Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-09-13 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Remember that patch management is a moving target This week’s news articles provide a reminder that vulnerability management is often more complex than “just applying a patch”. Once technical details of vulnerabilities have been published in company forums or researcher blogs, threat actors […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-09-08 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: The Importance of Asset Inventory Maintaining a detailed and current digital asset inventory is a key foundational element of your cybersecurity program. Having a complete view of your digital fleet supports organized patch management, streamlines incident response, puts you in a stronger compliance […]
14 Back-to-School Cyber Safe Tips For Students
As we start another school year under the cloud of COVID-19, many classes are going or staying online. This means, cybersecurity must be on your back to school checklist. Here are some cyber safety tips to help students prepare: 1) Patching: It is vital to keep your computer fully patched to ensure everything is up […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-08-30 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Don’t use “admin” accounts for daily activities Never use an administrator account or other privileged “super user” credentials for your day-to-day work. Admin accounts provide heightened access to your system – and potentially others – so they only be used in cases where those powers are […]
It’s time to get more women in cyber – here’s how.
Written by Enza Alexander, ISA Cybersecurity’s Executive Vice President. There’s a push on to recognize September 1 as International Women in Cyber Day. I fully support this initiative: women are significantly under-represented in the cybersecurity industry, and anything we can do to raise awareness and close the gender gap is going to pay dividends. A November 2020 […]
5 Security Challenges & 5 Cyber Risks for Fintech
The use of fintech – a catch-all term for any financial sector technology that’s used to digitize or streamline traditional financial services – is widespread today. Like most technologies, fintech introduces benefits through efficiency, but also creates potential operational risks at the same time. Fintech concepts have been around for decades, but fintech as we know it today rose from […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-08-24 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Incident Response for DDoS DDoS attacks are unique cyber threats, and require a focused approach to successfully manage and mitigate. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) suggests a four-step approach of identify, contain, recover, and review. See their DDoS post for more […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-08-16 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Disable Unused Services Many Windows-based cyber attacks exploit flaws in services running on a server or workstation computer. While patching is always recommended, it’s even safer to disable unused services on your systems. Aside from improving performance, having fewer services can reduce your […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-08-09 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Ethical Hacking Ethical hacking should be a part of every company’s cybersecurity program. We all do our best to secure our networks and data, but having a trusted independent expert attempt to breach those defenses in a controlled fashion can help identify unknown vulnerabilities – before […]