Heather’s discussion addressed the current cybercrime threatscape, typical going rates for medical records, bank accounts, credit cards and other sensitive information on underground internet hacker forums. Heather also showed actual underground forum activity where this information is being bought and sold. Damages one can expect from a data breach were also discussed. For example, a… Read more »
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Sera-Brynn Named Among Top Global Cybersecurity Firms
Pay attention to Sera-Brynn. The 4-year-old Suffolk, Va.-based cybersecurity firm earned a spot this week on Cybersecurity Ventures’ inaugural list detailing the top “500 Hot Cybersecurity Companies to Watch in 2015.” Sera-Brynn was the only company from the Commonwealth to break the top 30, according to Cybersecurity Ventures, the Menlo Park, Ca.-based research and market… Read more »
Sera-Brynn EVP Heather Engel Discusses her Role on Vice President Biden’s Cybersecurity Panel
Heather Engel was invited to be part of a cyber security panel discussion with Vice President Biden on January 16, 2015 at Norfolk State University. Heather then then shared more about the discussion which was closed to the press. She also provided business owners and consumers some great tips for what to do on their… Read more »
Holiday Data Breaches Could Get Ugly for Retailers – Inteview With Sera-Brynn’s COO John Kipp
From: CIO Today Hold onto your credit cards — cybercriminals are eager to hack them, and this holiday shopping season, there is a good chance they will be successful. Despite the massive and high-profile data Relevant Products/Services breach at Target last year, in which thieves stole credit card or personal information for up to 110… Read more »
Massive Breach: It’s time to change your password. WVEC 13 News Inteview With Sera-Brynn’s CIO Darek Dabbs
From: WVEC 13 News Now OK, now it’s really time to change your password. With news that as many as 1.2 billion user names and password combinations had been stolen, security experts are urging consumers to be more vigilant online. A Russian cybergang injected malicious code into at least 420,000 websites to gather the data…. Read more »
Data Breaches – Virginia’s PilotOnline Interview with Sera-Brynn EVP Heather Engel
From: PilotOnline Teeth and personal data are alike: When they’re breached, it’s painful By Roger Chesley The Virginian-Pilot © August 19, 2014 Is it safe? Film aficionados know the line is from “Marathon Man,” and it’s among the American Film Institute’s 100 top movie quotes of all time. The 1976 thriller leaves you horrified at… Read more »