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​Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues in Mergers & Acquisitions

2/27/2020

 

By Bradley Wolfenden

Cyberattacks on businesses do more than violate laws and regulations. Insufficient investment into cybersecurity best practices can lead to devastating consequences to the victim company’s reputation, business continuity, and growth opportunities. One of the most vulnerable windows during which malicious actors target enterprise networks is during a merger and acquisition (M&A) process. In these cases, a successful compromise can hamper or even kill these efforts by reducing the value of the target’s assets, tarnishing its brand and ultimately derailing the acquisition as a result.
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Understanding Compliance in the Cloud, Part II

2/19/2020

 

By Adrian Gerber

We recently explored the growing data storage options for organizations in the healthcare industry, such as cloud migration or a hybrid of cloud and on-premises. Regardless of which option an organization chooses, there are many factors to consider when moving data to the cloud to ensure the entity is HIPAA compliant and HITRUST certified.
 
Understanding the compliance-related pros and cons of both cloud and on-premises storage will help healthcare organizations create the infrastructure that fits their particular needs, addresses compliance and certification, and reduces the risk of a breach that can be costly from a financial and reputation standpoint.
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Exploring Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) Console as a Potential Attack Vector

2/13/2020

 

By Jimmy Bayne

​Introduction
Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR), formerly known as Skype Room System and Lync Room Systems, is the latest and greatest solution from Microsoft for managing online collaborative meetings. In many businesses across the globe, a Teams Rooms console (“Teams console”) is the lifeblood of the conference room. The console typically consists of a supported computer system, management dock, camera, and output device(s). The Teams Room application suite runs on Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Enterprise IoT. 
For offensive security testers, this post will cover a simple case where attacking Teams gear may be beneficial when conducting a physical or internal penetration test.  For defenders and system administrators, this post will highlight opportunities to reduce the attack surface of your expensive, often forgotten conferencing equipment.  Let’s get started…

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Top 6 Sessions: HIMSS

2/10/2020

 
EmberSec is headed to HIMSS! And while the conference is a phenomenal opportunity to network with colleagues and pick up the latest in marketing swag, there is much to be learned from the various speaker sessions, workshops, forums, and seminars. Here are a few we’ve bookmarked as can’t miss from the HIMSS 2020 agenda, including one of our very own.   ​

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