Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

January 2022

CMMC Town Hall With Matt Travis - CEO, CMMC-AB | 1/12/22 | NeoSystems

NeoSystems CMMC Town Hall Series: Join NeoSystems’ Chief Information Security Officer, Ed Bassett, for our weekly CMMC Town Hall designed for the Defense Industrial Base and GovCon community. Each session features special guests and offers an opportunity for attendees to ask questions regarding CMMC and cybersecurity. Topics covered include CMMC compliance requirements, how to prepare for CMMC certification, and the latest updates from the CMMC AB.

Enabling compliance for database access

Description: Enterprise databases hold an organization's most sensitive information and need to be protected. Beyond that, organizations must also demonstrate compliance with frameworks like FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR and more for these databases. Complying with these frameworks without slowing down DBA teams is a challenge. This webinar will demonstrate how to unify access controls for connectivity, authentication, authorization, and audit for popular OSS databases Postgres, MySQL and MongoDB so you can move fast but stay secure.

How to Perform HIPAA Risk Assessment

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires healthcare entities to implement policies and procedures to safeguard the privacy and security of the protected health information (PHI) of patients. One core requirement is to perform risk assessments. This article explains what a risk assessment is according to HIPAA and offers guidance about the steps involved.

CMMC Town Hall With Tom Tollerton, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP | 1/26/22 | NeoSystems

NeoSystems CMMC Town Hall Series: Join NeoSystems’ Chief Information Security Officer, Ed Bassett, for our weekly CMMC Town Hall designed for the Defense Industrial Base and GovCon community. Each session features special guests and offers an opportunity for attendees to ask questions regarding CMMC and cybersecurity. Topics covered include CMMC compliance requirements, how to prepare for CMMC certification, and the latest updates from the CMMC AB.

CMMC Town Hall With John Ellis, DIBCAC & Bob Metzger, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell | 1/19/22 | NeoSystems

NeoSystems CMMC Town Hall Series: Join NeoSystems’ Chief Information Security Officer, Ed Bassett, for our weekly CMMC Town Hall designed for the Defense Industrial Base and GovCon community. Each session features special guests and offers an opportunity for attendees to ask questions regarding CMMC and cybersecurity. Topics covered include CMMC compliance requirements, how to prepare for CMMC certification, and the latest updates from the CMMC AB.

ISO27001:2021 - A New Way of Working

It has been a long time coming! The upgrade to the international standard for information security management systems, ISO27001:2013, is here (almost). Hallelujah! If you’re reading this article, then there’s a reasonable assumption that you know what ISO27001 is and you’re not going to be too worried about the back story. But let’s all be clear on a couple of points. The current version of the Information Security Management Standard is ISO27001:2013.

Ep 3 Frank W, Rich W, Kevin P - Securing the Digital Supply Chain

Securing the supply chain Ep. 3 - An amazing cast of security thought leaders - Rich Watson, Frank Weigel and Kevin Paige - 3 stellar security leaders who have an immense amount of experience in all sorts of companies and security program. We touch on FDIC, FIL guidance, GDPR impact, SDKs Ruby, Gems and oh so more!

Investigate Office 365 Security and Compliance Alerts in Octiga

Investigate possible Office 365 security and compliance alerts across all tenants systematically. Identify suspicious logins, external breaches, faulty inbox rules etc., and drill down into details like risk score, severity, country of the breach, connection type, & user ID, user type, to prioritise in-app remediation in clicks.

Bob Saget and open source license compliance

Unique open source licenses provide amusement for developers but they create extra work for legal teams overseeing a company’s IP. Several of my open source friends had the same reaction when they heard of the death of Bob Saget. Sadly, the actor/comedian passed away last week at a relatively young age, and with him went an increment of open source license risk. Wait… what?

