Password Hacking Methods and the Importance of Password Security
One of the most common security weaknesses that businesses and individuals face is poor password selection. Hackers have many ways of stealing passwords, from simple shoulder surfing to using sophisticated password cracking tools and network analyzers. When dealing...
What is Social Engineering
What is social engineering? Social engineering is a technique used by attackers to gain sensitive information by deceiving privileged users into revealing information that compromises data security. People will often refer to social engineering as ‘people...
NSTC Meeting
Date: April 18th, 2017 Location: GraVoc 10 Centennial Road Peabody MA USA Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm Cognitive Computing is a rapidly evolving technology that holds the potential to reshape how work gets done, how businesses grow and how markets and industries...
The Cost of Ransomware On the Rise
On Thursday March 2nd, 2017, for the first time, Bitcoin exceeded the value of an ounce of gold. Bitcoin closed at $1,268 per coin while an ounce of gold closed at $1,233. Bitcoin is a type of digital currency where transactions occur with no middle-man (banks)....
PCI Imposes New Payments Security Rules
On Thursday, April 28th, the PCI Security Council will be issuing its new payments security requirements. The new requirements are going to impose new rules, specifically surrounding authentication and third-party vendors (service providers and vendor management). The...
Taking Your Business to the Cloud
Choosing a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software can be a difficult, and sometimes confusing process. The multiple deployment options available for businesses applications today such as on-premises (client-server) or the Cloud (Web) adds another layer of...
FDIC Breach Affects Records of 44,000 Customers
The federal government once again showed its relative inability to maintain strong data security practices when the information of 44,000 FDIC customers was breached by an employee leaving the agency. The apparent breach happened in February and was discussed in an...
2016 Rally Against Cancer for The Jimmy Fund
GraVoc Associates teamed up with the Jimmy Fund to celebrate Opening Day at Fenway by raising money for cancer research. The Rally Against Cancer encourages local schools and businesses to form “Rally Teams” and donate $5 or more, with the incentive of wearing Red Sox...