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Say NO to Stealing Sensitive Information by Phishing

Say NO to Stealing Sensitive Information by Phishing
  • Just a few days after the IRS released it’s warning about W-2 phishing, it appears the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) reported that 3,000 employees’ personal information may have been compromised by a phishing scam. The attackers are now expanding their sights into higher education according to a recent article by Paul Greene, an attorney at Harter Secrest & Emery.  Given the large number of employees, including seasonal employees, community education instructors and people...
  • Just a few days after the IRS released it’s warning about W-2 phishing, it appears the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) reported that 3,000...
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How to Fight the Latest Phishing Scams

How to Fight the Latest Phishing Scams
  • The more things change, the more they stay the same, unfortunately.  Paul Greene, an attorney at Harter Secrest & Emery, in a recent blog post mentioned a new IRS warning about the reappearance of phishing scams targeting W-2 information.  Companies have lost thousands of dollars in email compromise attacks that first steal W-2s and then attempt wire transfer frauds. This is nothing new, of course, with the IRS having issued the same form of warning...
  • The more things change, the more they stay the same, unfortunately.  Paul Greene, an attorney at Harter Secrest & Emery, in a recent blog...
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Choose Security Over Convenience

Choose Security Over Convenience
  • One of the problems of implementing security is that people perceive it as an inconvenience.  People always take the path of convenience because it’s easy.  Many years ago no one locked their doors because we weren’t worried that someone would come into our house and steal anything.  Over time that thinking changed and we all lock our homes and businesses before going out. Many organizations think about data security and cybersecurity the same way. ...
  • One of the problems of implementing security is that people perceive it as an inconvenience.  People always take the path of convenience because it’s...
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Is Your Board Prepared For A Cyber Attack?

Is Your Board Prepared For A Cyber Attack?
  • Another day, another cyber attack.  Just in the last few weeks we have seen headlines about a major data breach at Yahoo announced, accusations that the Russian government interfered with the US presidential election and the E-Sports Entertainment Association suffered a breach of over a million records. Despite the potential harm from such attacks, there is a general consensus that boards of directors are not taking the necessary actions to defend and protect their...
  • Another day, another cyber attack.  Just in the last few weeks we have seen headlines about a major data breach at Yahoo announced, accusations...
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Fasoo Launches SPARROW on Cloud

Fasoo Launches SPARROW on Cloud
  • SPARROW, a static code analysis application, is now available as a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering to help organizations quickly detect critical software vulnerabilities at the early stages of software development.  “SPARROW on Cloud“, SPARROW’s cloud solution is an agile, flexible, reliable and cost effective solution that allows organizations to easily manage application security challenges. “IoT has brought an upsurge in new software that connects and operates everything from cars to medical devices...
  • SPARROW, a static code analysis application, is now available as a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering to help organizations quickly detect critical software...
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Cyber Security Legislation Will Change the Face of Business

Cyber Security Legislation Will Change the Face of Business
  • As 2017 gets underway, cyber security legislation will strengthen and force businesses to change the way they approach information security.  At the federal level in the United States, the US Congress and President have proposed numerous updates to existing regulations and new regulations to cover all facets of cybersecurity.  These include the Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016, Cybersecurity Systems and Risk Reporting Act and others. At the state level, legislation was introduced or considered...
  • As 2017 gets underway, cyber security legislation will strengthen and force businesses to change the way they approach information security.  At the federal level...
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Top Four Security Predictions For 2017

Top Four Security Predictions For 2017
  • 2016 has been an epic year for cyber security and data breaches.  From recent hacks at Yahoo and LinkedIn to problems at the FDIC and stolen intellectual property from Glaxo-Smith Kline, this year has been a boon for data breaches large and small. The past year has shown us that malicious attacks and inadvertent mistakes continue at an alarming rate and the consequences are legal, financial and brand reputation woes. So how will 2017...
  • 2016 has been an epic year for cyber security and data breaches.  From recent hacks at Yahoo and LinkedIn to problems at the FDIC...
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You May Need a “Remote Kill Switch” for Your Documents

You May Need a “Remote Kill Switch” for Your Documents
  • Between the alleged hacks from the Russian government in the news and the constant barrage of data breach headlines, it is obvious that the loss or theft of confidential data is a top priority for most organizations.  With the proliferation of mobile devices this is becoming even worse. While reports from numerous analysts predict a slow down in growth of mobile devices, the number of business users that use phones and tablets to share...
  • Between the alleged hacks from the Russian government in the news and the constant barrage of data breach headlines, it is obvious that the...
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Securing Information While Sharing

Securing Information While Sharing
  • In a recent article entitled “Securing Information for a Shared Services Infrastructure”, Richard Freeman from Ricoh Canada talked about the need to secure information as companies share it internally and externally.  The focus of the article is how an organization must look at balancing the need to efficiently share information without compromising privacy, protection of intellectual property and other sensitive data, or financial and legal risk. As is evident from all the news about...
  • In a recent article entitled “Securing Information for a Shared Services Infrastructure”, Richard Freeman from Ricoh Canada talked about the need to secure information...
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Ron Arden Shows Institute of Internal Auditors How to Defend Against Cyber Threats

Ron Arden Shows Institute of Internal Auditors How to Defend Against Cyber Threats
  • Ron Arden, Executive Vice President of Fasoo, Inc., spoke to members of the Rochester Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in Rochester, NY on December 7, 2016.  Ron delivered a presentation on “Defending Your Intellectual Property Against Cyber and Insider Threats ” to this annual event and showed attendees how to use Fasoo’s enterprise digital rights management to protect sensitive information from insider threats and cyber attacks. With the changing...
  • Ron Arden, Executive Vice President of Fasoo, Inc., spoke to members of the Rochester Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel...
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