Aloha,
CyberHawaii was mentioned in a
Honolulu-Star Advertiser article today regarding U.S. Officials warning of potential Russian-instigated cyber attacks. Congressman Ed Case urged Hawaii state and county governments, businesses and residents to look out for any suspicious activities on all their internet-connected devices. To read the full article,
click here.
The article also mentions programs available to learn and improve your cyber security, including CyberHawaii’s Cyber Ready Hawaii program. CyberHawaii is actively recruiting small to medium-sized businesses to participate in its free program, to prepare and train organizations and its employees in cyber readiness. Businesses currently or interested in pursuing federal contracts will also have assessed the requirements to meet the basic cybersecurity safeguarding (FAR 52.204-21). To learn more, see the flyer below or visit
www.cyberhawaii.org/cyber-readiness.
It’s timely to share good guidance encouraging organizations to follow actionable steps that reduce the risk of falling victim to an attack, including:
- Patching systems;
- Improving access controls and enabling multi-factor authentication;
- Implementing an effective incident response plan;
- Addressing the Phishing threat;
- Ensuring that online refences are working as expected
- Keeping up to date with the latest threat and mitigation information.
For many organizations, a ‘simulated phishing attack’ can be a valuable exercise to initiate or revisit in such times to tests employee security awareness and identifies gaps in controls. External penetration testing/security assessments and Incident Response support are also areas where organization may find beneficial. For more information visit
occamsec.com or email
info@occamsec.com.
