Have a Cyber Readiness Plan As we are all neck deep in the #covid19 crises, an overwhelming need businesses face is ensuring their critical information available and safe. Employees are scrambling to get remote access and in doing that are inadvertantly creating...
60 Seconds About the CARES Act The time to act is now. Unless you live under a tree, you know that Congress passed the CARES act that allows businesses under 500 people to apply for up to 8 weeks of funds to cover payroll, rent and utilities. If you maintain those...
Flexible Work Arrangements If the risk to our region becomes elevated, businesses may consider implementing / expanding their work-from-home policy. Although this is not appropriate for all job functions or industries, many duties can be performed remotely with proper...
Brandon Haggerty, CISSP, GCWN Director of Security and Professional Services BA St John’s University MS Minnesota State University – Mankato NorthStar is pleased to announce that Brandon Haggerty, CISSP has joined NorthStar in a full-time capacity as of...
Learn the basics of safety during NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) — held annually in October — is a collaborative effort between government, industry and organizations of all sizes to help you — and everyone —...
Executives and board members are slowly but surely starting to realize that information security efforts need to become a priority. Current efforts to protect information are now subject to more scrutiny by their customers, insurance companies and the government....
