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Sizing Up the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

October 31, 2016
Carrie Johnson
Those of us who work for small businesses regularly perform duties outside our job description. I’ve experienced the “all hands on deck” approach that drives the day-to-day operations of many small and midsize businesses. This approach fittingly applies to cybersecurity, which is no longer a
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SoS: Securing Wireless Infusion Pumps in a System of Systems

October 27, 2016
Gavin O'Brien
Aristotle once said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Two gears together can accomplish much more than one gear alone. And when you connect multiple systems together, whether of gears or computers, you can achieve even greater functionality and performance. We call these “systems of
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Protecting Businesses and Consumers from Email Scams

October 21, 2016
William "Curt" Barker
Like it or not, email is a central component of modern day life. The average person spends 6.3 hours a day checking their messages, and email continues to be the most popular means of communication, ahead of instant messaging, texting and social media. Scam artists have taken note and are exploiting
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Creating a Smart, Skilled Cybersecurity Workforce

October 12, 2016
Rodney Petersen
Acronyms. The world, and especially the government, is overflowing with them. You’d be hard-pressed to pick a favorite. People might even look at you funny if you suggested that you had one. I’m lucky enough to have my favorite one on my business card: NICE—the National Initiative for Cybersecurity
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Six Small Cybersecurity Steps You Should Take. Today.

October 7, 2016
Mike Garcia
There’s no cybersecurity silver bullet. Be risk-based. Pick low hanging fruit. We’ve all heard lots of clichés about what it means to—here are some more—be cyber aware, keep a clean machine, even Stop.Think.Connect. The bottom line is that protecting online resources and information is difficult, it
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