Penetration Testing has gotten tougher – and why that increases your risk

June 04, 2018 | By:

There’s been a radical shift in the assessment industry over the last couple of years. We’ve all probably heard that Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, User and Entity Behavioral Analysis, Analytics, Detection and Response tools, etc., are advancing and improving defensive postures.  According to Gartner, annual spending on defensive security technology will exceed $82 Billion dollars…

Bridging the Cybersecurity Culture Clash

October 10, 2017 | By:

Why Derbycon is so good for the security community I had a chance to go to Derbycon for the first time this year.  I was amazed at how great it was and a lot of fun of course, but there was more to it than that. I’ve been to many regional conferences, as well as…

Building Upon Core Security & Risk Definitions

May 07, 2018 | By:

Security is evolving. That’s not news, but as it is happening not everyone can keep up with what that means.  This is especially true for those who have embraced maturing their risk and security programs, while still getting traditional assessments which have become commoditized and oftentimes not as valuable as they used to be.    These…

Webinar: Ensuring Risk Assessments Have Business Value

April 24, 2018 | By:

JOIN TRUSTEDSEC ON MAY 23rd, 2018 AT 1:00 PM EST There is continuing pressure to keep our information secure and breach-free. At the same time, management often doesn’t see the need of increasing budget if there isn’t an incident occurring or a compliance need. So how does someone in the trenches measure, monitor, and communicate…

GDPR: Chip away at the stone

March 21, 2018 | By:

In our work with clients on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation [EU] 2016/679), we have generally not seen organizations accomplish full compliance all at once. Instead of a full-on project, the actions we’ve seen have been addressed a little at a time. One client said they were just “chipping away at the stone,”…