Richard Smotherman

Why 1-Time Passcodes are a Corporate Liability

Why 1-Time Passcodes are a Corporate Liability

The earliest days of cyber breach insurance covering unauthorized network access, data loss, and malware-related claims began in earnest in the early 2000s – especially following the 2003 California Security Breach and Information Act, which mandated notification to any resident whose unencrypted personal information had been accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person.

UNHACKED 025 HIPAA Compliance, SIEM, and Incident Response

UNHACKED 025 HIPAA Compliance, SIEM, and Incident Response

In this episode, Bryan Graf, SVP, Compliance Advisory at Abacode Cybersecurity & Compliance goes over HIPAA compliance. HIPAA, or the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, is a law that requires any organization that stores, processes, or transmits protected health information (PHI) to protect that data via safeguards defined by the law. One of the most important safeguards is 164.308(a)(6)(ii).

Notes from the NMHC Annual Meeting

Notes from the NMHC Annual Meeting

I attended the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) annual meeting last week in Orlando, FL. Abacode is a cybersecurity leader in U.S. multifamily real estate industry – which encompasses 40 million multifamily units valued at $3 trillion.

UNHACKED 021 CMMC: How To Get Started

UNHACKED 021 CMMC: How To Get Started

CMMC: How To Get Started Do you need to be CMMC compliant? What does it cover? Bryan Graf, SVP, Compliance Advisory at Abacode Cybersecurity & Compliance explains what you need to know when you’re starting your journey to CMMC compliance. For a no-cost...

UNHACKED! Episode 020 CMMC: Introduction

UNHACKED! Episode 020 CMMC: Introduction

CMMC: Introduction What you need to know about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Abacode presents UNHACKED! - Recent Hacks and Security Events Explained. We’ll take you through a cybersecurity topic of the week and explain: The Who The What The When The...

UNHACKED! 019 TransLogic PTS Vulnerability

UNHACKED! 019 TransLogic PTS Vulnerability

TransLogic Pneumatic Tube Systems (PTS) Vulnerability Abacode presents UNHACKED! - Recent Hacks and Security Events Explained. We’ll take you through a cybersecurity topic of the week and explain: The Who The What The When The Where The Why & How you can prevent...