Securing the Digital Supply Chain - Why are Investors interested in the digital supply chain

In this session for the Securing the Digital Supply Chain we talk to two very well known investors from Silicon Valley - Mahendra Ramsinghani (Secure Octane) and Cherian Mathew (Firebolt VC). We learn what drives the investment thought process for these two successful VCs and also hear what their perspectives are on cybersecurity, areas of interest, how to think about the market. Especially interesting are the thoughts on "Who gets affected" from a Digital Supply Chain perspective.

How to Fulfill Multiple Compliance Objectives Using the CIS Controls

Earlier this year, I wrote about what’s new in Version 8 of the Center for Internet Security’s Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls). An international consortium of security professionals first created the CIS Controls back in 2008. Since then, the security community has continued to update the CIS Controls to keep pace with the evolution of technology ecosystems and emerging threat vectors—all the way to Version 8 and the 18 Controls contained therein.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Compliance: What you need to know to be compliant

The California consumer privacy act (CCPA) is a law that was passed in 2018, and it is in effect from January 1st 2020. The California attorney general’s office has not taken any enforcement action against firms that did not meet the standards until July 1st 2020. A lot of people are unsure about what this new law means for them. Like the GDPR, there are significant penalties for non-CCPA compliance and potential loss of consumer loyalty.

SSH Bastion Host Best Practices

SSH bastion hosts are an indispensable security enforcement stack for secure infrastructure access. Every security compliance standard that deals with remote infrastructure access (e.g., FedRAMP AC-17 - Remote Access, HIPAA §164.312(a)(1) - Access control, SOC2 CC6.1 - Manage Points of Access) mandates preventing direct network access to the servers and APIs.

PCI DSS Compliance Check List & Best Practices You Should Be Knowing

PCI DSS can be very challenging for businesses to achieve, especially when they have limited resources to get things in place. Moreover, understanding the requirements and implementing measures to meet the 12 PCI DSS requirement is altogether a different challenge. Businesses need to consider many aspects when undergoing an Audit and ensuring it is a success. Achieving PCI DSS Compliance requires establishing, updating, and constantly reviewing policies, procedures, and processes. This in turn ensures securing of sensitive data and IT Infrastructure.

Riscosity - Securing The Digital Supply Chain - Thought Leaders - Ep. 1

In this episode of Securing the Digital Supply Chain Anirban Banerjee , CEO and co-founder of Riscosity talks to Atif Yusuf and Ravi Gunturi, two well known security leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area. Note - all opinions expressed here belong to the individuals only.

Understanding Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) Guidance: Safeguarding Your Financial Institution's Cloud Environment

As a major financial hub in Asia and globally, Singapore is very aware of the challenges facing the financial industry, especially the accelerated digital transformation that stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the sector’s increased exposure to cloud technology, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released a guideline to address cybersecurity risks associated with the adoption of public clouds.

How Will ISO 27701 and the GDPR Affect Your Organization?

Companies today face increasing pressure to implement strong cybersecurity controls. While the U.S. has no comprehensive cybersecurity law, many organizations still fall under state, international, or industry regulations. Two of the most prominent controlling publications are the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the ISO 27701 standard. One has the force of law, and the other is a guiding framework, respectively. Both of these documents apply to an increasing number of businesses.

NeoSystems Names Susan Mitchell as CFO and Brad Wolf as Senior Vice President of IT Operations

TYSONS CORNER, Va., January 7, 2022 – NeoSystems, a full service strategic outsourcer, IT systems integrator and managed services provider to the government contractor market, has named Susan Mitchell as Chief Financial Officer and Brad Wolf as Senior Vice President of IT Operations.

What Organizations Need to Adapt to a Changing Cybersecurity Landscape

The future is already here. Is it everything we expected? That depends on who you ask, but the nightmare of maintaining cybersecurity has certainly persisted just as many sci-fi stories predicted. As we move further into the digital era, the stakes in cybersecurity only get higher and higher. So what are some of the main things that organizations should consider in building a solid cybersecurity strategy? Here are a few tips below.