The COVID-19 pandemic has created many security challenges that will persist long after the crisis ends. As time passes, it appears that work-from-home will become more permanent. Couple that with rushed digital transformation projects and inflamed security vulnerabilities that if not addressed quickly will lead to serious security and compliance problems. As we look to 2021, here are some challenges security teams must address:
Five tips for managing information security in the post-COVID world
By External Author on Aug 31, 2020 9:00:00 AM
Topics: News
Foreign actors seeking to sow divisions by targeting Native American populations, cyber intelligence firms says
By External Author on Aug 27, 2020 8:30:00 AM
MADISON - Foreign actors are using social media to target Native American populations in an effort to create disruption and sow division ahead of the 2020 election, according to preliminary research from cyber reconnaissance company GroupSense.
Topics: News Elections
GroupSense Offers Special Package of Services to Protect Elections from Misinformation, Disinformation and Cyber Attacks
By Editorial Team on Aug 19, 2020 8:00:00 AM
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GroupSense, a threat intelligence company, today announced a special package of its Election Threat Protection offering for state and city governments. This package of services includes a readiness assessment, pre-election preparations, and cyber threat monitoring both during and after an election. This approach to election security protects city and state governments and their citizens from cyberattacks on voting technology, mis/disinformation campaigns, ransomware attacks, hacktivism, physical threats and other crimes.
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How Should I Securely Destroy/Discard My Devices?
By External Author on Aug 3, 2020 8:00:00 AM
Question: How should I securely destroy/discard my devices?
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How GroupSense uses 'cyber double agents' to rescue businesses' private information from the dark web and identify future leaks
By External Author on Jul 17, 2020 11:00:00 AM
A 2020 study on US consumers and cybercrime recorded nearly 1,500 significant data breaches in 2019 resulting in the exposure of more than 164 million sensitive records. Meanwhile, one executive of a major US accounting firm argued that 2020 may be one of the most fraud-rich environments in our nation's history.
Topics: Insider News
Video: Kurtis Minder - TechStrong TV
By External Author on Jun 23, 2020 12:00:00 PM
Kurtis Minder, GroupSense CEO, talks with Charlene O'Hanlon about the black market and Dark Web activities as they pertain to COVID-19.
Topics: News Video
Exposing the dark web coronavirus scammers
By External Author on Jun 15, 2020 1:09:28 PM
Dan Patterson: Kurtis Minder works for GroupSense, and they have been tracking some of the most outrageous coronavirus scams. Kurtis, what are you seeing right now that people need to pay attention to?
Topics: News
Credit unions know Zoom isn’t secure. They’re using it anyway.
By External Author on Apr 28, 2020 5:45:00 PM
Videoconferencing tools may help bridge the communication gap credit unions are currently facing during the coronavirus, but at what cost?
Business continuity has been strained as credit union employees work remotely. To help with that, many management teams have turned to videoconferencing to keep their institutions running and employees informed.
However, the last few weeks have unveiled a host of cybersecurity concerns with the popular video messaging platform Zoom. There have been problems with end-to-end encryption, and hackers have been able to access the webcams of users. As a result, thousands of personal photos and email addresses of users have been exposed. And that's just the tip of the iceberg for Zoom's cyber vulnerabilities.
Despite this, credit unions are still using the software.
Topics: News
CNN Discusses Prescription Black Market
By External Author on Apr 23, 2020 5:46:00 PM
Topics: News
Channel Happy Hour Episode 278: COVID-19 Crunch Time
By External Author on Apr 20, 2020 1:46:00 PM
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