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Guide to HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy Rule, and Breach Rule

Guide to HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy Rule, and Breach Rule. Did you know that protected Health Information (PHI) is extremely valuable to...
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How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware attacks are a type of malware. Malware means “malicious software” or “malicious executable.” On the evil scale, ransomware is near the...

SecurityMetrics News | Microsoft Source Code Exposed,...

Heff and Forrest analyze recent cybersecurity news, including the recent Microsoft source code leak, the T-Mobile breach, Whirlpool ransomware...

Top 5 Cybersecurity and PCI Compliance Blogs of 2020

At SecurityMetrics, our mission remains to help you close data security and compliance gaps to avoid data breaches–not just with security tools,...

What is a Managed Firewall and Do You Need One?

Qualified managed security service providers (MSSPs) typically provide a managed firewall service as a solution for firewall operation,...

SecurityMetrics News | Threat Intelligence Digest |...

In this SecurityMetrics News episode, Heff and Forrest analyze recent cybersecurity news, including the unprecedented SolarWinds security breach...

COVID-19 Cyber Attacks: Threat Report and Best Practices

Advanced persistent threats (APTs) and COVID-19 Cyber Attacks: The SecurityMetrics Security Operations Center (SOC) is actively monitoring the...

2020 Data Breach Predictions and What We Learned from...

2019 Data Breach Predictions and Findings Prediction: Large-scale social media attacks leading to massive personal data losses. Findings: We saw a...

GDPR and CCPA Overview: Privacy Changes and Your Role in...

This post covers the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), as well as fees for data...

Prevent IoT Ransomware: Best Practices from the...

Prevent IoT Ransomware: Threat Report and Best Practices from the SecurityMetrics SOC. The Internet of Things, also known as IoT, refers to...

Magento 1 End of Life: What You Should Do

E-commerce business owners using Magento 1x need to be aware. All Magento 1 shops are at the end of life. What does that mean? It doesn't mean...

Recap: SecurityMetrics’ 2020 Virtual Cybersecurity and...

From COVID-related challenges to firewall configuration to e-commerce web skimming, SecurityMetrics Cybersecurity Conference and Summit 2020...

Jen Stone: Principal Security Analyst

Jen Stone is a Principal Security Analyst for SecurityMetrics. In her 4 years at SecurityMetrics, she has completed over 80 security assessments...

Garmin Ransomware Attack: SOC Threat Analysis and 10...

The global pandemic has created more opportunities for ransomware threat actors to create mayhem and chaos across the threat landscape. If threat...

Top Cybersecurity Conferences 2020

Whether you’re a small business owner or the CISO at a large enterprise, finding good cybersecurity conferences is a necessary task to continue...

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