QSA Educational Discussion | Q.E.D.
We are having the first ever QSA Educational Discussion Group (Q.E.D.) next month. If you are in the Phoenix metro area, please join us.
Death of Antivirus & Indicators of Compromise
This week there have been articles popping up all over the Internet with quotes from a Symantec executive stating that antivirus software is DEAD. The articles state that antivirus solutions are only catching about 45% of cyber attacks. Both the Wall Steret Journal and Brian Krebs (Krebs on Security) posted great articles on the topic and the current state of antivirus solutions.
Heartbleed: 0-day Vulnerability in OpenSSL
A widespread and impactful 0-day vulnerability has been identified in current versions of OpenSSL that is utilized in most Linux and Unix based web servers that serve pages over SSL/TLS encryption
Everyday Cybercrime and What You Can Do
I'm a big fan of Ted Talks. I came across one that was very interesting and relevant to security. James Lyne, a cybersecurity specialist with Sophos, discussed the basics of everyday cybercrime and the simple steps each of us can take to protect ourselves from cyber attacks.
Cyber Attacks & Emergency Preparedness
Today I came across an article published on the Digital transactions. The overall focus on the article was about how small, level 4, merchants are still lagging behind when it comes to PCI compliance and conducting risk assessments in their organizations.