When warnings were issued that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be followed by Putin giving the green light for a cyber assault against those he felt did not support his actions, you could practically feel the shudder resonating throughout the free world.
As of Wednesday, Arizona is the first state to allow individual driver’s licenses and state identifications to be stored on the Wallet application on iPhones and Apple Watches, Apple announced. According to the tech giant, the new function serves as a way for Arizonans to quickly scan their way through TSA security checkpoints at Sky Harbor International Airport – a feature they are already planning to extend to Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio and more states in the future.
Involta, an industry-leading hybrid IT, cloud computing, and data center services company, is pleased to announce Tier 1 internet service provider Cogent Communications has deployed a new Point of Presence (PoP) in the company’s Tucson data center. The new PoP adds to this high-performance facility’s connectivity options providing leading Tucson healthcare, manufacturing and financial services organizations access to one of the top five backbone networks in the world.
Snap Tech IT, a managed services & cybersecurity provider, today announced that it has completed its SOC 2 Type II audit, performed by KirkpatrickPrice. This attestation provides evidence that Snap Tech IT has a strong commitment to security and to delivering high-quality services to its clients by demonstrating that they have the necessary internal controls and processes in place.
For the last 15 years, Involta has brought reliable and secure IT solutions to clients nationwide through innovative hybrid IT services. Hear from Jim Buie, President of Involta, about their commitment to both clients and local communities — delivering personalized IT solutions to healthcare, manufacturing and the financial sectors.
CyberSec Events Week is coming the week of February 22. This important event offers all cyber professionals highly interactive hands-on training to continually increase the skills of the current and future workforce to protect critical infrastructure and organizational assets, and for your career advancement.
Phishers can gain access to a company’s computers, networks and systems by tricking unsuspecting employees into clicking on email links with embedded malware. When employees use public access points that are not secure, cybercriminals can use wireless snooping tools to access sensitive data and transactions in combination with unsecure file sharing, where directories and files are made available for sharing.
A group of Arizona organizations have joined forces to create a research center devoted to finding real-life applications for blockchain, a powerful technology that is posed to reshape the world in the coming years. This public-private partnership is called the Arizona Blockchain Applied Research Center, or AZ BARC, and corporate members include Intel, Kudelski Security, Early Warning Services, BD and Movemedical.
The convergence of successful adversary attacks on United States Critical Infrastructure with the current transition of power in the White House will prove to mark a significant milestone in U.S. policy and regulations, affecting cybersecurity in the U.S. and our federal government’s response to the escalating threat.
Facebook is not omnipotent nor all powerful, and their ability to protect user data is relegated to their own servers and really goes no further. Individuals who suspect or discover their data has been breached should continue to follow best practices including, not providing additional information to callers if asked for things like social security number or to confirm date of birth. They should also closely monitor their credit report and be suspicious of unsolicited emails, phone calls, or other forms of communication.