, 2021
Just a few months ago, we wrote an article about the dangers of using SMS (text) to support multi-factor authentication (MFA), called Breaking the SMS Habit. SMS verification can also be called OTP...
The Regular Risk Assessment Revolution
by Stephanie Goetz | Sep 10, 2021
The cybercriminals are still on top of their game, changing targets and tactics. The work-from-home revolution continues and the drive for automation continues across industries. All of these...
Guidance from the FBI- Their Efforts and Your Role
by Stephanie Goetz | Aug 6, 2021
After spending some time this week helping our customers with ransomware preparation, I found a statement on the FBI’s website that would be a great tool for Financial Institutions (FIs) and really...
FFIEC AIO Manual
by Stephanie Goetz | Jul 16, 2021
FFIEC released a new handbook replacing the previous Operations Booklet with the new Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations (AIO) Booklet on June 30, 2021. According to the FFIEC change...