At Stern Security, we have declared February 2nd (2/2/23) as Two-Factor Authentication Day! The date is 2/2 so naturally it’s the best day for this holiday. This is a day to spread awareness about 2-factor authentication which is one of the most important ways to protect your online accounts at home and at work. Using […]
In its first annual healthcare data breach report, Stern Security has critically analyzed over 4,000 data breaches since the Department of Health and Human Services began tracking the information in 2009. Stern Security utilized data from their HealthcareBreaches.com website as well as published information from Health and Human Services to create this comprehensive report. This […]
Healthcare breaches have recently reached a grim milestone. As of June 10th, 2022, the number of Protected Health Information (PHI) records breached has reached 341,995,928. To put in prospective, this number surpasses the United States population which is at 332,759,097 (United States Census Bureau, 2022). It must be noted that these numbers only include reported healthcare […]
Background Our company mission is to “Secure the Planet”. This means that we aim to provide education and solutions that any company in the world can use to reduce cyber risk. Our flagship product, Velocity, is a web application (SaaS product) which companies can use to evaluate their own cybersecurity posture as well as to […]
Introduction Not all vulnerability scans are created equal. The configuration of a vulnerability scan makes an enormous impact on your results. Authenticated vulnerability scans will provide much greater insight into an organization’s security posture than unauthenticated scans. What are Vulnerability Scans? Vulnerability scans are an automated process for searching devices for vulnerabilities. Vulnerability scanners are […]
Introduction Velocity helped a large hospital system quadruple the speed of vendor risk assessments, increase accuracy of reviews, create a continuous assessment process, and track internal risk using the Center for Internet Security (CIS), NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), and the HIPAA Security Rule. Background The hospital was struggling to manually review hundreds of vendor (business […]
On November 4, 2021, to safeguard sensitive national security information, the Department of Defense (DoD) launched Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0, a comprehensive framework to protect the defense industrial base (DIB) from increasingly frequent and complex cyberattacks. With its streamlined requirements, CMMC 2.0 was created to:• Cut red tape for small and medium sized […]
Background Technology has dramatically changed almost all aspects of human life, giving us amazing communication ability, a healthcare revolution, financial opportunities, and safe energy, all growing at exponential rates. These benefits become risks if the technology is not made secure. At Stern Security, our mission is to secure the planet, business by business, industry by […]
Phishing attacks can happen to anyone whether you’re a CEO, financial analyst, nurse, janitor, IT specialist, or receptionist. In the 2020 Internet Crime Report, the FBI revealed phishing was the top reported cybercrime, consisting of 241,342 reported incidents. This number has more than doubled since 2019. Phishing attacks often consist of an email that is […]
The CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) reporting structure is a hotly debated topic and the solution often differs depending on the organization. This question has perplexed many organizations. It’s a topic of growing importance as cyber attacks grow in frequency and breach costs increase. Many organizations initially place the cybersecurity responsibility within the IT department […]