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Now Open: The FCC’s Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program

Posted by ProCircular Team on Sep 17, 2024 3:31:11 PM

The FCC’s Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot program is now open for FCC Form 484 Part 1and we’d like to take a moment to help qualifying organizationsget the most bang from their submission.  

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Topics: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Data Protection, Penetration Testing, Incident Response, Monitoring, MXDR

Cybersecurity Challenges for Trucking in 2024: Mitigating Risks on the Road

Posted by Aaron R. Warner on May 8, 2024 12:43:45 PM

Buckle up, truckers! Trucking is the industry that keeps America rolling, and it's in the middle of a digital revolution. From high-tech ELDs to AI-powered cameras and internet-connected trailers, the way we haul goods is evolving at breakneck speed. In the interest of safety (and profit) most trucks now have or will soon get AI cameras for things like distracted driver, cell phone detection, gyro events, etc. But alongside these advancements lurks a hidden adversary – hackers.

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Topics: Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Security Awareness Training, Ransomware, Transportation, Trucking, MFA

2024 Executive's Guide to Cybersecurity Preparedness

Posted by Aaron R. Warner on Mar 1, 2024 2:12:00 PM

Cybersecurity: Not Just for Techies Anymore

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Topics: Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, Incident Response, Security Awareness Training

7 Things You Need to Establish Your Cybersecurity Plan

Posted by ProCircular Team on Jul 25, 2023 11:29:00 AM

There’s no silver bullet when it comes to cybersecurity. But there are a few basics that nearly any organization – whether it’s a hospital, school, financial institution, government entity, or manufacturing plant – can put into place to get a start on their cybersecurity plan. 

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Topics: Incident Response, Security Awareness Training, security incident response, disaster recovery, cybersecurity plan, vCISO

No, Your IT Team Shouldn’t Manage Your Cybersecurity

Posted by ProCircular Team on Feb 26, 2023 9:52:00 AM

If you were going to test the fault-points of a building, you wouldn’t hire the architect, you’d hire a demolitions expert. Similarly, you don’t want the designer of your network testing its security. If the team that configures your network does so incorrectly, they are most likely unaware. The creator of the environment has an inherent bias based on the angle from which they view it. They are blind to vulnerabilities, not necessarily because they are under-qualified, but because they are too close to the project. A security team has a “black box perspective”, which means they have the same outside view of the system that an attacker would. This outsider point of view is just one of the advantages a security expert has over an internal IT team. They also have the training, experience, time, and resources that would be impossible to lump in with a standard IT program.

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Topics: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Information Security, Data Security, Data Ownership, Incident Response, cybersecurity plan

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