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You can spend every penny you have on sophisticated tools and software to try and prevent being hacked; however, there is one weakness that can render it all worthless -- the human brain. Spohn Consulting's senior cybersecurity expert, Tim Crosby, writes about social engineering on the latest Spohn Security Blog post. Read and share with your employees!

Social Engineering: Hacking the Human Brain - Spohn Solutions You can prepare for every attack out there with sophisticated tools and software, but there is one weakness that can render it worthless -- the human brain.

This week's post addressing the Equifax Hack as we discuss the vulnerabilities we commonly find in Web App tests.

https://spohnsolutions.com/equifax-hack-a-huge-deal/

See this week's blog post for 5 tips to help build your culture of Cybersecurity awareness.

https://spohnsolutions.com/cybersecurity-cultures-arent-built-in-a-day/

Cybersecurity Cultures Aren’t Built in a Day - Spohn Solutions Do your users look at every link in every email with suspicion – even if it appears to come from an internal email address? Do they look at each social media link as a potential danger to the wellbeing of their friends and family? Or do they think it’s crazy they can’t share the latest … Continued

A new blog article has arrived!
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Blog - Spohn Solutions ePHI – Most Valuable Data Records Sold on the Dark Web August 29, 2017 By Tim Crosby “HIPAA Security Officers – Your networks really ARE the PRIMARY target of the ‘Bad Guys’, ‘Bad Actors’, ‘Hackers’, etc. Whatever you want to call them, make no mistake – you are charged with safeguarding what they w...

See our latest installment on the Spohn Consulting Blog with an article written by Tim Crosby, CISSP titled "What Cyber Security Certifications Do We Need?"

What Cyber Security Certification Do We Need? - Spohn Solutions That is the question (or something very similar) that I invariably get after presenting the results of a security engagement where the seemingly obvious were exploited. These are the kinds of exploits that lead to administrator-level access to systems in hours (or even minutes), and that could ex...

Alert: Ransomware Outbreak Worldwide
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39901382

Ransomware infections reported worldwide - BBC News A series of ransomware infections have been reported at organisations in a number of countries around the world.

Is your company small enough to be off the radar for the bad guys?
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/23/small-companies-cyber-attack-out-of-business/

60% of small companies that suffer a cyber attack are out of business within six months. The average price for small businesses to clean up after their businesses have been hacked stands at $690,000; and, for middle market companies, it’s over $1 million.

A good forward look into what is coming and how to prepare:
http://www.cio.com/article/3185725/security/9-biggest-information-security-threats-through-2019.html

9 biggest information security threats through 2019 Each year, the Information Security Forum, a nonprofit association that researches and analyzes security and risk management issues, releases its 'Threat Horizon' report to provide a forward-looking view of the biggest security threats over a two-year period. Here are the top nine threats to watch f...

Great news for Chrome users --
https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/17/google-chrome-phishing-unicode-flaw/

Google is fixing a Chrome flaw that makes phishing easy Scammers have been directing unsuspecting users to bogus domains that look identical to the real thing.

We are excited about the work that CompTIA is putting toward creating their new CSA+ certification. We were pleased to have one of our security consultants, Tim Crosby, take part in this highly-skilled group of subject matter experts!
https://certification.comptia.org/get-involved/become-a-subject-matter-expert/current-smes

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If you have instances of this running within your network, it's probably time to upgrade.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/11/microsoft-finally-pulls-the-plug-on-vista/

Microsoft finally pulls the plug on Vista Say goodnight to the awkward Windows middle sibling.

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