November, 2013

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Has Your Company Performed an Annual Penetration Test Yet this Year?

NopSec

Many federal regulations such as GBLA, HIPAA and PCI require an annual penetration test. Customers often ask for our penetration testing services in direct response to a compliance request from an auditor or industry regulator. NopSec recommends a penetration test to determine a baseline of your company’s security posture. With that in mind, we have compiled some of our popular blog posts relevant to penetration testing for your reading enjoyment.

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Privacy Class Action Watch • The Latest Waves

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Apple Defeats Class-Based Privacy Claims on Standing Arguments Apple successfully defeated claims asserting it had violated its privacy policies in […].

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How Much does a Penetration Test Cost?

NopSec

This is the time of the year that we get a lot of inquiries about performing an annual penetration test. In every organization there are trade-offs of time, resources and budgets. So the inevitable question that arises is, “How much does/should a penetration test cost ?” The truthful answer to this question is, it depends. Deciding what and when to test can be the hardest step.

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Malaysia joins the global privacy club!

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The hotly anticipated Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) was finally enforced on 15 November 2013. Along with other related […].

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The Importance of User Roles and Permissions in Cybersecurity Software

How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

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Facial Recognition – well hello there Mr Customer…!

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

It was recently reported that supermarket giant, Tesco, is launching face scanning technology at petrol stations in order to show […].

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Privacy is permanent…not temporary

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

A few days ago, the UK data protection watchdog (ICO) released a warning to organisations that employ temporary or agency […].

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