At the August 2016 NCHICA Annual Conference, Chuck Kesler (CISO, Duke Health) & Jon Sternstein (CEO, Stern Security) teamed up to present on the ransomware threat in healthcare.
2016 NC HIMSS Annual Conference Multifactor Authentication - 2016's Essential Security ProjectDuke Health's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chuck Kesler, and Stern Security's CEO, Jon Sternstein, teamed up to present on multi-factor deployment strategies at...
Ransomware Prevention We have compiled a list of security measures to implement to either prevent ransomware or limit the damage. Organizations need not implement all of these in order to prevent ransomware. However, these are various strategies that can be...
Ransomware Attack Stern Security Labs analyzed a Locky ransomware sample. The following video shows an actual Locky ransomware attack on a Windows 7 machine. Watch how fast the ransomware encrypts the files on the computer. The computer is encrypted within one minute...
In February 2016, PenTest Magazine's was dedicated to "Cloud Pen testing". This special edition featured an article by Stern Security's Founder, Jon Sternstein. Here is an excerpt from the article: "A pair of eyes intently stares at the computer screen while ten...
We have recently received two samples of Locky maldoc (malicious document) ransomware from a healthcare institution. Ransomware is a devastating piece of malware that encrypts important files on an infected computer and demands ransom to decrypt the files. ...
Background On January 22nd, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance document titled “Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices”. (Food and Drug Administration). This important document addresses the need for...
ABC11 Stern Security's Founder, Jon Sternstein, discusses a cyber attack in Cary, North Carolina affecting the state's largest K-12 school system. To see the full article, go to:...
11th Academic Medical Center Security & Privacy Conference Todd Greene (Carolinas HealthCare) and Jon Sternstein (Stern Security) teamed up at the 11th Academic Medical Center (AMC) Security & Privacy Conference hosted by North Carolina Healthcare Information...
All Apple users need to enable two-step verification on their iCloud accounts if they have not already. This protects your account by confirming your identity through a text message in addition to your password. So even if someone steals your password,...
