Flash Briefing: Active Incidents in Iowa & Minnesota
Our incident response team has received a high number of calls lately, particularly from healthcare and education. We reviewed the who, how, when, and why of recent cyber incidents on the front lines, and presented the basics of Incident Response Planning.
Buy-in for Your Budget: How to Get Leadership on Board with Security Initiatives
Executive support is the foundation of any strong cyber program; however, acquiring that support can often be a difficult endeavor. In this webinar, ProCircular’s GRC Lead Analyst, Andrew Chipman, discusses effective approaches to help get leadership on board with organizational security initiatives. He covers topics such as speaking the proper language, measuring what matters, and providing a clear map to the “end.” Andrew also answers attendees’ questions regarding the presentation and executive security buy-in as a whole.
Flash Briefing: LastPass Breach and Your Passwords
LastPass recently announced that they had an additional breach, but this one included “keys which were used to access and decrypt some storage volumes within the cloud-based storage service.” That’s about the worst-case scenario for a firm like LastPass and not great for your security. Many of our clients rely on LastPass, and in this flash briefing, Sean Etheridge from ProCircular’s GRC team breaks the situation down for you. He reviews what actually happened, how it impacts your organization, and the steps we recommend to adapt or migrate away from LastPass.
Flash Briefing: TikTok and Cybersecurity – Just The Facts
Our inboxes were flooded with requests for information on the various attempts to ban TikTok and curb its ability to collect information. Some real technical concerns with the application made a Flash Briefing timely. In this briefing, we reviewed these issues, explained how information could be gathered with TikTok, and answered questions from the audience.
Monitoring in the Modern Day: Navigating Managed XDR, SIEM, and SOC
During this presentation, we provided a deeper look into what Managed XDR is, how it differs from other services such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and MDR, and the value that it can bring to organizations.
ProCircular Flash Briefing: Meta Pixel – FB Tracking Your Users
Watch ProCircular Lead GRC Manager, Andrew Chipman, discuss how to unpack the technology, the risks, and the steps you can take to protect your organization.
Ask a Pen Tester
ProCircular Ethical Hacker, Mike Hedlund, answered many questions as they relate to cybersecurity in this “Ask a Pen Tester” webinar. Be sure to watch for a unique opportunity to gain insights into the world of ethical hacking, pen testing, and much more!
ProCircular Flash Briefing: Ukraine Cyberwar and Battlefield Update
ProCircular welcomed back Hal, retired Marine Corps intelligence officer and CEO/Founder of Global Risk Intelligence and Planning, to provide a “Ukraine Situation Report” (SitRep) to update us on the latest developments, and what they mean or could mean for both the world and for all of us here at home. ProCircular CEO, Aaron Warner, also laid out the most recent cybersecurity threats and effective protective measures.
ProCircular Flash Briefing: Ukraine Situation Reports (SitReps) with Hal Kempfer
Hal Kempfer, a retired Marine Corps intelligence officer and CEO/Founder of Global Risk Intelligence and Planning provided a “Ukraine Situation Report” (SitRep) to update us on the latest developments, and what they mean or could mean for both the world and for all of us here at home.
Flash Briefing: M$ Exchange
In this briefing, we present on what we’ve seen in the wild, steps to mitigate risk, and how to respond if you’ve been targeted.
WFH 2: Remote Desktop Protocols; Part of our Workforce Series
In this briefing, we discuss the downfalls of RDP on the internet, and why it could leave your business and your remote workforce at risk.
WFH 5: Network Monitoring; Part of our Workforce Series
Download the discussion with ProCircular engineers regarding all things network monitoring, SIEM, and identifying possible threats.
Flash Briefing: Healthcare Ryuk 2020
Our Incident Response engineers developed an IOC (indicators of compromise) to share with relevant Law Enforcement, and we want to give our clients access to the information ASAP. ProCircular’s CTO, Brandon Potter, shared what we’ve seen in the wild, steps to prevent infection, and how to respond if this variant is detected in your organization.
Flash Briefing: Supply Chain Attack on US Treasury
ProCircular’s CTO, Brandon Potter, presented a flash briefing for steps to implement mitigating controls and detect if you’ve been affected by this sophisticated and targeted attack.
Flash Briefing: Cybersecurity Executive Order
What does all of this mean for you and your organization? ProCircular GRC Senior Analyst, Sean Etheridge, reviewed the new Executive Order in detail and answered questions regarding the topic.
K12 Webinar
On Thursday, October 28th, ProCircular hosted an excellent panel of local education IT professionals to lead a discussion on cybersecurity within the K12 realm. These panelists included:
- Jeff Lucas, Information Technology Manager, Cedar Rapids Community School District
- Jason Marshall, Coordinator of Educational/Information Technology Services, Grant Wood AEA
- Tim Geyer, Director of Technology and Data Research, Norwalk Schools
- Randy Olsen, Coordinator of Information Technology, Mississippi Bend AEA9
Topics that were covered during this talk include password policy, education and training, leadership buy-in, and much more!
Post Breach FSOS
In this presentation, we share our post-breach experiences after the fire is out, everyone has gone home, and relief sets in. Following the discussion is a live Q&A session where we answer attendees’ questions regarding the topic!
Flash Briefing: Log4Shell Impact & Fixes
In this presentation, we give a flash briefing on the topic, including steps to implement mitigating controls and detect whether you’ve been affected by this sophisticated and targeted attack.
ProCircular Flash Briefing: Ukraine Invasion Cyber Preparedness
Listen to us cover the topic and gain historical context, understand potential attacks, and reinforce your defenses.
Cyber Due Diligence Panel
On February 1st, ProCircular CEO Aaron Warner, hosted a panel to cover the importance of cybersecurity as a part of due diligence, share their experiences, and give different perspectives on the topic.
Iowa Financial Cybersecurity Discussion
We were thrilled to welcome Steve Ervolino, CIO of Dupaco Community Credit Union; Allen Schneider, First Vice President & Information Risk Officer, MidWestOne Bank; and Han Wu, Senior Vice President, West Bank to lead our discussion.