We live in a world where organizations are required to pen test their IT systems and networks. Sometimes. Do you know when penetration testing is required? Or when it’s industry standard? Or when it’s just a good idea? Penetration testing, sometimes called ethical hacking, simulates real-world ways hackers can compromise network and IT assets. The… Read more »
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What Cyber Framework Should My Organization Follow?
What are Security Frameworks? Security frameworks provide a calculated approach to determining risk, setting up a security strategy, and allocating security resources. They are (or should be) measurable, repeatable, and are often standardized by industry. With all the frameworks available…NIST, ISO, NERC CIP, PCI…which is right for your organization? Well the answer is…it depends. Where… Read more »
June 19, 2018 Webinar: Sera-Brynn & Pepper Hamilton Present “Reducing Scope for Compliance”
Sera-Brynn and Pepper Hamilton Cyber Café Series – Reducing Scope for Compliance Join us on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 8:45 AM (EST) for the latest Cyber Café hosted by Pepper Hamilton and Sera-Brynn. This month we are discussing Reducing Scope for Compliance. Click here to register. If your business has compliance mandates including DFARS… Read more »
Sera-Brynn CIO Darek Dabbs to discuss how to protect networks from ransomware threats at Infotec Knowledge Summit
Suffolk, Va., May 27, 2016 — Sera-Brynn Chief Information Officer Darek Dabbs will be offering insights into protecting networks from ransomware at the Infotec Knowledge Summit on June 3 in Virginia Beach. Ransomware has become the most problematic cyber threat to businesses and organizations, providing easy, lucrative paydays for bad actors and hackers in the… Read more »
Sera-Brynn awarded PCI compliance services contract by Virginia DMV
Suffolk, Va., April 26, 2016 — Sera-Brynn has been awarded a contract by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to provide Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) Compliance Services to the agency. The award comes following a competitive bidding process. Sera-Brynn is the top-ranked cybersecurity firm in Virginia and No. 13 in the… Read more »
What are you really getting with a penetration test?
Penetration testing, also known as pen testing, is the testing of a computer system, network or web application to find vulnerabilities that a hacker could exploit. There are a lot of options for pen testing – internal, external, credentialed, web application testing, network testing, phishing and social engineering. Your company may need just one or… Read more »
What Do I Need to Know About PCI? Some FAQs For Businesses Who Accept Credit Cards Or Process Data
Here’s the bottom line. If you are a retail merchant that accepts credit cards, you need to comply with PCI Data Security Standards (DSS). If you process, store, or transmit cardholder data on behalf of your customers, you may be subject to PCI DSS as a Service Provider. But what does that all really mean… Read more »
Healthcare Related Cyber Attacks – What’s Going On?
Over the last few months, there has been a rash of successful healthcare related cyber-attacks in the news. These breaches range from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of compromised records. LifeWise Health Plan. LifeWise is notifying more than 250,000 patients who may have had their personal data compromised by a cyber-attack in late… Read more »
Higher Education Related Analysis
- The Higher Ed Model for Cybersecurity Compliance
Cyber Tips For Students Heading Off To College- Cybersecurity Acronyms for Higher Education
- 550+ Universities Have Been Targeted for Cyber Attacks: How Higher Education Institutes Can Better Handle Them
- Protecting Students From Cyber Crimes, Heather Engel on WVEC