Have fun securing your data and networks with these cybersecurity awareness posters. Request your favorite designs electronic or print. Looking for more designs? Take a look at our seasonal themes and more! CLICK OR TREAT Scope for Exploits with Pen Testing MOVIES Scope for Phishing or Social Engineering Pen Testing (more...) The post Cybersecurity Awareness Month appeared first on HALOCK.| HALOCK
TUNE INTO JIM MIROCHNIK’S INTERVIEW ON THE #PassagetoProft Show! Saturday-Sunday, September 20-21 on Radio America Network stations: https://www.radioamerica.com/program/passage-to-profit/ Sunday, September 21 @ 7:30 am EDT on Radio Garden State: https://www.radiogardenstate.com/ Sunday, September 21 @ 11 pm EDT on iHeartRadio / WOR710: https://www.iheart.com/live/710-wor-5874/ The post Passage to Profit Podcast appeared first on HALOCK.| HALOCK
We are only weeks away from the final quarter of the calendar year. It is a time that will begin ushering in cooler weather, as well as some of the year's most intense challenges. Just as the flu season follows the calendar, so does cybersecurity. Here are the top 3 cybersecurty challenges you (more...) The post Safeguarding Your Business Amid 4th Quarter Cyber Risks appeared first on HALOCK.| HALOCK
PCI DSS Conference 2025 – Texas September 16–18 PCI DSS compliance is more important than ever, and many organizations are looking for practical ways to keep security strong while managing renewals. At HALOCK, our QSAs focus on risk-based, real-world approaches that make compliance "Reasonable", achievable and sustainable. We won’t have a booth this (more...) The post PCI SSC Conference 2025 appeared first on HALOCK.| HALOCK
In the movie, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Sarah Connor is explaining to her son about the relentless nature of the Terminator, telling him, “It doesn’t get tired. It doesn’t get distracted. It never gives up. It’ll keep coming until it’s terminated or its mission is complete." This is the ominous nature of AI-driven ransomware, (more...) The post The Rise of the Machines and AI-driven Ransomware appeared first on HALOCK.| HALOCK
Imagine your company’s CEO invites you and other leaders within your organization to a ZOOM meeting. The meeting begins with light conversation as the CEO warmly greets each participant with a smile. He asks how your son’s little league game went the other day, while the CFO tells you she loved meeting your wife (more...) The post Don’t Fall for the Illusion of Deepfake Attacks appeared first on HALOCK.| HALOCK
Overview A developer of core JavaScript libraries distributed through NPM was hacked after falling for a phishing email. The email used a common trick: an urgent warning that the recipient’s account would be locked unless they updated their two-factor authentication using a link that looked legitimate. A low-skill malicious actor then added crypto-stealing code to those libraries.| HALOCK
It looks so beautiful and sparkly .... Spoofed and fake websites, phishing emails, smishing texts, deepfake videos and AI-generated colleagues will try to get your attention. Designed for you to click on a link or share information so hackers can gain access to your accounts and networks - you have to be sharp to (more...) The post The Threatsite Saga: Cybersecurity Awareness appeared first on HALOCK.| HALOCK
Description On August 10, 2025, the ransomware group, Interlock, posted 43 gigabytes of data they claim to have exfiltrated from systems within the St. Paul Minnesota network. Interlock has been very active in the past year and is known to use advanced phishing, malware and credential exploitation methods. Some of the posted data (more...) The post Major U.S. City Calls in National Guard to Help Combat Ransomware Attack appeared first on HALOCK.| HALOCK
FutureCon Milwaukee Cybersecurity Conference 2025 HALOCK and Reasonable Risk at FutureCon will explore risk management and security approaches to address evolving cyber threats. Enjoy breakfast and lunch while connecting with colleagues and industry executives. Our partner discusses risk governance and management. Advancing Risk Governance: How Executives Make Informed Cyber Decisions What if a single (more...) The post FutureCon: Milwaukee 2025 appeared first on HALOCK.| HALOCK
Few words strike fear within IT departments like ransomware. The thought of a successful ransomware attack is enough to keep CIOs and cybersecurity leaders up at night. To address these fears, cybersecurity product vendors spend a lot of time touting their tools as the latest weapon against ransomware. Despite all the attention and| HALOCK
Risk Management Program Reach and Maintain Acceptable Risk How do you balance the numerous risk requirements? From internal to external parties, we can address those security, compliance, and cost challenges in the evolving age of risk. Managing The Risk Needs of| HALOCK
Advisory & StrategicPlanning Cyber security risk evaluation for M&A matters, and to assist clients who are changing their business operations. Sensitive Data Management Solution for Law Firms Unique solution assists privacy attorneys in finding sensitive data efficiently| HALOCK
