What is Network Penetration Testing?

by Sarah Harvey / December 15, 2022

Gartner says that by 2020, 60% of digital businesses will suffer from service failures due to their IT security teams’ inability to manage digital risk. What does this mean for your business? Is your organization defending its network from cyber threats? Are you performing network penetration testing to validate your security efforts? What is network penetration testing, and should you be doing internal or external? Let's discuss. Internal vs. External…

5 Critical Things to Consider When Choosing Your Penetration Tester

by Sarah Harvey / December 16, 2022

Have you been asked by a client to undergo penetration testing? Do you want to ensure the security of your critical systems? Getting the most out of your investment in penetration testing means that you must perform your due diligence and make sure that the penetration tester you’ve hired can deliver quality, thorough penetration testing services. How can you do that? By taking the following five things into consideration when…

3 Types of Social Engineering Attacks on the Financial Services Industry: Would Your Employees Fall for Them?

by Sarah Harvey / December 16, 2022

Providing quality customer service is crucial for the financial services industry, but there are many potential pitfalls when your employees go above and beyond for your customers. Consider the number of sensitive assets that banks rely on every day to conduct business: Social Security numbers, credit information, PINs, cardholder data, mailing addresses, email addresses, account balances, and more. It’s all available and accessible to employees, which means that it’s susceptible…

How Can Employees in the Hospitality Industry Look Out for Social Engineering Attempts?

by Sarah Harvey / December 16, 2022

Employees in the hospitality industry are trained to meet needs, so it doesn’t take much effort for hackers to take advantage of their willingness to help. Employees are so valuable, but they can also be your weakest link. How much customer service is too much? When should an employee become suspicious of a guest or visitor’s behavior? Unfortunately, not often enough. What is Social Engineering? How sure are you that…

Is Endpoint Protection a Comprehensive Security Solution?

by Sarah Harvey / December 16, 2022

Does your organization have a bring-your-own-device policy? Do your employees use external storage devices? How do you protect workstations, servers, and mobile devices that connect to your network? The perimeter of businesses today only keep expanding – and so does the use of endpoint protection. Is endpoint protection the best way to protect your network, though? The Rise of Endpoint Protection With the number of endpoints with the ability to…