Last Friday the world experienced widespread computer outages as a direct result of a broken update from the cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike reported that there were over 8.5 million Windows devices impacted and emphasized that this was a result of a problem update and not the result of being victims of a cybersecurity incident.
Huntersville, NC, November 16th, 2022—JSCM Group, premier cybersecurity experts and industry leader, announced today the successful completion of its 2022 Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2 examination, which ensures compliance with the leading industry standards for managing data.
Last Friday the world experienced widespread computer outages as a direct result of a broken update from the cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike reported that there were over 8.5 million Windows devices impacted and emphasized that this was a result of a problem update and not the result of being victims of a cybersecurity incident.
Thursday, April 21, 2022—In their “April 2022 Patch Tuesday”, Microsoft released a fix for the new Windows CVE-2022-26809 vulnerability. Rated as “Critical”, the 26809 vulnerability could validate unauthorized remote code execution through Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (RPC) communication protocol.
As I have reflected on my time at JSCM Group and my career in cyber security, I have done a lot of thinking on what makes me want to come to work every day. One of the big things that makes me appreciate what I do is that each day is different than the one before, and that I’m constantly having to push myself to learn more.
During this month we will be posting blog posts from the perspectives of the women in our organization about why we love this field. Our goal is to shed light on what we do every day, and hopefully make someone out there see that this might just be the place for them. We are nothing if not passionate about what we do, and we want to share that with anyone that will listen.
When you have a need for a cyber security firm, and everyone has a need, do not look to companies that claim to “do it all” or “also do security”. The talents are not the same. You need people that will be completely focused in securing your infrastructure and working with your other IT teams to help accomplish that goal.
Currently, various Governments across the world are making determinations over what types of businesses should remain open and which ones should close. Millions and millions of people will lose their jobs and money will become a desperate necessity. Many networks will be left unguarded; or merely guarded by automated controls, only to alert administrators in the event of an incident. Unfortunately, these automated controls don’t always work.
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