In the last few years, basic security vulnerabilities have made financial institutions around the world into low-hanging fruit, ripe for the picking by hackers and cyber criminals. The fundamental security flaws that led to data breaches, financial theft and other consequences fall into a few specific categories, including: Vulnerabilities in SWIFT: The decades-old security measures […]
Hackers steal millions from Bangladesh Bank and other financial institutions; is your firm an easy target?
Raj Goel
Lessons worth learning from Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report
As a part of their annual effort in collecting data from investigations and various third party contributors, Verizon has recently released their annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). The 85-page report details a vast range of data regarding the number of digital security breaches occurring in businesses worldwide last year, with notable findings that include: […]
Cybersecurity Basics: Where The Office and The Home Intersect
At a recent cybersecurity breakfast hosted by BOMA/NY (Building Owners and Managers Association of NY), the panelists including: Todd Januzzi, CIO Paramount Group, FBI’s SSA Albert Murray and Raj Goel CISSP, CEO or Brainlink, discussed “How Vulnerable Are Your Building & Company Operations?”. Among other cybersecurity topics, the panelists spoke at length about how personal […]
One World Technology uses SOP Culture to centralize resources, make better use of work hours, and improve service delivery to their clients.
One World Technology is a managed IT services provider operating out of Medina, Ohio. As an MSP, much of One World Technology’s business is based on addressing client needs, performing regular tasks, and resolving any IT issues as need be. This kind of work calls for clear and effective documentation so that any member of […]
Cybersecurity Basics: The importance of reliable and tested data backups
At a recent cybersecurity breakfast hosted by BOMA/NY (Building Owners and Managers Association of NY), the panelists including: Todd Januzzi, CIO Paramount Group, FBI’s SSA Albert Murray and Raj Goel CISSP, CEO or Brainlink, discussed “How Vulnerable Are Your Building & Company Operations?”. Throughout the event, the panelists covered a range of relevant cybersecurity topics, which […]
Eat, Sleep, Surveil, Repeat: What you and your employees need to know about nationwide surveillance.
The modern state of surveillance in North America is at an unprecedented level. Sanctioned observation of millions of citizens takes place every day, often in the name of homeland security and corporate interest, despite the less than palatable truth that such surveillance is often perpetrated in order to collect and sell private data. Examples of […]
EAT SLEEP SURVEIL REPEAT
Author, entrepreneur, IT expert and public speaker, Raj Goel is globally known as the go-to man in cyber security and privacy law.
WorkBetter trusts in Brainlink for reliable infrastructure maintained and IT management.
WorkBetter provides workspaces for entrepreneurs and innovators throughout New York City and Chicago. Their workspaces are designed to provide residents with ideal locations to meet, achieve goals and develop their business endeavors. “The idea was to bring small businesses together in a community that allowed them to work with each other, work off of each other, […]
Bangladesh Bank hack reveals vulnerabilities in modern finance software, security processes, and models; are you confident in your financial firm’s security?
It’s now widely known that gaps in how banks handle SWIFT transactions, security processes around employee, staff and vendor validation, and a failure to update their trust model to protect against modern hacking methods has led to massive financial losses around the world, including: Bangladesh central bank lost $81M Ecuadoran bank Banco del Austro SA […]