by Ed Gardner | Nov 15, 2019 | Welcome
An important part of any information security program is having empowered and aware users. They are integral to any organizations defense against Bad Things ™. Users who can recognize something being “not right” and then know what to do when their... by Ed Gardner | Nov 4, 2019 | Welcome
Incident Response training and testing is always a bit of a black art. When a client suggested I look at Black Hills’ Backdoors and Breaches as a way to stage their annual incident response tabletop exercise, I was a bit skeptical. But I was also excited to try... by Ed Gardner | Mar 2, 2017 | Events, Training
When: Sunday, March 19, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (EDT) Where: New England Safety Partners61 Chapel StNewton, MA 02458 Hosted By: New England Safety Partners Register for this event now at :... by Ed Gardner | Apr 21, 2016 | Cyber Security, Monthly Security Awareness
Ransomware is a form of malware that criminals find a way to install on our systems. What “ransomware” does is encrypt the data on a hard drive and make it unavailable until you pay a fee (ransom). The ransom pays for a the key to decrypt the data.... by Ed Gardner | Feb 25, 2016 | Compliance, Cyber Security, Monthly Security Awareness
A primary goal of Access Control is to prevent loss, be it losses of confidentiality, information integrity or information availability. It goes without saying that in order to protect your assets and information, you must explicitly control who and what has access....
