Elon Musk: Cybersecurity’s Iron Man
17th September 2020
Earlier this week, while taking a break from home schooling (don’t ask), I happened to be browsing a list of the world’s billionaires. You can probably guess who’s leading the pack – Bezos, Gates and Zuckerberg, of course. But did you know that Tesla founder, Elon Musk, is consistently among the top five? I have…
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Pro Tip: Google Vault
25th August 2020
If you are a G Suite user and are concerned that important documents could accidentally be deleted or significantly edited, you’ll want to use Google Vault. Unlike Google Drive, which doesn’t protect against mass deletions or edits, Google Vault does! Set up is easy and it adds a layer of protection for your business-critical data. (Note that we…
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Three Lessons From the Garmin Ransomware
20th August 2020
Maybe you were wondering a couple of weeks ago, why your super-fit, never-misses-a-day-of-exercise neighbor had suddenly stopped leaving the house for his morning run. Had he finally decided to join the rest of us in late-night Netflix binging and unchecked consumption of Ben and Jerry’s Chubby-Hubby ice cream? Sadly, no. He stopped running, temporarily, because Garmin — the…
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COVID and Cyber Hygiene: Not That Different
16th July 2020
“We are doing a good job with social distancing. We stay inside a bubble.” I’ve heard this kind of thing from many friends and neighbors recently regarding their COVID behavior. But I’m not exactly buying it. For many, the “bubble” — the small group of close friends and relatives we have each chosen to interact with freely…
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How Do You Pronounce CISO?
15th July 2020
One of my clients pronounces it SIS-so. Another one spells out C-I-S-O. That got me thinking: why do I pronounce CISO, SEE-so? But before I answer that question, what exactly is a CISO and how can it benefit your organization? What Is a CISO? A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a business leader focused…
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Fintech Virtual CISO Case Study
13th July 2020
A North Carolina-based Fintech Provider needed to improve its cybersecurity. Find out how Fractional CISO helped them in our newly published case study! https://fractionalciso.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Fractional-CISO-Fintech-Virtual-CISO-Case-Study-July-2020.pdf To learn more about our Fintech Virtual CISO program check out this link.
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WhatsApp vs Signal vs Telegram Security in 2020
1st July 2020
Have you ever been creeped out by an advertisement showing up in your social media feed about a product you recently mentioned in a chat? Not long ago, I was chatting with a friend on Facebook Messenger about which wireless earbuds to buy. Didn’t Google it. Didn’t say it out loud. Just casually discussed it…
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Pro Tip: Exercise Caution with G Suite Marketplace Apps
23rd June 2020
G Suite Marketplace Apps are “applications that can be added to an entire domain or to individual G Suite accounts.” They integrate with the Admin console and make it easy to complete common tasks (mail merges, form publishing, password management, etc.) or connect to frequently used apps like Dropbox or Zoom. And, they have a…
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Managing Supply Chain Havoc
18th June 2020
I have been an Amazon customer since 1999 and a Prime member for over a decade. Until recently, I have been pleased — thrilled, on occasion — by Amazon’s ability to deliver (literally) on its promise of fast and reliable service. Lately, however, and even though I continue to pay for two-day shipping through Prime, most things I have…
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How Secure Are Your Employees’ Home Networks?
21st May 2020
Everyone: “Rob, why don’t you deposit checks from your phone?” Me, Pre-Pandemic: “Use the app on my phone? Are you crazy? The bank is right around the corner. It’s so easy to deposit checks there. If my phone were stolen, the attacker would have a leg up on getting my banking information. I feel safer at the bank.”…
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