HTG Weekly Blog

 

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23 NYCRR 500 Regulation

Four years ago, the New York Department of Financial Services created guidelines regarding the Cyber Security of Financial Services Companies, which went into effect on March 1st, 2017. The need for a cybersecurity expert in this field arose after...

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Ransomware Attacks Are Becoming More Dangerous and Costly to SMBs

Ransomware is nothing new. But the tactics, techniques, and procedures leveraged by threat actors have reached new levels of sophistication over the...

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Importance of Cloud Security

Why is cloud security important?

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Vulnerability Scanning vs. Penetration Testing

Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing are two very different ways to test your system for any vulnerabilities. Despite this, they are often...

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Financial Services Firm to Pay $3MM for Exposing Data in Cyber Breaches

A New York-based securities brokerage and insurance firm will pay a $3 million penalty to the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for...

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What Is Password Management?

Passwords are a set of strings provided by users at the authentication prompts of web accounts. Although passwords remain one of the most secure...

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NY DFS Reports Increase in Cybercrime Against Financial Services Companies

Recently, there has been an increase in cybercrime against financial services companies in New York. The New York Department of Financial Services...

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Cyber Vulnerability Grows Along with COVID-19 Pandemic

The Healthcare Industry's Cybersecurity Problem The medical industry has the often-thankless task of finding solutions to hundreds of thousands of...

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Maintaining an effective cybersecurity program during COVID-19

As can be seen in recent news headlines, COVID-19 is on the rise again. As a result, it can be predicted that cybersecurity incidents related to...

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