Thaddeus Evans
Tad Evans is a Cyber and Information Security Professional with a 15 year record of success defining and managing Cyber Security Programs, implementing risk and control frameworks, serving in corporate Information Security and Audit oversight roles, and implementing and monitoring cyber security controls in mid to large corporate environments in number of different industries including Legal, DOD, Healthcare and Financial Services. Tad has managed compliance related projects and reviews related to FFIEC, ISO27K, GLBA, NIST ISO and NYDFS and held various corporate oversight and management roles. Tad has maintained professional industry certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Security +, and Several MCSE’s.
Did you know that the average person uses the same three to seven passwords to log in to over 170 online accounts? In addition to being reused, these passwords are often weak and can be easily guessed by cybercriminals. If cybercriminals guess these passwords, they could access the majority of their victim’s online accounts. Even worse, the victim may not know that their password has been compromised for several months or years. To keep your passwords squeaky clean and safe from cybercriminals, follow the tips below:
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Topics:
MFA,
Password Manager,
Password,
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
You probably use URLs every day to access important websites such as your email inboxes, online banking accounts, and social media profiles. Unfortunately, cybercriminals can use URLs to direct you to malicious websites, to steal your personal information, or to initiate downloads of malware onto your devices. It’s important to always think before you click so that you can protect yourself and your organization from cyberattacks.
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Topics:
Safety Tips,
Cybersecurity Awareness Month,
Phishing
Large-scale cyberattacks make the news, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Cybercrime is on the rise, and most attacks go unreported. The University of Maryland found that there is an average of 2,244 cyberattacks per day, which is one every 36 seconds. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) reported that small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are being targeted at an increased rate. Even 43% of SMB lacks a cybersecurity defense plan. The US Federal Trade Commission, in a recent 6-month period, had seen over 128,000 phone-based fraud scams that cost victims a whopping $108 Million – that’s only half a year! We often assume cybercrime only happens to someone else, but hackers know the easiest way to get to your organization’s information is through YOU!
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Topics:
cybersecurity,
CISA,
Cybersecurity Awareness Month,
See yourself in cyber
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—a bipartisan federal agency that champions the interests of American consumers—has added certain businesses to the Safeguards Rule, which was designed by the FTC to protect customer information from being shared inappropriately as required by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that has been in force since 1999.
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Topics:
Regulatory Compliance,
FTC,
Safeguard Rule
