Information Security and Productivity for Accounting Firms
Cyber Crime is a disease that is afflicting the very essence of the connected world we rely on. Every message that is moving across the Internet is traversing a public infrastructure constantly watched by those that wish to hack the contents. Accountants are by definition collaborating with their clients and other professionals on issues, documents, […]
British Columbia Government Shield Trade Mission To Israel a Success
Shield Services just completed a successful trade mission with the British Columbia government to Israel to strengthen intergovernmental relationships, with a focus on the life sciences and cyber security sectors “British Columbia’s attractive fiscal climate, business incentives and diversified economy offer significant opportunities for growth and investment. Shield was invited by the British Columbia government […]
Cyber Chaos
Chaos is here, qualified people in the cyber security industry have warned us for years that cyber-criminals will soon be ready to start all out warfare and their primary targets are financial, healthcare, and government data, in general these industries are not ready to defend against this type of attack. What malicious attacks that have […]
Bank Security: Are You Leaving The Front Door Open?
Cyber-attacks against the banking industry have soared in the last few years. And financial institutions now face 300% more attacks than any other industry. Comparatively with other industries, the financial services industry isn’t shy where it comes to cyber security investment and generally has a superior level of protection. But this attracts a more sophisticated […]
Are You Security Complacent?
Most all of the headlines these days continue to include information and talk about “data hack this”, “hacker that” and which security solutions are the “crown jewels”. Because of the sustained awareness of security, you too are looking within your own realm of responsibility at work and at home in an effort to keep you, […]
Collaboration Cause A Security Threat?
Online file sharing services, are very popular. Where there are not proper corporate policies set into place an employee can simply sign-up for the cloud-based service and begin sharing documents externally or internally with whoever they want, this in itself is a huge problem. Protect your business is by making secure document sharing is a priority. Policies and procedures are in place to ensure that important documents, data is safe.
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Government Sharing Of Personal Information
While data sharing goes on it does so under the complicated framework of state, provincial and federal laws that are ill equipped to deal with the realities of moving private, sensitive data around to so many different destinations. Once that data is in possession of the agencies, there may be many different ways it is shared and transported, some secure some not, and others not secure at all. […]
Cyber Defense: Does It Really Begin With The Firewall?
Almost all organizations cyber- defensive begins with a firewall. Too many companies see the firewall as the ultimate protection for their network. But the firewall on its own should not be the only defense. Think of your network as a house. A house does not have a single entrance it has many doors and windows. […]
Are You Feeling The Pain Of Security In The Healthcare Industry?
We understand your pain; there is no quick fix that can stop the outbreak of healthcare-related data breaches. If you need a reminder why medical records are increasingly a target, just think about all the personal identifiable and financial information stored with your medical insurance company, doctor(s), hospital, and other assorted medical services. There are […]
What Do You Want To Accomplish From A Pen Test?
Maybe it’s for PCI compliance, Or what about find out what the landscape of your network looks like to an attacker. Could you have any gaping holes in your website or company applications or you want to test your entire network or just a segment that you are concerned about. Perhaps, ensure your security staff, […]
