Insider Threats: Roots and Remediation Insider Threats: Roots and Remediation Charles Parker, II Nearly half of the federal agencies responding to a survey indicated they have been a target of insider threats. 20% of the respondents noted they had lost data due to this. Insider threats continue to be in the news with varying levels of intensity and depth. This has encapsulated the minor cases up to national, confidential data and information being stolen. In less exciting a

InfoSec Training – Still Pertinent By Charles Parker II In each organization, there are the different areas of vulnerabilities. As with any organization, these can be located with the software, hardware, or staff members in general. With the first two, the infosec team can endeavor to harden the system to an appropriate level. The last item, the staff, provides a large attack surface. It is estimated that approximately 80% of the data leaks are due to staff. With other attack

Hacking Continues to Follow Economic Models By Charles Parker II In economics, there are the basic supply and demand curves. As these move up or down, and left or right, dependent on the circumstances, the price point changes. For instance, as the supply increases, the price decreases. This has been occurring with the price of healthcare or medical records. When the healthcare industry began to be targeted more than others, the attackers saw this as an opportunity to genera

Non-Profits: Methods to Better Their Defensive Posture By Charles Parker II Attackers have not been overly picky as to the selection of targets. The focus continues to be the money and data, specifically sensitive data and intellectual property, which would then be sold on the dark web. This set of vulnerabilities leading to issues is due to several reasons including, but not limited to the lack of adequate security. This lack of security is not due to the non-profit intentio