Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 End-Of-Life
Happy Monday and happy holidays! I’ve got some interesting news to start off this holiday week. First, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 after January 14th, 2020. These systems have reached their end-of-life mark and this means that Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or […]
CMMC Draft Version 0.7
Happy Monday! CMMC or the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification released draft version 0.7 last week. You can view the document here. The new draft includes levels 4 & 5 of the CMMC, as the previous draft versions did not. Last week, the city of Pensacola, FL was hit by a cyber attack just days after […]
CMMC & The Effect on Small Business
Happy Monday! Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Defense posted an article regarding the CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) and discussed how they will be helping small companies meet the cybersecurity requirements. Ellen Lord, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said “We are not going to put small companies out of business. We need […]
SHIELD Act & Vulnerable Cybersecurity Solutions
Happy Monday! Recently, the SHIELD (Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security) Act was signed into law in the state of New York. The law will affect “all businesses who work within New York, as well as those who collect, process or control personal information of New York residents.” The breach notification law updates were […]
New CMMC Draft & Facebook Privacy Issues
Happy Monday! If you haven’t seen yet, be sure to take a look at the CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) draft version 0.6 that was released last week. We’re getting closer to 2020, which is when the final version is set to release, and audits are going to begin for all companies holding government contracts. […]
Cloud Contracts & CMMC Drafts
Happy Monday! Last week, you probably heard about the $10 billion contract that Microsoft was awarded by the Pentagon involving the DoD’s cloud computing services. Microsoft was awarded a 10 year contract, called the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract, which came as a surprise to many, as it was expected to be awarded to […]
Are Online “Selfies” Safe?
Happy Monday! Recently, LinkedIn members have noticed an uptick of suspicious direct messages on their accounts, mostly coming from “friends.” The messages have been containing malicious links of some sort, in one case, a link for a job opening with the message asking if the person was interested in applying. In that case, the recipient […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Two-Factor Authentication
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Ransomware Strikes Again…
Happy Monday! Last week, NeQter Labs’ CEO, Richard Astle, was a finalist in the Cox Business Get Started RI Pitch Competition. We want to thank everyone who came out to support NeQter Labs, and let you know that we are grateful to have been given the opportunity to present. In this week’s news, National Defense […]
U.S. Electrical Grid More Vulnerable Than Ever
Hey guys, it’s Monday again! Just a quick reminder, our CEO, Richard Astle, is a finalist in the Cox Business News 2019 Get Started Rhode Island event on October 2nd, 2019. This event is a “shark tank” type of competition between startup business leaders to pitch their ideas in front of an audience and a […]