Build Your Security Operations Center (SOC)
A Security Operations Center (SOC) reduces expenses by reducing the costs of incidents by providing visibility to your organization of security events and incidents. When working with our clients, my team at The Penn Group works around a philosophy that we believe enhances our client’s ability to make risk-based decisions. Translating academia to operationalization, the […]
How To Draft an Information Security Policy
Drafting an information security policy provides definition to your organization’s security program, enabling your team to enforce a strong security posture. One of the worst situations any information security team can find themselves in is to discover a large-scale security breach and have no idea what steps to take. Over my career as the President […]
3 Common Security Mistakes Organizations Make
Introduction Every day, cybercriminals from around the world attempt to infiltrate the systems of companies of all sizes. Unfortunately, there are 3 common security mistakes organizations make that undermine their defenses. Protecting the information systems of companies is not only the priority of security teams across the nation, but the United States government has also […]
Data Privacy is a Business Responsibility
Most people have an inherent expectation of privacy and the protection of their personal information is extremely important to them. In an odd contrast, consumers routinely provide detailed personal and financial information to companies, in order to partake in the many convenient and necessary opportunities for shopping, utilities, banking, and mobile device applications, which today’s […]
3 Steps to Protecting Yourself From Cybercrime In 2020
Protecting yourself from cybercrime in 2020 may be the last of your worries at this point. We’ve experienced the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, violence, riots, unemployment at near record highs, mass layoffs, and the year is barely halfway over. Unfortunately, now more than ever, we face an increased risk from cybercrime. With desperate times both behind […]
Cybersecurity Lessons From Coronavirus
Coronavirus & Cybersecurity I’m sure you’re probably either deathly afraid of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or think that it is the biggest over-inflated media hype since the Swine Flu. Regardless of your instinct on the severity of the COVID-19, we can all tend to agree that the virus is something to be taken seriously. What […]
Your Debit Card Number Got Stolen. So What?
Recently, my friend Scott sent me a text message that read “my debit card number got stolen and they [cybercriminals] spent $800”. As the President & CEO of The Penn Group, I hear about this kind of fraudulent activity often. With 78% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, it isn’t difficult to draw the conclusion that these […]
Ransomware is Owning Our Cities. Here is Why.
As the President & CEO of The Penn Group, I see a lot of disturbing trends within the world of technology. One of the most disturbing is the fierce debate over encryption that is ongoing between our Government and private institutions, such as Apple, Inc. On one hand, the safety and security of the United States populous is at […]
The Softer Side of Protecting your Organization: The Insider Threat and Social Engineering.
The Insider Threat In the field of cybersecurity, there is heavy concentration on the technical controls and countermeasures that can and should be applied to protect against intrusions and attacks. We talk about devices, logging, intrusion-detection, anti-malware, detailed frameworks that identify complicated mechanisms, programming and mathematical algorithms for encryption. These are all very important pieces […]
Why Managed Security Services Makes The Difference
What if cybercriminals were in your systems right now? Protecting your organization is a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week, 365 day a year responsibility. It is not enough to “lock down” your systems and call them “secure”. You must perform continuous monitoring of your systems. The Penn Group recommends hiring a managed […]
