Business Due Diligence
If you are considering purchasing a business or a major stake in a business, it is critical to get the complete facts. Many times a business may not be as healthy or financially viable as its present owners represent it to be. A business (or its principals or officers) may have “skeletons in the closet.” Uncovering the red flags requires …
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) – Week 2
Own Your Online Presence A STOP.THINK.CONNECT. sub-campaign that inspires individuals to consider the privacy implications of their online actions, helping them to make informed decisions and better understand the choices and tools available to manage their privacy online. As our digital lives become more connected, it is increasingly important that we all protect our personal information and manage our privacy. …
Is Your Customer Data Your Greatest Asset or Your Greatest Liability (or Both)?
This article about customer data was originally published by Matthew A. Cordell at Ward and Smith, P.A. Customer data can be a treasure trove for an organization. Many businesses believe customer and prospect data to be their most valuable asset. Unfortunately, some have discovered that, unless handled with care, it can also be their greatest liability. Organizations of all kinds …
Ransomware – All Hope is Not Lost
Recently Protus3 was asked to assist someone who had fallen prey to ransomware. The person had clicked on an attachment in an email. It wasn’t too long before the message, shown here, popped up on their screen that the ransomware had encrypted all of the files in their My Documents folder. Remembering a recent news article about the identification of …
Higher Education and National Security
The United States is a society of openness and freedom, values especially central to campuses of higher education. Foreign adversaries and competitors take advantage of that openness and have been doing so for many years. This white paper was prepared by the FBI’s Counterintelligence Strategic Partnership Unit to provide awareness to administrators, senior researchers, export control offices, and technology transfer …
RED DART Exposes Grim Facts
On September 21, 2016, Russell Gilmore and Christine Peterson attended the third annual Security Summit put on by the NCMS Carolina Chapter and RED DART. Keynote speakers at this event included Secretary Frank Perry, NC Department of Public Safety, Michael J. “Mike” Rogers, CNN National Security Commentator and former U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 8th congressional district, and Frank W. Abagnale, …
Crabtree Valley Mall – A Personal Account
As many of you are aware, especially those of you in the Raleigh/RTP area, there was an event this past Saturday at Crabtree Valley Mall that many believe to have been gunfire. While the investigation into what occurred is still ongoing, the general consensus from mall-goers was “this sounds bad, we need to escape.” Kathryn Hare, a member of the …