Stephanie Goetz

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Charging Dr. Ransomware

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 ransomware developers in history. He supposedly became...

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Change, Conflict and Culture

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...

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What Does it Mean to be a Good Partner?

While the definition of a partner is fairly broad, its principles apply to a very broad spectrum of relationships. In the cybersecurity realm, this...

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What You Can do About the Okta Compromise

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%...

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Russian Cyberthreats

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...

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Keep an Eye on API Security

Application programming interfaces, or APIs, enable applications to exchange data and functionality easily with other applications and users in or...

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Multi-factor Authentication Threats Heat Up

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...

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The Regular Risk Assessment Revolution

The cybercriminals are still on top of their game, changing targets and tactics. The work-from-home revolution continues and the drive for automation...

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Guidance from the FBI- Their Efforts and Your Role

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...

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FFIEC AIO Manual

FFIEC released a new handbook replacing the previous Operations Booklet with the new Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations (AIO) Booklet on...

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