Recently, we were asked by a client “what MFA is the best for an SMB?” We liked that question and thought others would benefit, so we decided to add it to our list of blog topics. Before writing that blog however, we decided we first needed a quick review of what multi-factor authentication (MFA) is […]
We get asked this almost as much as how often should we get a penetration test completed. There are many motivators and moving pieces that can drive the timing of a penetration test. Generally, if you’re asking “when should my company schedule a penetration test” the answer is “now”! Coming up with a regular schedule […]
Our engineers have noticed a trend over the past year of poor IT management passwords, and it has caused some concern, so we thought we would write a blog post about it to try and bring awareness to this issue. Many organizations, especially small and mid-size businesses who don’t have the resources internally, will outsource […]
We often get asked, “Why should we go with your firm, you seem smaller than your competitors?” We take pride in being a small penetration testing firm, and it comes with many advantages that can ultimately help our clients. Advantages Cost savings – As a small business, we’re able to keep overhead expenses down and ultimately […]
One of the things we often see during an external penetration test is unnecessary services exposed to the Internet. This will increase the attack surface of your organization, ultimately giving hackers more ways to try to break into your organization. One of the main principles to follow when setting up your perimeter firewall is to […]
A lot of companies, from small businesses to Fortune 500s, have to deal with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Depending on your size and business processes, a lot of your work with PCI could simply be verifying that third-party service providers maintain PCI compliance. But we’ve seen that even something so […]
Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) can be a daunting task for many organizations. Understanding what’s expected of you can be hard enough, but then deciding on a strategic path forward to reaching a state of compliance and maintaining that posture can be incredibly complex. If you don’t do it right, […]
One of the key differences we’ve seen between penetration testing quotes is the inclusion of a re-test. A re-test of discovered findings is one of those things in the security consulting industry that seems to have become a topic of fierce debate, as many organizations are trying to leverage it as a differentiator. Getting discovered […]
The phrase “partnering with you” is such a simple phrase, but it can have many different meanings. We do not view a partnership as providing someone with an 800 number or a line that goes to a corporate tree. We do not believe a partnership has an expiration date that corresponds with the last day […]
On February 16th, 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR 500). This regulation lays out a new set of cybersecurity requirements for all covered financial institutions. With this enactment, NY became the first state to implement comprehensive cybersecurity regulations. Our hope is that other states will […]
