Securing the Cloud: We Get It

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We understand: customers are particularly concerned about security when it comes to cloud services. No problem. That’s why we’ve invested considerable sums in annual 3rd-party audits by Moss Adams to verify that we do what we say we do. Recurring SOC 1, 2, and 3 Type 2 audits. A rigorous 21 CFR Part 11 audit. Trust AND verify. See the …

MITEF Wine Social, August 6 in San Diego

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August 6, 2014 | Birch Aquarium at Scripps 2300 Expedition Way La Jolla, CA 92037 The MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego Wine Social has a history of great wine tasting, featuring boutique wineries from top wine regions, as well as valuable networking, with more than 600 business founders and executives, business development personnel, investors, and service providers. Overall 40% of …

AIS Infographic: Big Data

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From the information we share on the web to the information that’s collected by the companies we interact with, data increasingly defines our culture. Please enjoy this Big Data infographic courtesy of AIS. Brian Wood VP Marketing

AIS Infographic: Information Storage

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For ages, the only way to store important information was to write it down and put it somewhere safe or keep it locked away in the vast and mysterious landscape of the brain. The, the Gilded Age of the late 19th century brought new fervor to invent contraptions to solve everyday problems. Soon enough the Information Age began in the …

Moss Adams Article on Heartbleed

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The article below was published by Moss Adams. Protecting Yourself and Your Organization from Heartbleed by Francis Tam, Partner, and Kevin Villanueva, Senior Manager, IT Auditing & Consulting Practice The Heartbleed bug is a vulnerability found in the OpenSSL cryptographic software library that could allow the theft of normally encrypted information, such as user names and passwords. OpenSSL is an …

AIS Heartbleed Attestation

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Dear customers, partners, vendors, and prospects: In response to the recently announced Heartbleed SSL bug, AIS (American Internet Services) has thoroughly reviewed all of its publicly-accessible applications, devices, and services including the AIS client portal, known affectionately as T.A.S. (The Automated System). None of these systems were ever vulnerable to the Heartbleed exploit and there is no indication of exposure to …

Website SSL Certificates: Baby in Bathwater

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Let’s not throw out the baby with the bathwater, m’kay? Article by David Hamilton in The WHIR. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —— To Build Trust Online, SSL Certificates Are Still the Starting Point Trusted online communication is a truly vital aspect of the internet. From a technical perspective, we tend to rely on cryptographic …

Insider Threats: The Enemy Within

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Maliciousness is inexcusable and should be prosecuted. Ignorance is leadership’s responsibility and should be rectified. Either may, constant and sophisticated monitoring is necessary in order to know what is going on. Article by Chris Burt in The WHIR. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —– Insider Data Theft Among Top Cybersecurity Threats for US Federal Agencies: …

Employees Are the Weakest Link

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Teach the children and let them lead the way. Teach the employees and save yourself a lot of headaches. Article by Violet Blue for Zero Day and republished in ZDNet. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing —— How hackers use employees to break through security walls Summary: Employees are prime targets for cybercrime attacks against your …

Is Technology Outpacing Your Talent?

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It’s no surprise, really, that the IT world is moving exponentially faster by the day. At the rate things are going, it’s nearly impossible for IT administrators to stay on top of technology changes while also doing their day jobs of running networks, coaching users, protecting data, and prepping for tomorrow’s expanding to-do list. Admins are playing catch-up in an …