Michael Markulec

technology executive, cyber-security guru, politician, rugby player, deadhead, brewer, former army officer, crossfitter, and hard-drinking calypso poet.

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Vulnerability Scanning vs. Penetration Testing

Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing are two very different ways to test your system for any vulnerabilities. Despite this, they are often confused as the same service, which leads to business owners purchasing one service when they need...

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Financial Services Firm to Pay $3MM for Exposing Data in Cyber Breaches

A New York-based securities brokerage and insurance firm will pay a $3 million penalty to the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for...

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What Is Password Management?

Passwords are a set of strings provided by users at the authentication prompts of web accounts. Although passwords remain one of the most secure...

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NY DFS Reports Increase in Cybercrime Against Financial Services Companies

Recently, there has been an increase in cybercrime against financial services companies in New York. The New York Department of Financial Services...

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Cyber Vulnerability Grows Along with COVID-19 Pandemic

The Healthcare Industry's Cybersecurity Problem The medical industry has the often-thankless task of finding solutions to hundreds of thousands of...

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Maintaining an effective cybersecurity program during COVID-19

As can be seen in recent news headlines, COVID-19 is on the rise again. As a result, it can be predicted that cybersecurity incidents related to...

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10 Ways to Improve Cybersecurity for Your Business

Cybersecurity is no longer workable with a ‘tick in the box’ approach: a proactive approach is needed to determine and mitigate risk. An SMB in the...

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The Rise of Cloud Computing

The rise of cloud computing and cloud services has brought about tremendous new changes to how organizations handle their day-to-day operations and...

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