Resource Category: Insights

Card image

Achieving long-term resilience with NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework

Michelle Drolet

The need for continuous monitoring, effective metrics and skilled workers. The laudable aim of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to build a common language through a set of best practices and security principles that any organization can apply to combat cybercrime. We’ve looked at what NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework can do for you.

Read more

3 Minute 43 Second Read

Card image

Build it right with NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework

Michelle Drolet

Diving into NIST Special Publication 800-53 for practical advice. We’ve already laid out a broad overview of what NIST’s cybersecurity framework can do for you, so today we’re going to drill into Special Publication 800-53. Published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and based on important research from the Information Technology Laboratory, this publication offers

Read more

3 Minute 40 Second Read

Card image

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries: Take Care of Patient Health Information or Pay The Price

Michelle Drolet

Medical marijuana, like any controlled substance, requires a strong system of identifying patients properly. As the industry matures, the federal government has increasingly been more involved in enforcing ever more stringent laws and regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries. While it is easy to dismiss this if you’re running your business on a strictly cash-only basis,

Read more

4 Minute 18 Second Read

Card image

What NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework is and why it matters

Michelle Drolet

Practical advice to help you build a solid InfoSec plan The risk of your business falling victim to cybercrime has never been higher. Despite a seemingly endless parade of high profile data breaches, ransomware attacks, and phishing scams, many organizations still lack the necessary defenses to identify, prevent, or recover from an attack. The trouble

Read more

3 Minute 39 Second Read

Card image

Tips to Protect Your Business From Ransomware

Michelle Drolet

Over the last few years we’ve observed the steady rise of ransomware with some trepidation. It is fast becoming a multi-million dollar business, and it’s getting surprisingly sophisticated. The ransomware industry is continually innovating, offering cybercriminals new technology, various business models, and all the support they need to conduct successful attacks on unsuspecting individuals and

Read more

3 Minute 38 Second Read

Card image

Customer Case Study: Canna Care

Michelle Drolet

Canna Care Docs is a dynamic company specializing in cannabinoid therapies. Canna Care Docs hired Towerwall to assess their effectiveness in protecting sensitive information such as patient health information and employee personal information from security breaches. Click here to read the Case Study >  

Read more

0 Minute 13 Second Read

Card image

10 things I know about… Securing mobile devices

Michelle Drolet

10) Always lock your screen. Unlocked phones are always going to dangerously accessible. The first line of defense is a PIN, password, pattern or a biometric measure like your fingerprint. 9) Only install trusted apps. Apps should only ever be installed from official app stores, or your enterprise app store, to reduce the risk of

Read more

1 Minute 16 Second Read

Card image

Join us for the ISSA New England August 2017 Sponsor Expo

Michelle Drolet

Please join us for the The ISSA New England Chapter’s 2017 Sponsor Expo Wednesday, August 2, 2017 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM EDT Verizon Labs 60 Sylvan Rd Waltham, MA 02451 You are invited to ISSA, New England Chapter’s Annual Sponsor Expo and Chapter Meeting. Compete in the Security Bee (questions from the CISSP exam)

Read more

1 Minute 33 Second Read

Card image

When It Comes to Cyber Security, The Weakest Link is Still Employees

Michelle Drolet

We need to make sure the highly regulated world of cannabis business knows how to protect its data, customer and otherwise, yet also control access to it without too much hassle. As an insurgent breed, hackers are savvy and will seek out the path of least resistance. When your defenses are good, the weak link

Read more

3 Minute 39 Second Read

Card image

Michelle Drolet interviewed on the WannaCry Ransomware Attack

Michelle Drolet

After the recent wave of WannaCry ransomware attacks, managed service providers said the key takeaway they are bringing to customers going forward is the importance of proactive security. “Our whole stance is around proactive security. When you have proactive [security], WannaCry is not going to have an impact,” said Michelle Drolet, CEO of Framingham, Mass.-based

Read more

0 Minute 33 Second Read