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Topic: Cybersecurity & Your Business

From the Fall 2014 Issue

Maryland – Cash Investments and Tax Credits Add Up to Business Success for Cybersecurity Companies

Author(s):

Andrew L. Bareham, CPA, MST, Principal, State and Local Tax (SALT) Chair, KatzAbosch

The Internet Age has changed the business environment in the world. For instance, Silicon Valley in California has become the home to many high-tech business giants. New businesses attracted to Silicon Valley have brought high-paying jobs and with the jobs comes tax revenue for the state. With the changeover from a manufacturing economy to a … Read more

From the Fall 2014 Issue

Why Your Business Should Use Two-Factor Authentication

Author(s):

Greg Gunther, Software Engineer, Visionist, Inc.

A 2011 study by University of Cambridge computer security researcher Joseph Bonneau uncovered a shocking reality. Bonneau compared two password databases leaked from popular websites (Gawker and rootkit.com.) He discovered that over 31% of users who had an account on both sites reused the same password1. Equally troubling is the recent news that a Russian … Read more

From the Summer 2014 Issue

Cybersecurity Operations Strategy

Author(s):

B.B. Shariati, Cybersecurity faculty in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE) UMBC, UMBC’s GPD Cybersecurity program at The Universities at Shady Grove

Don Bowers, Chief Scientist, National Security Operation, Leidos Corporation

Executive Summary  Cyber threat is pervasive, growing and real. Whether you are dealing with it professionally as a cyber-warrior or have been touched by cybercrime in your personal life. The “cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation” (Obama, 2009). Cyber-attacks such as Advanced Persistent … Read more

From the Summer 2014 Issue

Above the Noise Floor: Security Measures in Your Network

Author(s):

Marc Milligan, Cyber Threat Analyst, Visionist, Inc.

In network security, a noise floor is a baseline or an acceptable percentage of false positives (when the system cries wolf) and false negatives (when it misses an actual security event) from your security products. No monitoring solution is fool proof, so you will need to develop a method of sorting out the good, the … Read more

From the Summer 2014 Issue

It’s What’s Inside That Counts – The War From Within

Author(s):

-Larry Letow, President, U.S. Region, CyberCX

Jim Mazotas, Founder, OnGuard Systems LLC

“Tis not so deep as a well nor so wide as a church-door, but ‘tis enough, ‘twill suffice” — (Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Act III, Scene 1)  It is no surprise that with the continuing advancements in data mobility, increasing demands of regulatory compliance, and sharing amongst the global community, that securing our nations … Read more

From the Spring 2014 Issue

Focusing a Leader’s Lens on Cybersecurity Within a Vast Framework Landscape

Author(s):

Dr. Eric Yocam, CRISC, CISSP, Adjunct Professor, University of Fairfax

Cyber Threats Abound  When dealing with Cybersecurity, a leader must be vigilant and at a moment’s notice be able to evaluate his or her organization’s security posture in regards to cyber threats. Cyber threats are typically viewed from GRC perspectives including governance, risk and compliance but equally important perspectives include policy, value, service, program, and … Read more

From the Spring 2014 Issue

Reduce Risk, Train Your Workforce

Author(s):

Michael Volk, Cybersecurity Specialist, PSA Insurance & Financial Services

The threat landscape in the cyber domain has changed. A secure perimeter comprised of traditional network security devices, technologies and mechanisms is necessary but it is no longer sufficient to defend against the threats that exist in the current environment. The proliferation of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) executed by sophisticated adversaries has changed the cybersecurity … Read more

From the Spring 2014 Issue

Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) vs. Home-Grown Software

Author(s):

John Scillieri, , Visionist, Inc.

Matthew Loff, , Visionist, Inc.

Which is more secure for your small business?  Introduction  You’ve reached a growing pain many small business owners are familiar with. As your company expanded, employees relied on free email and file sharing services, and you were content with keeping timecards and expense reports in spreadsheets. This worked well enough when you had 5 employees, … Read more