Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The New York State Law on Data Security Breach Notification for Business Owners

A data security breach occurs when an unauthorized party accesses or acquires computerized data without valid authorization from the right source. This act is against the stance of a business that guarantees integrity, confidentiality, and security of sensitive information such as social security number, name, account number, driver's license number, biometric information, and debit/credit card details. Some laws and regulations mandate business parastatals to notify the state and their customers whenever a data security breach occurs.

Internet Safety at Sea: How to Stay Secure While Cruising

Staying connected while on vacation has never been easier. Even when sailing the ocean waves on a cruise, technology allows us to stay up-to-date with our friends and family, sharing our adventures and staying in touch with loved ones on social media, by email, over messaging and chat applications, and by video.

Areas Where Smart Elderly Care Solutions Are Making an Impact

Smart elderly care solutions have revolutionized how we support and care for older adults in today's digital world. These technologies combine the power of computers, sensors, and the internet to make life easier and safer for seniors. From wearable devices that track health to smart home systems that help with daily tasks, these innovations are changing what it means to age. They allow older adults to stay independent longer, while giving their families peace of mind.
Sponsored Post

Can the EventSentry Agents cause the same outage & disruption like the CrowdStrike Falcon sensor did?

The faulty Rapid Response Content CrowdStrike update that disabled millions of Windows machines across the globe on 7/19/2024 was any IT professional’s nightmare. Having to manually visit and restore each affected machine (further complicated by BitLocker) severely limited the recovery speed, especially for businesses with remote locations, TVs, kiosks, etc.

Understanding Security Log Analytics vs. SIEM for Midsized Companies Targeted by Cybercriminals

SecOps teams at midsize companies face a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing organizational cybersecurity. Midsize companies (those with 100-999 employees and $50 million-$1 billion in annual revenue, according to Gartner) possess significant financial resources and valuable data that may be targeted by digital adversaries.

Identify Possibly Impacted Hosts with CrowdStrike Dashboard

This video is an overview of the dashboard available for CrowdStrike Insight customers to identify possibly impacted devices related to the recent defect in a CrowdStrike content update for Windows hosts. For more information on this dashboard, please visit the CrowdStrike Remediation and Guidance Hub.

Making WAF ML models go brrr: saving decades of processing time

We made our WAF Machine Learning models 5.5x faster, reducing execution time by approximately 82%, from 1519 to 275 microseconds! Read on to find out how we achieved this remarkable improvement. WAF Attack Score is Cloudflare's machine learning (ML)-powered layer built on top of our Web Application Firewall (WAF). Its goal is to complement the WAF and detect attack bypasses that we haven't encountered before.

Geek Squad Scam 2024: What Is It and How to Prevent It

One of the recent email scams of the past few months is the Geek Squad scam. Similar to other phishing scams, this scam involves cybercriminals impersonating Geek Squad - a trusted tech support team from the American company Best Buy. As we learn more about the Geek Squad scam, including what it is and how to spot and prevent it, you will be able to protect yourself from it and learn techniques to defend yourself against present and future scams.