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ArticleCompliance & GRC

DFS - Certification of Compliance - Due 2/15/2018!

New York State Department of Financial Services recently updated its web page to indicate that any covered entities (i.e., agencies, insurance agents or insurance broker…

Digital Edge··2 min
ARTICLE
ArticleCompliance & GRC

Is Your Cybersecurity Infrastructure in Compliance?

In March of 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) issued its “Part 500” - Mandatory Cybersecurity Requirements for financial services entities…

Digital Edge··2 min
DFS Suggested IPs to Block
ArticleCompliance & GRC

DFS Suggested IPs to Block

DFS Suggested IPs to Block HIDDEN COBRA 199.68.196.125 103.16.223.35 113.28.244.194 116.48.145.179 186.116.9.20 186.149.198.172 195.28.91.232 195.97.97.148 199.15.234.12…

Stacey PetrovStacey Petrov··1 min
Digital Edge’s Contribution to the Verizon Security Breach Report 2017
ArticleThreats & vulnerabilities

Digital Edge’s Contribution to the Verizon Security Breach Report 2017

This year, Digital Edge served as a contributor for Verizon’s Security Breach report by providing details and our analysis of our client’s breach reports ( Note : None o…

Stacey PetrovStacey Petrov··4 min
Alerting for Fraudulent Rules Setup in Office 365
ArticleMicrosoft 365 & identity

Alerting for Fraudulent Rules Setup in Office 365

Friends and Colleagues, It is critical that at this time, the Digital Edge Security Team sends an urgent warning about a wide-spread email phishing campaign aiming at Mi…

Stacey PetrovStacey Petrov··2 min
Digital Edge Security Team Advises Not To Use Kaspersky
ArticleThreats & vulnerabilities

Digital Edge Security Team Advises Not To Use Kaspersky

The Digital Edge Security Team advises against using Kaspersky security products, which have deep access to system resources, may work as spying software as well as have…

Stacey PetrovStacey Petrov··3 min
ARTICLE
ArticleCloud & infrastructure

Microsoft SPLA Price Increases

Good Afternoon Digital Edge Customers, We are writing to you today to inform you of changes to monthly Microsoft licenses. (The Microsoft Service Provider Licensing Agre…

Digital Edge··2 min
Amazon Security Is Not Enough
ArticleThreats & vulnerabilities

Amazon Security Is Not Enough

Using cloud platforms does guarantee that customer deployments on those platforms will be automatically secured. Regardless of how advanced the security of the products…

Stacey PetrovStacey Petrov··3 min
Digital Edge Disaster Recovery Team Provides IT Assistance to Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Damage
ArticleCloud & infrastructure

Digital Edge Disaster Recovery Team Provides IT Assistance to Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Damage

In the wake of these storms, Digital Edge Team is here to provide emergency technology recovery services, for any IT distressed company who is in need of immediate assis…

Stacey PetrovStacey Petrov··2 min
ARTICLE
ArticleCloud & infrastructure

Hurricane Irma: A Message from the Digital Edge Disaster Recovery Team

By tomorrow, Hurricane Irma is expected to make landfall in Florida. With storm surges predicted up to 11 feet, the storm could cause catastrophic damage to those in its…

Digital Edge··3 min
Exempt from DFS Cybersecurity Regulations – Now What?
ArticleCompliance & GRC

Exempt from DFS Cybersecurity Regulations – Now What?

On March 1, 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) mandatory cybersecurity requirements for financial services entities became effective, with…

Digital Edge··2 min
Penetration Testing. Security. Compliance.
ArticleSecurity operations

Penetration Testing. Security. Compliance.

Recently Digital Edge security team receives lots of requirements for an external penetration testing. We help our clients to achieve their goals. Our team would not jus…

Andrei LenkoAndrei Lenko··1 min