In May of 2024, a national association for amateur radio was hit by a severe ransomware attack that encrypted multiple internal systems, including desktops, laptops, and both Windows and Linux servers. The attack was coordinated by organized criminals and enabled by information purchased on the dark web. Learn how their response can help your organization avoid becoming a casualty of the ransomware trend.
Whether you’re a healthcare provider or a third-party contractor storing protected health information (PHI), you likely wrestle with HIPAA compliance. HIPAA is one of the more strict compliance regulations and it’s difficult to navigate...
Access Point Technology today announced the promotion of Joe Bruffee to Chief Technology Officer, where he has been instrumental from the company’s earliest days in the design, development...
Email protocols and the system that allows us to communicate with electronic messaging have been around for decades. The original system built in the 1970s wasn’t created with spoofing and phishing in mind. Weak communication protocols between sender and receiver have led to numerous critical data breaches from email-based attacks. The success of attacks stems from the way email protocols work, but businesses can protect themselves using DMARC policies set up as DNS entries.
New threats emerge daily, but some old network vulnerabilities stubbornly refuse to fade away. One such vulnerability is Log4j, better known as Log4Shell. Discovered nearly three years ago, this critical flaw continues to wreak havoc across industries. Dive into the details and explore why this vulnerability remains such a persistent threat.
Access Point Technology is excited to announce its second annual in-person company event, All Access 2023, where employees from across the country will gather for three days of collaboration...
Host Geoff Hancock, Access Point Consulting CEO; was joined by Rick Leib, Senior Director and CISO Advisor at Access Point Consulting; and Susan Woyton, a cyber risk and security expert with extensive industry experience. They talked about building a GRC (Governance, Regulatory, and Compliance) program that is resilient -- able to meet the rapidly changing needs of a company in 2024 and beyond.
