Governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) is an essential component of any organization’s operations. It involves managing and mitigating risks associated with various aspects of the business, such as financial reporting, data security, legal compliance, and more. A dedicated GRC Read more…
What is Syslog? Syslog has been around for a number of decades and provides a protocol used for transporting event messages between computer systems and software applications. The Syslog protocol utilizes a layered architecture, which allows the use of any Read more…
To ensure successful data and content migrations, life sciences organizations must follow the right steps. In this edition, we discuss four data migration validation best practices to maximize data integrity and compliance. Moving data and content from one location, format Read more…
Disable SMB1 on Windows 11/10 To defend yourself against WannaCrypt ransomware it is imperative that you disable SMB1 as well as install the patches released by Microsoft. Let us take a look at some of the ways to disable SMB1 on Windows 11/10/8/7. Turn Read more…
An advanced persistent threat or APT is an attacker that lurks within your environment for an extended period of time, drops malware and other malicious software in your environment, and exfiltrates valuable data. It’s one of the more scary threats Read more…
t’s no secret that malware is a huge problem, whether it be an infected laptop that you use for home banking and watching Netflix, all the way to multi-million-pound organizations that store customer credit card and banking details. But what Read more…
Ransomware is a form of malicious software that infiltrates a computer or network and limits or restricts access to critical data by encrypting files until a ransom is paid. The first use of ransomware dates back to 1989, when floppy Read more…
What is data lifecycle management? Data lifecycle management (DLM) is an approach for businesses that maximizes benefits from data acquired or generated. DLM also serves to mitigate potential risks related to data collection, storage, or transmission. By implementing DLM, organizations Read more…
Benjamin Delpy originally created Mimikatz as a proof of concept to show Microsoft that its authentication protocols were vulnerable to an attack. Instead, he inadvertently created one of the most widely used and downloaded threat actor tools of the past Read more…
A data leak is an organization’s worst nightmare. Whether because of employee negligence, an insider threat, or the result of a hack, a data leak can result in financial, reputational, and legal repercussions. When an organization’s sensitive files are exposed, Read more…
California is the first state to introduce data privacy protection regulations on par with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As one of the first pieces of digital consumer data privacy legislation in the country, the California Consumer Privacy Read more…
The SMB protocol enables “inter-process communication,” which is the protocol that allows applications and services on networked computers to talk to each other. SMB enables the core set of network services such as file and print. How Does The SMB Read more…