TBG Security Blog - IT Security

Kaseya and REvil: two sides of the supply-chain risk story

tbgsecurity — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 03:52:12 +0000

The ransomware problem has escalated at a steady pace over the last few years, with that upward slope punctuated by a few larger spikes as major incidents hit the headlines.

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IoT device makers wanting to better security standards

tbgsecurity — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:59:00 +0000

The Internet of Things is moving ever closer to an Internet of Everything, with more devices and dinguses connected to, and controlled via, our worldwide network of networks.

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Hafnium and SolarWinds shake up attitudes to supply chain risk management

Carole Theriault — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:39:00 +0000

That’s the big question facing companies around the world in recent months. In the wake of a wave of epic vulnerabilities, and equally massive compromises, affecting businesses and government institutions across the US and pretty much everywhere else, the reliability of our suppliers and providers has come into sharp focus.

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Takeaways from the British Mensa Security Drama

Carole Theriault — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:03:00 +0000

Sometimes, you hear of security issues that baffle the mind. Worse they could have been easily avoided, and also handled much better in the security incident aftermath.

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Remember Online Scams Target Businesses Too

tbgsecurity — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:38:00 +0000

It’s online scam a go-go out there. It seems that no one is safe. Not the widower looking for love; not the person looking for information on covid, not the home user who accidentally visits an infected site, not the worker bee who clicks on a dodgy email link.

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2020 Holiday Infosecurity advice for the people in your life

Carole Theriault — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:06:00 +0000

Sure, if you are reading this post, it’s pretty likely that you are into information security. Perhaps you even do it as a job.

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Information Security Policies: Knowing Who and How to Trust

Carole Theriault — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 08:44:00 +0000

After reading my previous post, you may think that greedy/evil/incompetent co-workers are a few steps away from causing data-breach related havoc.

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Are Your IT Security Insides Troubling You?

Carole Theriault — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:12:00 +0000

This post is going to ask you to take a seat and consider something you’ve probably suspected but didn’t want to admit: The biggest security threat to your company’s data might not come from those hoodie-wearing hackers but from the people within the company; your smiling, innocent-looking colleagues.

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Making Vendor Risk Management Part of Your Security Strategy

tbgsecurity — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:07:00 +0000

When we think of Vendor Risk Management (VRM), there’s usually a policy or a procedure, possibly even a process to follow – and for good reason.

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How the pandemic changed everything and nothing

Carole Theriault — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:58:00 +0000

This is a quick look back over the last six months or so: what’s changed in the world of work and cybersecurity and how businesses have responded.

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