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Tuesday, November 30th, is National Computer Security Day.  Although this special day has been around since 1988, many people are not only unaware of it, but are still also unaware of some of the basic security required for protecting their computing devices. The rise of remote work has stretched the security perimeters of all corporations, and fortunately, there are products, such as Tripwire Enterprise that can help them to protect the organization, from the full…

VMware Cloud on Dell EMC is a Local Cloud solution that combines the simplicity and agility of the public cloud with the security and control of on-premises infrastructure, delivered as-a-service and fully managed by VMware. Customers are freed from the burden of managing infrastructure, can accelerate application delivery and maintain the appropriate control to satisfy stringent data sovereignty, security, cost, and performance requirements. No wonder customer adoption for Local Cloud continues to gather momentum and…

By Josh Magady, Section Manager, Senior Cybersecurity Consultant, and Practice Technical Lead, 1898 & Co. Why is being cybersecurity compliant not the same as preparedness for threats? Shouldn’t compliance mean full coverage against all current and future threats? Compliancy builds in a checklist mentality. A company measures their compliance compared to certain standards like NERC CIP and HIPAA for example but, they can’t account for a company’s environment. They are intended as a starting point. The problem for organizations is when they stop with…

We are happy to announce today that, in partnership with Amazon, Docker Official Images are now available on AWS ECR Public. This is especially exciting because Docker Official Images are some of the most popularly used images on Docker Hub, acting as a key and trusted starting point for base images for the entire container ecosystem. Having them available on ECR Public, in addition to Docker Hub, makes it easier for Amazon customers to use…

We’ve all fallen for clickbait. Sometimes it’s a juicy headline designed to spark curiosity and drive traffic to a specific website. Other times it’s a quiz that will magically reveal your celebrity look-alike. While the innocent click connected to most clickbait is seemingly harmless, some clickbait can install dangerous malware onto your devices.  According to the FBI’s Crime Complaint Center’s 2020 Internet Crime Report, internet crime increased by 300,000 complaints from 2019 to 2020. This statistic represents a 50 percent increase…

With the holidays on the horizon, spirits are high—and it’s those same high spirits that hackers want to exploit. ‘Tis the season for clever social engineering attacks that play on your emotions, designed to trick you into giving up personal info or access to your accounts.   Social engineering attacks unfold much like a confidence scam. A crook takes advantage of someone’s trust, applies a little human psychology to further fool the victim, and then pulls off a theft. Online, a social engineering attack will likely involve a theft attempt of personal or account information that the crook can…

With the holidays on the horizon, spirits are high—and it’s those same high spirits that hackers want to exploit. ‘Tis the season for clever social engineering attacks that play on your emotions, designed to trick you into giving up personal info or access to your accounts.   Social engineering attacks unfold much like a confidence scam. A crook takes advantage of someone’s trust, applies a little human psychology to further fool the victim, and then pulls off a theft. Online, a social engineering attack will likely involve a theft attempt of personal or account information that the crook can…