Hi Everyone, We have been quite busy trying to get our website redesigned and it is finally completed! Thank you, Kelly at www.kdesignsweb.com! Her team came up with a great design, they were resourceful, and a pleasure to work with. We are VERY satisfied with the end result! Please browse through the new site: www.csharpesecurity.com […]
FollowMajor Security Breach…Are you PCI Compliant
March 30, 2012 ·
Serious security breach impacting a major payment credit card processor reported by VISA and Mastercard. It is time to make sure that your systems are not ONLY compliant to the PCI DSS v2.0 standards, but also that you are secure from breaches such as this. Specifics about the breach have not been revealed, but here is […]
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to Work…Yes or No?
March 23, 2012 ·
BYOD seems to popping up everywhere and companies are afraid to embrace it. Personally, I think it can be a cost saver for companies and make there employees more accessible. However, you have to make sure you consider how you can protect your network and sensitive data from unauthorized access. Putting in the right security […]
Privacy Issues on Mobile Phones…
March 16, 2012 ·
Facebook, Apple, and Twitter (and some others) are being sued for privacy issues once again. It seems these companies are not learning their lessons and the federal legislature is not putting out the laws to stop this fast enough. Here is an excerpt from an article that describes it in more detail: ************ Facebook, Apple, […]
Questions Anyone???…
March 9, 2012 ·
I ran across this article from an information security professional who is baffled why so many people are still fooled by known threat attacks and why security tools and technologies don’t have the necessary controls in place to protect our data and systems. He provided a short list of these questions, which is very interesting. […]
Everyone’s in the Cloud! Are you?
March 2, 2012 ·
One of the latest topics that no one can seem to get away from is, Cloud Computing! But, is it anything NEW? In my opinion, NO!…Cloud Computing, Outsourcing, Datacenter Collocation, Application Service Providers (ASP), SaaS, etc are all pretty much the same concepts and have been around for a number of years. I recall back in 2001, when I […]
Data Breaches Are Increasing…Get Smart & Become Aware!
February 24, 2012 ·
Not sure if you all realized that the “reported” number of data breaches have increased tremendously over the past few years. HACKERS WANT YOUR INFORMATION! I think the average consumer is pretty good about protecting their identity and personal information, however, 99% of the breaches occur because your information is setting on some unsecured server at […]
MAC vs WINDOWS & Security
February 16, 2012 ·
For years, I have always utilized systems running on the Windows platform. One of the main reasons is that majority of corporate businesses utilize Windows and the Office applications as their principle tool for business automation and team collaboration. With that said, using Windows you have to make sure that you are properly patched and virus […]
Good Reads for Entreprenuers…
February 9, 2012 ·
I have taken some time this year to start prioritizing what we need to do to expand our business and generate new customers. It is important to set goals and objectives for both yourself and your business and measure them separately. On a personal level, I felt in order for me to be the best CEO […]
Did You Miss Us?!
February 7, 2012 ·
I know it has been a while since my last blog and I apologize for not keeping you all in synch, but it is a new year with a new theme for cSSC! Our theme: NETWORK, BRAND, and CONNECT! I can’t say it enough!!!! We had a great year in 2011 with steady business and […]
