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Five Ways To Protect Your Business on Social Media

Over the past few weeks, various social media networks have been hacked, proving once again that social media presents a very real and dynamic risk to organizational security. Companies including Tumblr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and even VK (Russia’s Facebook) have been breached, exposing the data of millions of users, now for sale on the dark web.  In the 2015 Social Media Marketing Industry Report published by the Social... Read More
July 26, 2016 Security News, Thought Leadership

Unplugged: Tips for Traveling Abroad Securely

Jobs that require regular travel are commonplace in today’s modern world. Many employees are asked to travel to different countries, whether it's because of office expansion, to attend a conference, or report on a particular event. As such, it is critical for businesses to be aware of risks their employees may run into when traveling, particularly in regards to the security... Read More
July 14, 2016 Security News, Thought Leadership

Ransomware and Recent Variants

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in collaboration with Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC), released the following alert to provide further information on ransomware including its main characteristics, its prevalence, variants that may be proliferating, and how users can prevent and mitigate against it. Herjavec Group is circulating the advisory below as this information warrants attention and may have significance to... Read More
April 7, 2016 Security News, Thought Leadership, Threat Advisory

Download: “Moving to the Cloud” Presentation from The Cyber Security Show

Thank you for joining Herjavec Group on site at The Cyber Security Show at the Business Design Centre, in London, March 8-9, 2016. This event aimed to support C-level executives as they tackle existing and future challenges in information security and learn about the evolution of cyber threats. Herjavec Group participated in a number of panel discussions, roundtables and theatre presentations on site,... Read More
March 23, 2016 Security News, Thought Leadership

Moving to the Cloud? Here’s What to Consider Before You Make the Trip

Herjavec Group Contributors: Shawn Ershad, Robert Steadman & Michael Dundas “You don’t know what you don’t know." It’s the mantra of cybersecurity professionals globally as we all strive to gain visibility into our organizations’ information security efforts. When speaking with boards, we often remind them of the importance of balancing the effectiveness of their existing technology deployments with their Governance, Risk... Read More
March 3, 2016 Security News, Thought Leadership

Herjavec Group Managed Services Practice Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Certification

Herjavec Group is thrilled to announce that our Managed Services Practice has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 certification from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The SOC 2 Type 2 certification is only awarded to technology and cloud computing organizations who demonstrate best practices in terms of their system, suitability of design and operating effectiveness. Within these realms,... Read More
January 25, 2016 Security News, Thought Leadership

Security Discussions You Need To Have in 2016

As security specialists we all know that by 2020 there will be over 200 billion connected devices worldwide (McAfee Labs Report 2015). Given this level of interactivity, the cybersecurity space has experienced a surge over the past five years and shows no signs of slowing down. More endpoints, more threats, more technologies, more vulnerabilities, more complexity; more of everything. As... Read More
January 14, 2016 Security News, Thought Leadership

You’ve Been Hacked: 16×9 on Global

What happens when you’ve been hacked? Fraudulent banking websites are commonly used as part of banking trojan attacks, which are designed to steal money from your account. 16x9 gets inside the world of cybercrime, featuring Herjavec Group's Scott McDonald. For more info, please go to global16x9.com.    Subscribe to Herjavec Group News Mailing List * Threat Advisories Information on Upcoming... Read More
November 17, 2015 Security News, Thought Leadership

Hackers are the New Mafia: Breakfast and Security Roundtable with DarkMarket author Misha Glenny

As security professionals, we live and breathe security risks at an enterprise level each and every day. At Herjavec Group, we recently had the chance to discuss the world of cybercrime with Misha Glenny, author of the international bestselling DarkMarket, a finalist for the Orwell Prize. In DarkMarket, Misha Glenny aspired to reveal the true scale of this global threat,... Read More
November 12, 2015 Security News, Thought Leadership