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Update as of May 23, 2019 The SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations just released a RISK ALERT announcing that many broker-dealers were not meeting the regulatory requirements related to Regulation S-D and S-ID related to misconfigured Network Storage Solutions.  The Alert detailed that many organizations didn't have effective ... Read More

Cybersecurity tabletop exercises are an effective way to ensure both seasoned incident-response teams and teams unfamiliar with incident-response plans can work together in the case of a cyber breach. With the average breach costing a company $3.9M and over 77% of organizations claiming they don't have a Cybersecurity Incident Response ... Read More

You’ve Been Hacked - Now What? In recent years, security incidents have become an increasingly common part of digital life. According to recent reports, there is a hacker attack on average every 39 seconds and a whopping 43% of these attacks target small businesses. By 2020, the average cost of ... Read More

CCPA: Continuing to Make History On Friday, October 11th, California's Governor signed 5 new amendments into the law that will go into effect January 1, 2020. With these amendments released so late in the year, businesses need to act immediately to ensure they won't kick off the New Year with ... Read More

CCPA: At the Crossroads of Cybersecurity & Privacy If you’re familiar with the world of cybersecurity and privacy, you probably know that the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is probably the most groundbreaking privacy law ever in the United States. Signed into law on June 28, 2018, CCPA has set ... Read More

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In honor of this, on October 30th, Apptega is hosting our 2nd webinar in our Expert Series, titled "Creating a Culture of Cybersecurity Awareness." ... Read More

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Overview In recent years, the real estate industry (REIT) has seen a rise in digital threats ranging from phishing and email compromised attacks to breaches. These threats have also targeted builders and others in the housing space. Consider the hack that targeted real estate and title insurance giant First American ... Read More

Overview In recent years, the real estate industry (REIT) has seen a rise in digital threats ranging from phishing and email compromised attacks to breaches. These threats have also targeted builders and others in the housing space. Consider the hack that targeted real estate and title insurance giant First American ... Read More

Overview Recently, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) released Version 7 of its CIS Controls. CIS V7 represents the newest iteration of its 20 critical security recommendations for all organizations. These requirements are typically viewed as industry best practices due to the reputation and credibility of CIS, and they serve ... Read More