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Throw your vendor under the bus? Not quite so fast

Michelle Drolet

Tips for your third-party risk management program “Home Depot said the crooks initially broke in using credentials stolen from a third-party vendor […] Recall that the Target breach also started with a hacked vendor…” — Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security In everyday business, a complex set of external relationships is commonplace. Services, infrastructure, and

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How to keep cybercriminals out of your apps

Michelle Drolet

Four ways to implement and maintain security testing. Cybercriminals had a fantastic time in 2014 – breaching major retailers such as Home Depot and Kmart, major financial institutions (notably JPMorgan Chase), and a slew of smaller companies. Indeed, cybercrimes are growing more common, more costly, and taking longer to resolve. Those are among the key findings

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Introducing Towerwall’s vCISO Services

Michelle Drolet

Towerwall is proud to offer our new vCISO Program. Introducing Towerwall’s vCISO Program, our unique approach to Virtual CISO. Offering three distinct partner options, our vCISO solutions are tailor fit to your organization’s security needs. Recognizing many small and mid-sized companies have security concerns, yet do not warrant a full-time position, the Towerwall vCISO Platform

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"Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap: 3 Big Steps" Featured in InformationWeek Dark Reading

Michelle Drolet

Towerwall Founder and CEO Michelle Drolet’s latest article “Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap: 3 Big Steps” is featured in the InformationWeek Dark Reading. Read more below: The stakes are high. Establishing clear pathways into the industry, standardizing jobs, and assessing skills will require industry-wide consensus and earnest collaboration. There is a dangerous dearth of qualified Information

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Michelle Drolet published in NetworkWorld – Are mobile apps putting your data at risk?

Michelle Drolet

Our Michelle Drolet is quoted in NetworkWorld’s article “Are mobile apps putting your data at risk?“. Read more below: Quite often, companies don’t realize that the mobile apps they use are reason for concern. Once their data is breached, they begin to investigate. However, there are telltale signs that indicate an insecure mobile app. If you know

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Data Privacy Alert Vol 13.82 – The GHOST vulnerability – what you need to know

Michelle Drolet

The funkily-named bug of the week is GHOST. Its official moniker is the less catchy CVE-2015-0235, and it’s a vulnerability caused by a buffer overflow in a system library that is used in many, if not most, Linux distributions. A buffer overflow is where you assume, for example, that when you handle a four-byte network number written out as

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Save the Date: Please join us at the Information Security Summit 2015

Michelle Drolet

Please save the date and plan to join us for this timely forum on what you need to know about the latest security issues, threats, and technologies that will help you protect your business! June 4, 2015 8:00AM – 1:00PM MassBay Community College 50 Oakland Street | Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 Pre-registration required. Join us

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Michelle Drolet published in NetworkWorld – Throw your vendor under the bus after a breach? Not quite so fast

Michelle Drolet

Our Michelle Drolet is quoted in NetworkWorld’s article “Throw your vendor under the bus after a breach? Not quite so fast“. Read more below: In everyday business, a complex set of external relationships is commonplace. Services, infrastructure, and even software live in the cloud, supplied by third parties. An organization’s value is often in the data it

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The 4 Es of Enterprise Security

Michelle Drolet

Building a solid security program takes time. Every organization is different. It’s very important to assess your technology, and consider both internal and external threats. An assessment will reveal vulnerabilities. The remediation process will help you take full advantage of your existing security assets and point you at any gaps that need filling. Even once

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Debunking 5 Reasons Businesses Use to Not Invest In Computer Security

Michelle Drolet

The rise of malware seems to have passed some people by. As the ranks of cybercriminals grow and they find new ways to exploit our systems and steal our data, a lot of computer users and small-business owners have convinced themselves that it won’t happen to them. Here are five common excuses that explain why

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Throw your vendor under the bus? Not quite so fast

How to keep cybercriminals out of your apps

Introducing Towerwall’s vCISO Services

"Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap: 3 Big Steps" Featured in InformationWeek Dark Reading

Data Privacy Alert Vol 13.82 – The GHOST vulnerability – what you need to know

Save the Date: Please join us at the Information Security Summit 2015

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