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Cyber Series: 10 Ways to Improve the Security of a New Computer

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Corporate Security by admin

A sobering reminder about computer security Computers, laptops, iPads, and mobile devices offer windows to the world. At the same time, the world is looking back at us. We trust our computers with personal information, banking, bill paying, connecting with family, shopping, and surfing the internet. We constantly communicate with family members, friends, business colleagues through emails, text messaging, and social networks. With this ease of use comes great responsibility. Most importantly, we need to keep our information and the information of others safe and secure...

Cyber Series: The Cyber Threat – What Are the Experts Saying?

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Corporate Security by admin

In our last Rampart Group communication, we began by advising our readers that we are launching a regular blog series to provide you critical cyber protection tips and information. Below is post #2. In this blog series, Rampart Group will continue to outline for you and your business the breadth and depth of cyber threats on a national and global scale. The Cyber Threat – What Are the Experts Saying? The cyber threat is growing and evolving. Cyber crimes cost approximately $400 billion per year worldwide,...

Superstorm Sandy: A Tragic Reminder about the Necessity for Solid Business Continuity Planning

27 September in Business Continuity Planning by admin

With Sandy, we’ve witnessed one of the most destructive storms ever to strike the U.S. The storm was slow moving, traveled an easily forecast direct course, and because of that--offered ample opportunity to secure homes and businesses. Civil authorities were also able to provide pre-storm notice to those in Sandy's path, in order to evacuate. The combined efforts of civil authorities, magnified through intense media coverage, resulted in relatively little loss of life for a storm of such magnitude. The foreseen disaster can be planned...

Cyber Series Launch: Protecting Your Vital Assets in a Cyber Threatened World

27 September in Corporate Security, Crisis Response by admin

Rampart Group is launching a regular blog series to provide you critical cyber protection tips and information. These tips will help you keep your information safe, ensure you are current on FBI recommended protocols for your organization’s information safety, and relay federal cyber legislative updates we think you’ll want to know about. Below is our first blog post in this series, outlining the breadth and depth of cyber threats on a global and local scale. Humans are the weak link in cyber security It is a fact that...

Improving Workplace Investigations

27 September in Corporate Security, Crisis Response, Investigations, Personal Safety by admin

Workplace investigations become a necessity at some point in time in every company. Whether you identify them as investigations or simply call them “just finding out what happened”, trusted employees who are not trained investigators likely are assigned the task. The result is often an incomplete understanding of the facts due to poorly conducted interviews, weak documentation of interviews, partial collection or improper handling of evidence, and poorly written reports. Following a few simple guidelines will dramatically improve your workplace investigations and potentially eliminate risk...

Kidnap Avoidance – Move off the X

27 September in Personal Safety, Travel Safety by admin

Never underestimate the value of introducing an element of randomness to your behavior when traveling in high-risk environments. Examples of high-risk environments include countries at war or neighboring the war, politically charged foreign cities or countries, cities or countries nationally and internationally known for active drug cartels, drug trafficking, human trafficking etc. Kidnapping is a crime that requires forethought, planning, and surveillance. Kidnappers typically follow a set sequence, from considering the level of difficulty in identifying a potentially valuable target, to determining when that target is...