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Announcing iScan Online Cyber Security Summer Roadshow

Announcing iScan Online #CyberSecurity Summer Roadshow

iScan Online has partnered with AngelbeatIT & Security seminar to visit 4 cities throughout the midwest to discuss topics ranging from data breaches, mobile security, compliance, BYOD, cloud and more. There are speakers from Microsoft, Dell, iScan Online, Verizon Wireless and other leading firms. Attendees receive CPE credits, breakfast and hot lunch, complimentary self-parking and wi-fi, and can…

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#IT Security & Compliance Seminar

When To Use PII Discovery in the Audit Process

If you perform assessments as a career, you know the importance of providing great results. An effective security or compliance report may mean the difference between a potential security incident or data breach.

While your company may have exceptional skill sets and technologies, if you don’t know how to use them in an assessment process, their value diminishes.

There are unlimited opportunities…

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#Data Discovery #PHI #PII #Unencrypted Data

The Perfect Storm - Hackers eye on SMB

The Perfect Storm – Hackers eye on SMB

Managed Service Providers to the Rescue…

Every organization would be thrilled if it could scratch it’s name from tomorrow’s Hurricane of Data Breaches. Unfortunately for the small-midsize business (SMB), they are finding themselves on the coastlines of a data breach storm. Let’s face it; generating revenue is the priority. When it comes to IT security and compliance, most do not have a dedicated…

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MSPWorld 2014 Conference Invite - Hurricane of Data Breach Talk

Data breaches are affecting all size organizations just like hurricanes entering the Gulf of Mexico. With the most recent direct blow to Target, Neiman Marcus and others, we predict this is only the eye of the storm or the calm before additional devastation occurs. The alerts and warnings are on every news channel and the adoption of mobility, cloud, and BYOD make for a perfect storm.

Industry se…

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Most Vulnerable Adobe or Java? You Make The Call.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDaosJJXINU&w=640&h=390] As it is super bowl week / end, we thought we’d conjure up our best version of the classic ‘You Make the Call’ segments that appeared on Monday Night Football.

A recent articleposted on…

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#Adobe vulnerability #Cisco Security Report 2014 #Java vulnerability

What is the cost of poor cardholder data discovery?

When the topic of data breach comes up, encryption and vulnerability scanning are usually part of the solution. But most people don’t realize that getting a frequent assessment on all endpoints can be just as important as securing the payment processing gateway. In fact, many experts consider cardholder data discovery the “third pillar” for overall data breach mitigation.

Knowing the risks

Numerous studies have shown that assessing for unencrypted credit card data at rest plays a vital role in protecting customer payment data. The price we pay for negating data discovery assessments has profound ramifications for corporate branding, business success and ultimately fatal financial repercussions. Common risks we see all too often that you should be aware of: 1) Payment gateways send/receive encrypted information from the merchant server. Due to mis-configured gateways, card data is being dumped in a text or xml file. 2) Due to the adoption of cloud syncing technologies like iCloud, Google Drive and etc., payment data stored on the desktop is constantly synchronized with smartphones and tablets proliferating beyond the perceived corporate perimeter. 3) Email hands down, is the number #1 location where card data was discovered on over 80% of endpoints.

What you can do to improve cardholder data discovery and mitigate data breaches

1) Assess both mobile and computing devices for unencrypted data 2) Be sure to scan common locations such as Email, SMS, SD Cards, Zip Files, Browsers and Contacts

What you can do after the assessment

1) Encrypt the files or use full disk encryption if retaining the data is justified 2) Properly remove and securely delete the data when no longer needed 3] Educate employees on the importance of protecting cardholder data See sample report of what to expect after a simple and fast assessment: Computer Cardholder Discovery Report Treating cardholder data discovery as a priority rather than a luxury can be a huge step to help promote customer data protection and prevent your business as becoming yet another data breach headline. However, it’s important to be aware that not all cardholder assessments are so easily addressed. Card data residing on smartphones, tablets, laptops or other BYOD computing endpoints can easily be identified by reviewing your PAN or PII Scan reports with your iscanonline.com account.

iScan Online Moments in 2013

Blog: Top iScan Online Moments in 2013

It’s day 2 of 2014 and you’ve likely started a number of resolutions you want to follow through with. Maybe it’s time to spend more time at the gym, with the family, cut down on the pizza or perhaps address mobile security threats. At this time last year,…

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#iScan Online 2013

Mobile Security Threats

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#mobile security #Mobile Vulnerability Scanner

Remote Vulnerable Laptops - fertile attack targets

What 3rd party apps do remote workers have installed?

Remote workers are nothing new, but the…

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#CLI Scripts #Inventory #iScan Online #Kaseya #RMM

Apple iOS Security Tonight - Mobile Vulnerabilities Tomorrow

Apple iOS Security Night As Apple WWDC continues to make thunder out in San Francisco, iScan Online…

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7 Billion Threats from 3 Droids Lost in Space

Recently NASA launched 3 smartphones to space to take 100′s of snapshots of a circular object we…

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Great read for organizations permitting employees to bring their own smartphones, tablets and laptops to the corporate workplace. Scanning for vulnerabilities, secure configurations and unprotected data at rest is equally important as traditional servers and computers in order to visualize the entire security and compliance posture.

BYOD Security Scanning from iScan Online, Inc.

#BYOD Security Scanning #mobile security

PCI DSS Mobile Task Force Presentation

iScan Online - PCI DSS Mobile Task Force from iScan Online, Inc.

#PCI DSS #Mobile Security

#BYOD Security Scanning

MVP, MVP, MVP - iScan Online is MSPWorld World Cup MVP!

BYOD Security Scanning is the reason

Starting a new company is exhilarating, but anyone who tells…

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