Is it time to ‘spin down’ some of your virtual machines?

By Abby ClobridgeJanuary 14, 2018April 5, 2018 Information Security, Knowledge Management

There’s no question, VMs are fantastic. But like anything that is cheap and easy, they have a tendency to persist long past their usefulness. Why invest the time and energy to retire a VM? And yet, keeping VMs alive that are past their usefulness creates information security and knowledge management challenges for organizations.

Balancing Security and Sharing

By Abby ClobridgeJune 24, 2017July 16, 2017 Information Management, Information Security, Knowledge Management

For most organizations, it can be a challenge to balance the need to protect and secure data with the need to promote internal knowledge sharing. But it doesn’t have to be the case.

Multi-Factor Authentication

By Abby ClobridgeJune 20, 2017June 24, 2017 Information Security Password Management

When implemented properly, multi-factor authentication dramatically strengthens security defenses, making it much more difficult for attackers to use stolen credentials.

Information Security Update: HP Network Printer Vulnerabilities

By Abby ClobridgeJune 17, 2017July 16, 2017 Information Security Internet of Things (IoT)

Information Security Update: New HP Network Printer Vulnerabilities June 17, 2017 Many models of HP networked printers include a flaw which allow an attacker to compromise a printer’s embedded network controller and install a persistent backdoor. Once infected, such a device can be used to launch attacks inside of your network, including intercepting local LAN…

Data Loss Prevention Best Practices

By Abby ClobridgeJune 14, 2017June 25, 2017 Information Security Best Practices, Data Loss Prevention, Proactive Information Security

FireOak’s recommended practices for data loss prevention.