News December 29, 2021

K-12 Cybersecurity Act signed into law

2 min read - Present Joe Biden signed the K-12 Cybersecurity Act into law, which lays out four objectives with the goal of strengthening the cybersecurity of the United States’ K-12 educational institutions. What do these mean for schools? What is the K-12 Cybersecurity…

Data Protection October 12, 2021

CISA Names 3 ‘Exceptionally Dangerous’ Behaviors to Avoid

4 min read - In terms of database security, any bad practice is dangerous. Still, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently deemed some behavior as “exceptionally risky.” Are your teams engaged in these high-risk practices? What can you do to mitigate…

News October 6, 2021

CISA Creates JCDC Agency for U.S. Cyber Defense Operations Plans

2 min read - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the creation of a new agency on Aug. 6 to lead the development and execution of U.S. cyber defense plans. CISA dubbed the new agency the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). Its…

Application Security August 24, 2021

New CISA Blacklist: What It Means For You

3 min read - Everyone makes mistakes once in a while. Maybe not all the time, but who hasn’t reused a password or ignored a software update? But any time someone ignores security best practices adds to your risk. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…