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Credit Union Cyber Risk Assessments - NCUA Risk Assessment
Wouldn’t it be a dream come true if you could predict the future and know what market changes, natural disasters (or pandemics), and cyber threats...
Develop Idaho 2021 Conference - Boise, ID
The Idaho Technology Council hosted an excellent virtual conference, Develop.Idaho, on February 25th, 2021. This event has been running for 10 years...
Business Email Compromise - Over Half of All Cybercrime Losses
They say, “rules are meant to be broken,” but in the case of a cybercriminal, rules are meant to be created… Email rules that is. A new twist on the...
2021 The Year of CMMC
New year, new business contracts, right? Ever since the Department of Defense (DoD) introduced its new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification...
NIST SP 800-171a vs. CMMC
Government contractors today are constantly under the scrutiny of security compliance. After all, breaching a government contractor is an efficient...
3 Ways a SOC 2 Audit Stimulates Business Growth
A service organization control audit, or SOC 2 audit, provides a report on an organization’s security controls. There are two types of SOC 2 reports,...
An Overview of CMMC for Defense Contractors
Data exfiltration is a growing concern among businesses and governments alike. After all, data is the most valuable asset second to people that an...
Start With Why... My next chapter with Silent Sector
One of the best business books I have read is “Start with Why” by Simon Sinek. The reason I liked it so much is the author makes the point that many...
Preparing for a NIST Risk Assessment
Regardless of your organization’s security posture, a NIST cyber risk assessment can add immense value to your business. The National Institute of...
Cybersecurity Software to Protect Small Businesses?
Although Silent Sector tends to work with mid-market and emerging companies, we get asked regularly by small businesses, "What tools or software can...
Despite the increase of cyber security awareness, employees are still neglecting security policies
Security awareness increasing, but numbers show employees are still not listening
SOC 2 Audit Process and Best Practices
Wondering what to expect as you go through your first SOC 2 Audit? This post covers each step of the process. At every step, keep in mind that the...
Use Cybersecurity to Grow Your Revenue
The cybersecurity industry has a few really exciting trends and others that are mostly fluff and hype. We are seeing one particularly interesting...
Hacktivism and the Rise in DDoS Attacks
It is no secret that many protests have erupted after the death last month of George Floyd. However, a lesser-known fact is that a significant amount...