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• The Seven Stages of Cybersecurity Grief

  By slpowers on July 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Which stage is your company in?  As far back as 1969, psychologists had identified a series of stages that grief-stricken patients pass through, from Denial to Acceptance, when confronted and forced to deal with an unforeseen tragedy. The same model… Read More ›

• The Greatest Threat To Cybersecurity

  By slpowers on July 5, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The Greatest Threat to Cybersecurity is . . .                                                . . . the Cybersecurity Industry It’s true…. Read More ›

• Ransomware: Here we go again. And again.

  By slpowers on June 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

    When we say “It’s when, not if,” we mean it. GoldenEye, a new strain of the Petya family of ransomware, turned the digital world on its head Tuesday morning after initiating from a cyberattack in Kiev, Ukraine.  From there,… Read More ›

• Ransomware Stakes Keep Growing

  By slpowers on June 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  IT officials keep thinking they’ve done all they need to keep Crypto and other ransomware variants at bay. And they keep running into unexpected surprises. Problem is, those surprises cost more than ever.   When Cryptolocker ushered in a new… Read More ›

• True Security Goes Beyond HIPAA Compliance

  By slpowers on June 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Criminals pay ten times more for personal health records than they do for stolen credit cards. The reason? The information contained in a person’s medical file runs so deep that identity theft is markedly easier. Healthcare has proved a lucrative… Read More ›

• Security Certification Really Matters — For Us AND For You.

  By slpowers on June 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  At SLPowers, we thought it was important to validate our approach to assuring the security of client information. So we spent tens of thousands of dollars being audited by an independent CPA, and emerged with both a SOC 2, Type… Read More ›

• British Airways Revives Debate on IT Outsourcing

  By slpowers on May 31, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Did Third-Party Tech Team Cause Carrier’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Really Bad Weekend? At 9:30 AM local time on Saturday morning, what has been variously described by British Airways as a “power surge” and a “power supply issue” (they’re not… Read More ›

• Video: Ransomware Explained

  By slpowers on May 24, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Tech for Execs Executives don’t have time for lengthy explorations of the cybercrime landscape. Most have little tolerance for highly technical explanations of why, after all the money they’ve spent on security appliances, their companies are still at risk. They… Read More ›

• Avoiding the next attack — A Watch Out Wednesday response plan

  By slpowers on May 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  WannaCry was different in its origin – not too many exploits derive from the US intelligence community.  And it was different in scope (200,000 victims makes for a pretty good infection rate). But in a lot of important ways, WannaCry… Read More ›

• WannaCry Ransomware Virus: Everything You Need To Know

  By slpowers on May 15, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  When it comes to cyber attacks, most security experts say it’s a matter of “when,” not “if.” Well, the “When” is now for 200,000 victims across 150 countries that are still dealing with the fallout from the WannaCry ransomware attack… Read More ›