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Podcast Jun 05, 2019
Root Causes 21: New Texas Energy Grid Security Regulation
The state of Texas is leading the way with new legislation requiring cyber protections for its energy grid. Join our hosts as we explain this legislation.
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Blog Post Mar 11, 2019
S/MIME 101: Making GDPR Compliance Easy with S/MIME
Since GDPR went into effect, encrypting email containing sensitive personal data has been widely considered a best practice of businesses operations. This should come as no surprise—email in Europe carries the same vulnerabilities as email in the U.S., and unencrypted email is readable by a number of different parties, including the enterprise IT administrator, the internet service provider, and the cloud service mail provider.
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Blog Post Mar 04, 2019
S/MIME 101: Maintaining DFARS Compliance Using S/MIME
Supplementing the original Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation to mandate encryption of all data at rest or in transit, DFARS creates a security baseline that must be met by all contractors. Since email is just as indispensable to defense contractors as it is to any other industry, this means that effective encryption tools must be set in place before doing business with the government.
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Blog Post Feb 19, 2019
S/MIME technology offers a comprehensive email security solution that addresses each of these points—and in an industry where personal details, health care data, and insurance and payment information must regularly be transmitted via email, it isn’t hard to see why these safeguards are important. By deploying email certificates across the organization, S/MIME provides exactly the safeguards stipulated by HIPAA in a cost-effective and easy-to-use package.
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Podcast Feb 19, 2019
Root Causes 07: Russian Disconnection from the Internet
Russia plans to disconnect from the internet as a trial exercise for full-blown cyber warfare. Learn some of the problems facing Russia if they disconnect.
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Whitepaper Jan 28, 2019
S/MIME certificates are valuable for protecting users and data in compliance with requirements including GDPR, HIPAA/HITECH, and DFARS.
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Podcast Jan 25, 2019
Root Causes 04: Australia's New IT Security Back Door
Australia now requires a back door to IT systems. Join our PKI experts to learn about the dangers of such a system - and why they have failed in the past.
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Podcast Jan 16, 2019
Root Causes 03: US Government Shutdown and Security Vulnerabilities
The US government shutdown has taken its toll on IT systems. Tune in to learn more about the risks of the ongoing shutdown to government infrastructure.
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Blog Post Jan 16, 2019
Government Website Certificates Expire, Leaving Americans at Risk
It’s been almost a month since the US Government shut down on December 22, 2018, and while some effects of this record-breaking shutdown are obvious, others are flying under the radar — including the increased vulnerability to cybercrime faced by millions of Americans.
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News Article Jan 10, 2019
With the cyber security industrial complex in full swing and good business for all the major players, from governments and state sponsored groups, to criminal attackers and the vendors as well as their shareholders, we wonder what horrors this dystopian hell world will spew forth next.
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News Article Nov 08, 2018
The internet of things is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in American society. Smart home devices control our lighting, heating and entertainment systems. Health monitoring devices alert caregivers the moment medical issues arise. IoT-connected vehicles are now commonplace. Even traffic patterns and manufacturing processes are routinely managed using the network.
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Blog Post Sep 28, 2018
First U.S. IoT Security Law Signed in California: Here’s What It Means
At the end of September 2018, the Governor of California signed country's first Internet of Things (IoT) security law, calling for reasonable security features. This is the first cybersecurity bill governing IoT devices, making California the first state in the country to establish formal legislation.