I read a moving article on CNN.com about modern day slavery in Mauritania (see http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/03/world/mauritania.slaverys.last. stronghold/index.html/). Yes, slavery still exists and 10-20% of the Mauritanian population is currently enslaved. What really hit me hard is that unlike traditional slavery involving chains and physical restraints, modern slavery is primarily mental. The hereditary slaves are born as slaves; […]

Raj delivered keynote presentation at The Hague, Helsinki, Curacao, Dato’s Partner Conference and other events De Volksrant wrote an amazing profile WPIX-11 featured Raj as a cyber-security expert on 5 stories Shival Agarwal joined our team as Senior Systems Engineer Bernice Wright joined us as Marketing Manager Fabian Moy celebrated his 6th anniversary with Brainlink […]

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December is known around the world as a family me of celebration honoring cultures, religions and traditions that have been with humanity for hundreds of years. See below for a mix of the weird and wonderful facts about this magical month! An almanac prediction states that if snow falls on Christmas Day, Easter will be […]

On November 7, 2013, we hosted a breakfast seminar titled “Cyber Criminals Are Targeting Law firms”. Here are the cliff notes. George Schultzel , FBI: There are only 2 kinds of people.People who are about to be hacked; and those who’ll be hacked again. It’s as simple as that – either you’ve already been hacked […]

FBI Special Agent Kirsten Ohlson was the featured speaker at our October 3rd Seminar at the Friars Club.Here are key takeaways from her presentation: NYC is a target-rich environment for spikes and hackers. UN and “alleged diplomats” target NYC businesses, including Architecture firms for data espionage. They will chat you up to gather information, ask […]

What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put The garage is all yours. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. Car mechanics tell you the truth. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. […]

HIPAA and HITECH have been around for quite some time. Even so, many companies covered by these laws are way behind the times when it comes to actual implementation. And when you really think about it, even companies not covered by these laws should have the requisite policies and procedures in place. Access Control Policy. […]

Snapchat is a popular service for high-school & college kids to use in place of texting, and sharing naughty photos. The savvy kids know that sending SMS/texts or emails isn’t safe and more and more, they’re using services such as SNAPCHAT, WhatsApp, Vine, etc. The promise of Snapchat was that the texts, photos and videos […]