When Verizon Business decided to publish their DBIR they had been amassing cyber incident data for years through their incident response and forensics investigations team. They decided to publish the trends they were seeing in a format that was both informative and engaging so we could learn how to protect ourselves.| HALOCK
Compliance PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, CMMC Readiness and Other Compliance Services When risk assessments are performed correctly, organizations know how much to invest for reasonable security and can demonstrate that HIPAA requirements are fully met. We help organizations determine how this standard applies to them,| HALOCK
Is Your Cloud Secure? Cloud Security Reporting with Prioritized Findings LEARN MORE→ Reasonable Security & Risk Management Solutions| HALOCK
Cyber Security Awareness Training Don’t Learn About Security the Hard Way! An Integral Part of Your Corporate Security Program Cyber security awareness training delivers a high return but often receives the least investment in a security management| HALOCK
Anyone that underestimates the magnitude of the online credential compromise must consider the recent discovery of 16 billion exposed login credentials. Yes, that is ’billion’ with a ‘b’. The large find is made up of at least 30 massive datasets with each one containing anywhere from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records. The| HALOCK
Security Risk Assessments Don’t Put Your Organization at Risk Achieve Compliance with a Security Risk Assessment What is a Risk Assessment? Security risk assessments create a unified set of protection| HALOCK
CIS RAM Contact us to help you implement CIS RAM for reasonable security. Do you need assistance implementing CIS RAM at your organization? We can help. Contact us to review your risk. Learn about Reasonable Risk, the only GRC| HALOCK
Cloud Security Assessment Do you know your underlying risks? What Are Your Underlying Risks? When it comes to cloud security, one of the biggest threats isn’t a shadowy hacker—it’s access-related vulnerabilities. In fact, most cloud breaches stem from things like weak credentials, misconfigured| HALOCK
Policies and Procedures Need Assistance with Your Security Management Policy? IT Management Security Policies and Procedures Policies and procedures are among the first things that organizations think of when planning their compliance program. But network security management policies and procedures can| HALOCK
Third-Party Risk Management Services Secure Your Partners. Minimize Risk. Third-Party Risk Management & Vendor Assessment Services Ensure third-party partners are aligned with your organization’s risk posture. Vendors and contractors serve as an extension of your business.| HALOCK
ISO 27001 Certification Going for the Gold Standard The Gold Standard of Information Security Meeting ISO 27001 certification requirements means that an organization has achieved the global gold standard for securing information. ISO 27001 provides the Information Security Management System (ISMS) that| HALOCK
HIPAA Compliance & Risk Assessment Risk Assessment, Treatment, Management for HIPAA Compliance HIPAA Compliance The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule and Meaningful Use require that organizations| HALOCK
Incident Response Plan Plan to Fail — Don’t Fail to Plan Why You Need a Cyber Security Incident Response Plan How prepared are you in the event of a security incident? Data breaches are a| HALOCK
News and updates on cybersecurity attacks, risks, threats, and litigation regarding data breaches.| HALOCK
Description The New York Attorney filed a lawsuit against multiple insurance companies that allegedly failed to protect the personal information of New York drivers from being compromised in cyberattacks. The timeline of the events involving the breach incidents is as follows: August 2020 - The first attack against the National General insurance company October 2020| HALOCK
As organizations continue to shift toward cloud-first, hybrid work environments, the limitations of traditional perimeter-based security have become more apparent. The convergence of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is no longer just a theoretical security model - it’s| HALOCK
The Duty of Care Risk Analysis Standard (“DoCRA”) Define Reasonable Security for your Organization. Implement CIS RAM MORE ABOUT REASONABLE RISK The Duty of Care Risk Analysis Standard (“DoCRA” or “the Standard”) presents principles and practices for analyzing risks to establish reasonable| HALOCK
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PCI DSS Compliance Scope, Preparedness, Remediation, Validation for PCI Compliance and Mandates Achieving and Maintaining PCI DSS Compliance | March 31, 2025 and Beyond The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard| HALOCK
Least Privilege Takes Center Stage in PCI DSS Update In today's digital landscape, organizations recognize that completely preventing cyberattacks is nearly impossible. As a result, the principle of least privilege (PoLP) has become a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity strategies. By restricting user account permissions to the minimum required for specific tasks, PoLP minimizes the potential damage| HALOCK