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    City Centers Without Personal Cars or Mass Transit? Protiviti Managing Director Jonathan Wyatt Says That’s the Future
    Cities around the globe, no matter how well-planned or sustainability-focused, all struggle to manage vehicle traffic. Many of the vehicles clogging up their roads and undermining air quality, especially during commute hours, are personal cars. Now, what would happen if a city made the bold decision to eliminate personal cars completely from its roads? It would “immediately become a leader on…
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    Putin Pulls the Trigger and the West Responds Again: What Happens Now?
    On February 23, Protiviti issued a Flash Report on Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two Ukrainian regions as “independent people’s republics,” deployment of “peacekeeping forces,” and demands that Ukraine disarm and negotiate the sovereignty of the two separatist regions. The Flash Report also summarized the sanctions that had been imposed by the West in response to Putin’s aggression. Much has…
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    The 8 Character Password is Dead
    This article would be of interest to security professionals looking to enhance security practices around passwords. Passwords have been computer security’s first and last line of defense for decades. Despite exponential growth in computing power, 8 character passwords still remain the security standard for many organizations. This password length is no longer acceptable. With under $5,000 in…
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    The Tools Hackers Use to Own Your World
    Corporate technology and security executives no doubt spend many a sleepless night anticipating what hackers might do next to attempt to gain access to valuable company assets. Keeping company and valuable customer data safe is Job One, as breaches can cost millions in lost assets, not to mention the reputational damage a corporation can suffer when an attack happens. Clearly, hackers can own the…
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    A Modern Approach to Hacking Modems
    In a technology world where terms like Internet of Things (IoT), big data, augmented reality and bots are hot, a conversation about modems might seem painfully antiquated. But phone modems are still a surprisingly viable way for hackers to gain access to your organization’s valuable data. So today, we’re talking about the process for setting up an environment for interacting with modems, as well…
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    Understanding Server Message Block from the Ground Up
    The Server Message Block (SMB) is an integral part of any successful organization’s technology assets. In this blog post, we’ll take an easily digestible look at SMB, including its history, why and how it is used and what SMB is used for during penetration tests. SMB was first referenced as “IBM PC Network SMB Protocol” in a 1985 document by IBM, and in 1987 as “Microsoft Networks/OpenNet-FILE…
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    Saving Analytical Data Without Violating GDPR
    With an effective date less than four months away, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), known officially as "REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016," is becoming a pressing concern for companies inside and outside the European Union (EU). Broadly, the regulation specifies that personal data protection of natural persons residing in…
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    Security Advisory: Meltdown and Spectre – Processor Flaws Expose Networks to New Class of Vulnerabilities
    Security researchers have identified a flaw, present in most computer processors, that allows unauthorized disclosure of information. The flaw, which affects most major processor manufacturers, is the first known instance of a security vulnerability at the processor level, and could be exploited in servers, workstations (including laptops), network infrastructure, mobile devices, IoT devices and…
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    New IT Security Awareness Learning Library Designed to Help Workers Become Frontline Cyber Defenders for Their Employers
    Taking advantage of a user’s poor security practices is often a critical first step for malicious hackers or other cybercriminals seeking to compromise an organization’s systems and data. More than 80 percent of hacking-related breaches leveraged stolen or weak passwords, according to research for the 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report from Verizon. The report also says that about…
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    Undetected Breaches and Ransomware Change How We Think About Cybersecurity
    Undetected Breaches and Ransomware Change How We Think About Cybersecurity As new possibilities in information technology continue to transform organizations, they may outpace any cybersecurity protections already in place. Controls that seemed adequate yesterday might not be equal to the challenges presented by new technology and ever-evolving threats today. Our issue of Board Perspectives:…
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